6:45am: Checked my email.
The first thing I did when I woke up this morning was check my email. I check my e-mail at least once a day on weekdays. I have started "unsubscribing" to retailers and newsletters that I do not read anyway. I got more "junk" mail than regular mail. For example I got advertisements or newsletters from: Vera Bradley, Barnes & Noble, Victoria's Secret, Amazon.com, Ride Magazine, Express, American Horse Publications, Trailblazer, American Airlines and Apple -- none of which I read!
8:30am: Went to class.
In class today I forgot to look at t-shirts for advertising. T-shirt advertising must not be very effective unless it stands out. I usually remember if I see a funny or unusual T-shirt. For example, last week I saw a boy wearing a t-shirt for the fraternity BYX (Brothers Under Christ). I don't remember exactly what it said, but it had a large picture of a buck on it and had a play-on-words about hunting and their event. Offensive t-shirts also stand out and, while they are usually advertising against someone or something, to me it is negative advertising about the person who is wearing the shirt. I cannot thing of any offensive t-shirts that I have seen recently.
11:00am: Listened to Mark Bennett's C.D. on the way to (and from) the barn.
I must really not pay attention to what I am listening to. This is the third straight day that I've had Mark's C.D. on in my car and I've probably heard the entire thing 8 times in the last 3 days. I did not even think about it while I was in the car, but looking back on it I am surprised that I am not tired of that C.D. yet! At the turn for the barn there is a sign advertising the Razorback Round, the equine program's fall fundraiser. The sign bothers me because they taped the new date over last years but forgot to change the "th" so it says Saturday November 21th.
5:00pm: Checked my e-mail.
This evening, I had even more "junk" mail. I am sure that this form of advertising is very effective for some people, but most of the time I do not even look at clothing store e-mails because I know I will end up wanting something. That's what makes it effective, I just have the willpower to avoid temptation.
5:30pm: Got on facebook.
This evening when I got on facebook, I noticed none of the advertisements I saw appeared to be directed at me. This was unusually because I often notice horse-related advertisements or Christian advertisements -- things related to information that I put on my profile. I do not know why this happens. Tonight I saw ads for Occupation training, a cooking game, a mafia game, and a camp hiring counselors.
6:30pm: Listened to Pandora Internet Radio while writing a paper.
This evening I listened to "Take it All" radio on Pandora. This playlist is customized and based off of the christian song "Take it All" by Hillsong United. While choosing my song I noticed an advertisement for SYNC turn-by-turn navigation system by Microsoft. When I changed a song once, the advertisement changed to one for christian historical fiction books. I never skipped a song again, so the advertising did not change.
While working on my paper, I used Google search engine as well as the University of Arkansas Library website. Today Google is decorated with Count Dracula. When I search a term on Google the results show up below the search, and to the right are "sponsored links." I rarely click the sponsored links, but I am sure this is were Google gets a lot of it's advertising revenue.
This was the extent of my interaction with media today that I am aware of. I am sure I am subjected to more media than I notice! I have enjoyed this blogging because it as made me more aware of the prevalence of media in our society and in my life.
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