Another blog that i’m drawn to. this blog is all about extreme sports some of which i do and most of which i admire.  The style and layout of this page is cool. it goes along with the whole style of extreme sports. i my self was trying to get that look with my page.

1.    The web today is used is so many different ways. For instance I use the web on a daily basis to check my e-mail, my bank account and facebook account. I’ve become so used to being able to use the web in this manner that it is always a big in convince if I don’t have access to a computer, say I’m in panama for two weeks with no internet. I’m not sure how it may have been 15 years ago but I know that the web is a great way to keep in touch with old friends around the world and be in the now with all types of entertainment.

2.    Two types of social networking that I use would be Facebook and Twitter. Facebook is a site where you create a profile describing you. You can say what you like to read, what music you listen to and so on. This site will help to find other with similar interest and also friends from the past and present. It’s a great way to share pictures and videos and put the word out about any event or group you find interesting and want your friends to know about. I use this site almost everyday to keep in touch. Twitter is like a very basic version of face book. You post a status and people that are interested can view it. You can chose to follow someone or even some company and when they post a new status you will be notified. It’s a great way to get a quick word out.

3.    I would say that most people get their music by downloading theses days. It has was been a question of if this is ethical. The musician may be losing money on and listeners might also be downloading for free using a pirating site. If I were to put my work on the Internet that I felt was worth something I would want to use a site like creative commons or I tunes. This way I can license whatever I put on the web and I would get the credit I disserve. 

More and more long tail business are popping up everyday. Before Netflix, Amazon, itunes and other online companies, as a consumer your opinions were almost made up for you, what you like to watch, read, listen to and so on. Now with The Long Tail idea, you have both ends of the curve. Using recommendations to drive you down the long tail and lower prices, companies are selling more of everything, “The biggest money is in the smallest sales”- Kevin Law.

I am one of the many who uses Amazon and Netflix thus resulting in the broadening of my interest. I’m always finding something I wasn’t looking for especially with music. Thanks to “The long tail idea” I listen to all types of genres and unknown bands that I would have never found without recommendations.