Web 2.0 Reading

I do not completely agree with this reading. For one, it states that "Web 2.0 is only accessible if excluded groups want to use it and it also benefits them." If that is the case then Web 2.0 is never going to be "accessible". By this I mean, there is no way that everything on the web is going to interest everyone, there is too much on it and people are too diverse in their interests. I, for instance, am never going to want to use the web to do anything related to sports, therefore by the articles definition the web is not accessible. Another example, my grandparents use the web only to check their email, they have no interest in doing anything else on it, so therefore it is not accessible to them either.

The website for blind individuals is a wonderful idea. The fact that they members have basically formed their own community to help one another out when using the internet is great. The second site sounds a great deal like their own personal version of a dating site almost. Though I feel this one is more of an interacting site than a dating site, I think it's also a great idea.

In general it seems like websites are becoming much easier for people with disabilities to use. The sections talking about the popularity of iPods really proves this point. To make things accessible for iPods and even cell phones is something that really helps people with disabilities.

VideoBlog

I think for my videocast I'm going to do a what not to do when cooking video. or maybe a how to video. I'm leaning towards a what not to do because my roommate is a terrible cook and I think that would be more interesting and amusing.

Student Expo

There were two projects that I found really interesting at the Expo. The art and designer part of me really enjoyed the set design piece that one of the theater grad students was working on. The communications part of me enjoyed the bilingual magazine that two students had created.

I can't recall the name of the play that the set design was for. The play had multiple versions and for OU they had taken the best sections of each version and created the play from that.

The bilingual magazine was in both Spanish and English and was geared towards women. It was designed to show Spanish Americans in a positive light. The magazine was created that some of the articles were in English and some of the articles were in Spanish. It was created like this to help Spanish Americans accept and be proud of their heritage.



*Update*
Even though I'm not allowed to comment on a piece I know about already I think can be an exception.

My all time favorite piece was a book created by one of my classmates in the graphic design department. Her book was about how people today interpret artwork of social movements over the past 22 years. I felt this piece was worth noting because it tied for first place in the art category but also because I assisted in creating it.

Take Back The Night Podcast

Take Back The Night week is an annual event hosted by the Women's Affairs Commission of Student Senate. The week took place between April 20-24th of this year. This year also marked 30 years of Take Back the Night week in Athens. I interviewed Robin Jones, the Women's Affairs Commissioner, to get an overview of the events that occurred during the week.