Research Blog Part 9

Analyze how interpellation works in your research site (apply concepts from Chapter 6). Analyze how members get "hailed" into becoming a member--look at the way they are talked to by the web designers, look at how identification in that community functions.

The website instantly hails memebers into becoming a member. I myself am a Micheal Jackson fan but not enough to join the mj community. when i went on the site i considered it after seeing all the cool stuff they have to offfer. The site as a glow, kinda shimmer to bright lights type of thing grabs your attention. At the top it has mj walking in the moon there are youtube videos of never seen before interviews all kinds of things. People like to feel like they are exclusive and have exclusive items so the site having so much never before seen items makes you want to join. Being a member makes you feel special and accepted. They have all the latest MJ news to keep you updated. they even have something at the top that say mj secret vault makes you feel as if they are trusting you with important information "members only." the web designer over all did a good job selling the idea of becoming a memeber almost got me for a second there!

Reading blog 6

 I have attented Bowling Green State University and now Owens they both use the same things to interpelate me into a paticular role as a student. At Bowling Green i had many Lecture style classes where there would be rows and rows of students. the professor would be far away all the way in the front at a desk fourtimes the size of ours. Usually they have a projector so everyone can see the lesson and a mic so everyone could here. Us the students have our books pencil,paper,bookbag all things required to learn and take good notes. All of those things put us in the student role. The teacher is always at the head of the class the one in charge which  which shape there social position.All of these things would make u assume the one sitting down taking notes has to be the student trying to get where the one who is standing infront of the class is which has to be the teacher.

Research Blog Part six

Using aspects of representation from Ch. 3, analyze how you think your research site represents themselves to their audience. Focus on pictures, written text, comments, music, format of the website--anything. Based on the way that the home page looks (use thick description in this), how do you think these members are representing themselves to their cohorts and there visitors.

     I think they are representing themselves to their cohorts in a appealing way. The site is really for people who are true fans! there are so many pictures of micheal jackson everywhere there are even videos. they also have other links to clubs and sites you can join.They have picture you can bid on to buy that have never been seen . they also have memorabila you can buy and just all sorts of mj collectables. They also have tributes to him on the site to appeal to their cohorts.

I think they are representing themselves to their visitors as possible future memebers to the community. I feel like they are really trying to draw them in with all the pictures and videos. They have a statement on there that says the mj community from nation to nation. i think they are using this to show that they are a friendly united community that everyone can be apart of.