What the Buck?!

Most would look at this picture and think, what the buck?! EXACTLY! That is a picture of Michael Buckley, yYouTube star, taking prom pictures with my friends and I before our senior prom. There are many famous celebrities living in Connecticut, and Michael Buckley is one of the newest celebs to call the 203 home. "Since 2006, What the Buck is one of the most popular entertainment show on YouTube covering all your favorite celebrities and television shows! New episodes are posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3pm Eastern. What the Buck has over 1 million subscribers, 300 million views (All Time Top 100 Most Subscribed and Viewed on all of YouTube)!" -Buckhollywood.com I mean watch his most recent video, its hard not to laugh...

Michael Buckley has risen to fame through social media and is a prime example of the power that social media has today in 2011. He now creates videos as his full time job and absolutely loves do int it. He is really becoming one of the top celebrity commentators and was even recently on CNN. Check it out here. He is really an inspiration, taking an idea, going with it, and now thanks to that he does what he loves. Social media is a world of opportunity, we all just need to grasp that concept. Michael Buckley has done so. "He has appeared on CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, FoxNews, the CW, BloombergTV, and E! He also hosts “Dear Buck” where he gives occasionally good advice to his viewers and Live Broadcasts on BlogTV.com every Thursday night at 7pm Eastern."-buckhollywood.com He really is accomplished and what is awesome is that he works to promote other YouTubers, as seen in his recent video below. I hope that he serves as a bit of inspiration that when you put your mind to it, you can do anything.

eh yo I flow in my Polo

If Middlebury College had a business program, I would have applied, and if accepted I would have gone. One may ask why? Well, after you watch this, you will be saying why not?

Now don't you want to go to Middlebury? A simple video created by some students was uploaded on youtube and went viral. The video now has almost one million views and the song can even be purchased on itunes. I saw this video before being accepted to any colleges and it immediatly got me to look into Middlebury. The school is amazing, but unfortunatly does not hae a business program. What is interesting to me is how a simple song made by some students does so much to show the true Middlebury. Anyone that I show the video to seems to like it and the tune is very catchy. Media is powerful. I think that more people should get on the trend of viral videos, due to the powerful effect that they have. This is a simple and inexpensive way for promotion of the college, at least just to get the name out. The song explains the life of a Midd Kid, which describes many aspects of a lot of Vermonters. The song is funny to many who know the area due to how true the versus in the song are. Many of the versus describe me very well. I wear my Polo with pride, have some Dave Matthews T's, and love my McDonalds double cheeseburgers. Stereotypical Nutmegger, I know.

not TIME for change?

TIME has been around since 1923 and its iconic covers have had little change since its original issue. The classic red outlines and black font have become the icons of the magazine. The red outline works well to frame the many iconic photos that have graced the front of the magazine. The covers of the magazine really invoke the limbic brain with its pictures that really provide insight on what is within the magazine. The riveting images that have been on covers of the magazine really work to get the attention of those who are looking at magazines. The magazine is really full of value messages, desgined to inform the reader of issues throughout the world, as well as good things that are going on throughout the world. TIME really hits on all subject areas and uses testimonials to prove its point. There are sections within the magazine (briefing, commentary, features, and culture) that work to build a well rounded magazine. What is great about time is that it is published every week, so the news is always current and changing. The magazine is currently owned by Time Warner, and works in association with CNN. What is really great though is how time is available on electronic reading devices, adding to the aesthetic shift that is happening in our 21st century media culture.
TIME also has its own YouTube channel, so they are really going into the digital age quite well. They also have a weekly show on YouTube that asks 10 questions of influential people, an example is seen below. TIME is a great way of keeping involved with what is going in the world week by week and provides interesting topics for readers to divulge in.

Only in a city boy's realm of thinking...

I love Vermont. I do not love its lack of technological support. In these beautiful Green Mountains, there is still one big problem. The sound of dial up still rings oh too strongly. I know it may be hard, but try to remember that great sound of dial up… I know you all miss it, and just in case you don’t remember here it is…


Coming from the technological State of Connecticut, this horrible sound becomes just as bad as nails on a chalkboard. Luckily, this is about to change! The great new governor, Peter Shumlin has made it his goal to have broadband throughout Vermont by 2013. Thank God. I really do not understand how a state can foster business and tourists without reliable broadband throughout. It is also the goal of the governor to increase cell phone coverage. I know you all love the covered bridges and beautiful mountains of this great state, but wouldn’t it be even better if you could text your friends while enjoying the scenery? They make cell towers that look like trees, so all of the nature loving hippies do not have to worry about the landscape being disturbed.

I say put those trees up all over the place, no one will ever notice. I really would love having cell service everywhere I go, and I am sure it will help out the industry and tourism in the state. I know things are slower up this way, but let’s make sure that the internet doesn’t stay as slow as the Vermonters on the interstate.

Transplanted Nutmegger

My name is Adam Rowe and I am from Meriden which is right in the middle of Connecticut. I actually had a really interesting media experience over break. One day I heard my iPhone ringing and didn't know why due to the fact that I keep it on silent. It was a Skype call. I actually had a video call on my phone, which thanks to the new Skype updates, I too could video back to the person calling me. I ended up having a full video Skype call from my phone with a friend up in Vermont. To me that was amazing that I could do a complete video chat from anywhere that I had Wi-Fi, with anyone with a webcam. I love our 21st century media and how it allows us to all stay connected, however I do feel that some people get too connected and let technology rule their life. I feel that some people are just far too involved in media, and forget to look around at everything else the world has to offer. As far as my future, who knows? I thought I had it all planned out, but things at home have changed, and I really like it up here in Vermont. I still have three more years at Champlain, and then possibly a career at one of the ski resorts in Vermont as a marketing director.