Homework

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc

A user-generated video I chose is the World of Warcraft freak out. The effectiveness of this video is clearly shown by the amount of views it made, which is over fifty million. This person who uploaded the video had the intended goal of entertaining his viewers, and he succeeded. The fact that this is a video of a boy throwing a huge tantrum for the littlest thing and then proceeds to harm himself, can make a person wonder how it can be so popular? The simple answer being: we as a society love drama. Just look at the number of reality T.V. shows there are, an easy example being The Jersey Shore. Many people will argue that they hate drama, but the reality is that without it, we'd all be bored with our lives. This is a boy having a fit, making  a scene and we're watching it!

On the other hand, if this were to be produced by "traditional" media, say a T.V. channel then it would not be as big a hit as it has become. The media would see how popular it is in the beginning and insist on replaying it over again, causing people to get tired of it pretty quickly. It would die down and people wouldn't be as big a fan of it as they are now. As a classmate had mentioned, the internet gives people the choice to view something when they want, and as little or as much as they want. Putting it in the hands of traditional media will take away people's choice in viewing the video and therefore ruining the fun and enjoyment of it as well.