Media Mediation #2 Britney Spears is a gateway drug to every out of control impulse!

Well yes, that title does look true right here! I mean Britney Spears can tame snakes and dance at the same time. Talk about a reptilian brain bomb! For anyone born in the late 80's/early 90's Britney has been an icon we have grown up with and as she made her own life mistake, we all were able to realize how much better we were at winning the game of life.

 

Britney had fallen to the back of my mind recently, no new kids, no new hair, she was just off living her life somewhere and I think both of us may have been okay with her taking a break from the spotlight. However, on Tuesday September 28th she came flying back into my life with an amazing episode of Glee! The all-Britney episode was pretty flippin' amazing in my own opinion. Maybe this is because of the nostalgia of flash backs to the old Britney Spears with the cast hallucinating they are reenactmenting of some of Britney's best videos.

My personal favorite was Britney S Pierce (Heather Morris) doing Britney's "I'm a Slave for You", I think this could be a break out moment for her career.

Now this vid may have been a little racy for TV, and I am not quiet sure why there are children in it but I think it definitely does Britney justice. This whole episode was an attack on the reptilian brain, splashing in plenty of limbic, bringing the music back from the 90's, everyone I was watching it was very effected. The whole room was smiling for no real reason at all. Of course having "Uncle Jesse"(John Stamos) in the episode didn't hurt them either!

As we watched we were also impressed by how well the cast did in reenacting the videos from the originals, below is the side-by-side version of "Hit Me Baby One More Time" with Britney's original version and Lea Michele's version from the episode. The production techniques were very true to the original, making all real Britney fans probably very pleased (no I do not consider myself a Britney fan). This video came from Perez Hilton's Blog, which is another great example of the entertainment coming from the internet, I could read it for hours and just laugh as he brings different medias together to talk and mock them.

Basically, the show brought back all my old feelings about Britney, and 9 year old me really thought she was pretty cool and successful. Hopefully this episode will be a PR dream for her and she can lose some of the negative press, but who knows, she keeps getting herself into it. Although, the wise words of Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) will haunt me and always remind me "Don't let your own recklessness blind you to the fact that Britney Spears is a genius pop culture provocateur and a gateway drug to every out of control impulse ever created."

For more of her witty one-liners, check her out on Twitter This episode has once again reminded me of how television can be addicting and drug like, because I cannot wait for next weeks episode, "Grilled Cheesus" where Glee seems to be finding some religion. Should be interesting!

Media Meditation #1 Converging from the Couch

 

So the other day, while enjoying some evening television with my good friend Corey, I had an extreme convergence experience. We were watching some general cable show, maybe something on Comedy Central and chatting during the commercial break, when Corey suddenly stopped talking and was like “What is this song?! Who sings it?” I looked up to see this commercial playing.

Now that was just the beginning. Camp Vegas seemed like a pretty fun place, but we wanted to know the song…So I whipped out my HTC Hero, android-y smart phone and used the incredible app, Shazam! Which listens to the song playing then tells you what it is! It’s pretty cool but because that commercial is 16 seconds long…it did not work in this case.

This is what Shazam looks like…check it out…you can also download it for a computer!

Next, we were still without the name and my phone had let me down…but then we remembered Google knows all, so I did a little search for the lyrics of “oh oh…what are you waiting for” and luckily the internet is amazing and some other people have been trying to find the same stuff as me.

From there I was able to jump to YouTube…yes still all on my phone…jeez I love that thing and see the actual music video for the band.

And BOOM there was the information we were looking for!

Neon Trees was the Band, and it was there song Animal!

Wooo Success, but the convergence did not even stop there!

Corey then busted out her IMac, and jumped onto ITunes(yes she’s a Mac, I’m a PC…on the verge of Mac-hood) and began downloading the song.

At the same time, I jumped on Amazon and did the same with my phone…who needs a computer these days!

Basically, it is absolutely crazy how much can be done from a pocket-sized device, and also the commercial may have inspired us to start looking into future travel plans…Maybe New Years in Vegas?! I can only hope!

So there is my converging from the couch story…from TV, to phone, to internet, to computer, and eventually it will be put onto our IPods for sure! Who would have thought so much could come from one commercial! Way to go Vegas and Neon Trees! It amazes me every time something like this happens and I realize how far technology has come. I can’t imagine having been able to do this just a few years ago, it shows how technology is affecting us, and how we need to be constantly entertained…I don’t even know what TV show we were watching, but I don’t think we ever finished it.

Wamser and the…wait who?!

Hey there, my name is Kathleen Wamser and this is my 5th year (and final semester) at Champlain, I'm a marketing management major with a certificate in print design.

I am from Chesterfield, NH, a small town right outside of Keene about 2 hours away. I have also previous lived in Massachusetts and in New Zealand while attending other colleges (Merrimack College and Auckland Uni of Technology).

I love adventure and travel.

 

I also love Photography

 

This summer I got to enjoy a concert of an artist I had previously listened to while living in New Zealand, Gin Wigmore, playing for free at Battery St Park and saw a considerable difference between the 2 shows and the audience at each. Here is a video of her music.

 

As a marketing major I love the technology of the 21st century. I have made so many connections through social media and networking that I could have not previously made and I am able to really brand myself by what is put online.
On thing I dislike about the 21st century is the need for constant communication and the fact that people are unable to disconnect from their jobs when they have left the office, I hate getting texts about my job when I am not there :)

As for professional aspirations, I'm getting down to the wire to have to start making decisions. Right now I am in the process of applying to be an English teacher in either Spain or Italy and want to spend a few years traveling and blogging trying to build my brand, eventually I would like to get a job doing some sort of travel marketing or international marketing but until then I plan on living day by day and seeing the world while I can.

You can check out my other blog at Wamser and the World or follow me on Twitter @KWamser