Magazine

Background:

I came up with this idea during work (I work for a cellphone company) and I noticed how many phones have the capability of doing so much like watching T.V. Or social networking like Facebook.

Title: Apps! Apps! Apps!- Source for the latest apps and development

Concept:

A monthly magazine that highlights the hottest mobile phone applications for the Android and Apple IOS platform. Not only will it cover applications, it will also cover app development for those that make apps for these platforms. This is a good exposure for up and coming app developers as well as companies to showcase their work and have it reviewed by the magazine. The magazine also gives readers tips to which apps are worth buying and which ones to stay away from. Not only that, it will highlight worthy apps that are overshadowed by other popular apps to give them light and possibly the recognition they deserve.

Readers:

The demographics will be males who are into app development or an inspiring app maker trying to make a mark in this type of field. The age groups would be around 20 to 45 years old with interests in mobile phones, mobile applications, and the wireless industry.

Competition:

Phonemag.com (online magazines)

Pcmag.com (online magazines)

WirelessWeek: The Magazine (can be viewed online or subscribed to)

Advertisers:

Wireless cellphone companies such as: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Vodafone.

Cellphone manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung, Apple, Motorola, LG, Sony Ericsson, and HTC.

Local electronic stores like Fry's, and Best Buy.

Stores that have cell phone kiosks like Target (Target Mobile), Best Buy (Best Buy Mobile), Costco, and Wal-Mart.

Articles:

I would probably have articles that are titled like these:

Android app developer's tips and tricks

Which apps are worth your money

Android or IOS? Which platform is for you?

Top 10 apps that are under the radar

Apple app developer's tips and tricks

The Cover:

This cover is a parody of the video game classic PAC-Man, PAC-Man is being played by the logo of the Android platform trying to eat the ghosts which are small Apples (AKA the Apple company). This is a perfect picture of how far the new comer Android, is rising in popularity and catching to Apple.

Books

Harry Potter series: This series was the last time I ever really tried reading a book since middle school. It did not change my life or impact it. However, it made me think about what your imagination can do to a person when you read a book. This series definitely gives you that type of imagination. Oh and by the way, the books are better than the movies. Just read it.
Hamlet: I never thought this book would impact me a lot. This book believe it or not made me realize how funny Shakespeare can be.Although the language is a bit hard to understand, you can see that Shakespeare is a clever writer and we will not have another one like him in a life time. I learned this through one of the quarters that made me read the ENTIRE book as an analysis for a final. I appreciate literature more because of reading this book/play numerous times.
Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter: Another book that I thought will never impact my life. This book talks about how popular culture, like TV shows and video games have helped us get smarter not dumber. I came across this book by using it as a reference to another paper I wrote a few quarters back as well. Although I don't agree to a lot of what the author says, it is still nice to think that there is someone out there that is trying to protect this type of media

Media Impact

            Media has been blamed for a lot of things that people portray as being "too violent" or "not a good influence for children". A couple of those examples are video games that this generation plays today. Games like Grand Theft Auto or Mortal Kombat have been criticized a lot over decades with accusations that kids are being influenced by these games. Another media that has been criticized a lot is music. Music has been the main source of peoples everyday lives. They listen to music to relieve stress, to control emotions, and just to have fun. There are many types of music and besides Hip Hop/Rap, there is also Heavy Metal that has been blamed for everyday problems. One that stands out to me is the legendary Heavy Metal artist, Ozzy Osbourne.

             Ozzy Osbourne has been an icon on this genre of music. His music consists with talking about being rebellious and having a dark vibe on his music. With being rebellious and having those lyrics that talk about "black figures in shadows" one would blame his music to be dangerous to kids. An article I have found talks about this and Ozzy Osbourne as well as a couple of others in this genre of music. The title of the article is Devil Music and the Great Beast: Ozzy Osbourne, Aleister Crowley, and The Christian Right   By Christopher M. Moreman. This long article consists of his accusations of what this genre of music is harmful to children and Christians a like. According to Moreman, if a person listens to Heavy Metal they are likely to be doing crimes. "Crimes rooted in devil worship are escalating nation-wide. Teenagers and adolescents are most often involved and heavy metal music serves as a catalyst for their involvement." He goes on to say that Ozzy Osbourne took on the role of "The Devil's Agent" because of his actions while on stage promoting sex, drugs and alcohol. 

            

Media Autobiography

• Books: I read a lot of books during my childhood and spent a lot of time in the library during middle and elementary school waiting for a ride home. My favorite books are from Mark Twain and Emily Dickinson. The last book I read is called "Everything Bad Is Good For You" by Steven Johnson.
• Newspapers: I also had a lot of time with newspapers. My dad has a masters in journalism. Before my dad taught college students, he was a journalist and traveled the world writing for the paper he wrote for. I would always read his articles and he taught me how to write.  He wrote for the Filipino Star in the Philippines and then taught at San Jose State shortly after.
• Magazines: I don't read a lot of magazines. The only magazines I read are Motor Trend and ESPN The Magazine. 
• Movies: Before I worked I used to watch many movies over the years. I like to watch movies that have deep story lines and movies that make people laugh. The last two movies I watched is the "A-Team" and "Despicable Me".
• Recordings: I listen to music a lot. This is probably where I spent my time the most. Music calms me down and keeps me concentrated. I like to listen to any type of music as long as it is not country. (I can't stand country music.. I hope I don't offend anybody!)
• Radio: Radio is also another type of media I spend my time on. When I am not using my Ipod to listen to music I use the radio to listen to local radio stations and also get traffic, weather, and sports updates when I am driving to work or school as well.
• Television: Like Radio and Recordings this is another media that i spend my time on. I like to watch sports and TV shows like South Park and Family Guy. I also watch the news and weather as well.
• Internet: Another media that I spend my time on. I use this type of media for basically everything. I use it for news, sports, games, YouTube, maps, class registrations, etc.