Obsessed with Facebook?

The images below are known as 'infographics'. They are a way of displaying statistics through images and are often used by companies to make this information more interesting to view. It is also helpful for you in terms of gaining knowledge about the media industry, particularly about websites.

 Are we too obsessed with Facebook? - have a look at this link for another infographic and see how you compare with others. Do you look at Facebook as soon as you wake up? Why is it so addictive?

It's nearly Christmas!

The making of the current John Lewis Christmas advert. Have a look at the way the cameras are operated and start thinking of moving images in terms of constructions. It should help you to realise that everything in an advert is considered and done to create a particular effect - in this case it is to provoke emotion.



Here's the final advert:

X Factor losing popularity?

As Media students you should be aware of debates and issues surrounding the media and you should also be able to form your own opinions on these things. Below is an article about The X Factor final. 

Have a read and consider the 'talent show' formula. Why does it appear to be less popular now? Are audiences tired of seeing the same thing? Has the timing of the final (spread over Saturday and Sunday) affected popularity? Do you think these type of shows will continue or do you think they will be replaced by something different? 

 

X Factor final pulls in 13m viewers on Sunday

The X Factor live final, which was won by Little Mix, was 4m viewers down on last year

 

The X Factor live final on Sunday was watched by 13 million viewers, 4 million down on last year and its lowest audience since 2007.

The ITV1 show, which was won by girl group Little Mix, averaged 12.9 million viewers, a 44% share, between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. The average number of viewers rises to 13.1 million when ITV1+1 is included.

The audience was dramatically down on the 17.2 million who watched Matt Cardle win last year's final. The 2010 final managed a 55% share of the total TV audience. Last night's final was also down on the equivalent Sunday shows in 2009, which saw 15.5 million watch Joe McElderry win, and 2008, when 13.2 million tuned in to see Alexandra Burke take the title.

However, this year's audience levels were up on the 11.7 million people who watched Leon Jackson win in 2007, when the results show was still broadcast on a Saturday night. Sunday's five-minute peak of 15.3 million on ITV1 was also down on the last few years. Last year's final peaked with a record 19.4 million viewers.

But The X Factor had the consolation of beating BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final results show on Sunday, which had 10.9 million viewers, a 40% share, earlier in the evening.

(Article taken from Guardian.co.uk)

Have you heard about the accusations of the programme being a 'fix'? Do you agree? How do shows like this try to increase their audience ratings and keep it interesting and 'fresh'?

Further articles are available on The Guardian website if you are interested in reading more. They are quite short and explained clearly but simply! Once you have clicked the media tab you can then access different types of media and current issues within the news.