After keeping track of my exposure to media for a 24-hour period, I found that I am technologically-advanced individual. Unlike my parents, I am a proud owner of a cell phone and iPod, which to my displeasure is in repair right now. Needless to say, I’m going through withdrawal without it and salvaging any chance I can to use my roommate’s. Since the beginning of university, I have found that my media exposure has been cut down a significant amount from what I’m accustomed to. No cable has meant missing my favourite weekly reality shows on MTV, resorting to DVDs and the episode series of Friends. Regardless of missing a few good episodes of the Hills, (which through the miracle that is mtv.ca can be viewed at any time), I don’t mind this absence in my life. It helps me focus on things that need to get done, such as this blog!
During that day, the type of media I participated most in would have to be both my cell phone and use of such messaging services as MSN and Facebook. It’s an automatic thing for me to right away sign into MSN and Facebook when I turn on my computer. I find little else use for it, other than school work. With that said, I am one of millions across the world who contribute to the media economy of such social utilities. Another way I like to keep in contact with people is through text messaging, which my new phone has made hard to resist; it has a fold-out keyboard used specifically for texting that I find hard to resist. It is my means to communicating with others around me, but it comes at a price. Like they say, nothing in this world is for free right?
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