Comments for Musings and Mumblings

Comment on What to do? Think. Think. Think! by Dennis G. Jerz

Dennis G. Jerz — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:43:46 +0000

Kiley, what library database research have you done on cyberbullying so far?

I suggest that you scan through some of the articles, looking for places where the author cites somebody in order to disagree with him or her.

If you find such a disagreement, and you think one author has misrepresented the situation, or one author has an outdated or incomplete take on the station, then you’re on the right track.

Comment on “How can you read this? There are no pictures!” by Aja

Aja — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:47:23 +0000

Original is perspective like “good” and “bad” because we sort of know what it means but no one can pin it down. I actually like Wide Sargasso Sea better than Jane Eyre.

Comment on I wouldn’t call it a waste of time… by Jessie

Jessie — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:22:46 +0000

I think you’re making a really solid point here Kiley. While I was reading these chapters, I found myself looking back to the social media calls to action that prompted the revolutions in Egypt and Libya. It’s amazing that forums like JoshGroban.com could prompt huge calls to service and charity, but it’s even more incredible that social media created a few new governments…

Comment on So you’re saying PBS lied to me? by Katy Snyder

Katy Snyder — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:17:21 +0000

I agree that my connections with this article were based mostly on my love of crafting. It’s important to make the connections between all creation as being valuable. The idea of learning programming instead of a language, however, was off putting to me at first, might use the same skills as learning a foreign language. I’d be curious to see a study on that one.

Comment on I still want the real thing. by Aja

Aja — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:41:45 +0000

I don’t think the “real thing” will go away. After all, the story will still persist. It’s just in another format. I think as long as there is still a demand for books there will still be books. Just like old people like newspapers. At least until our generation dies out.

Comment on “Mom, what’s in the ba- HARRY POTTER!” by kileyfischer

kileyfischer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:02:46 +0000

It wouldn’t effect sales, but just imagine if the entire “The Prince’s Tale” chapter had leaked. Someone would’ve made a huge profit and that would’ve been an entire plot point leaked. That almost bothers me as much as pirated copies.

Comment on “Mom, what’s in the ba- HARRY POTTER!” by Katelyn Snyder

Katelyn Snyder — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:52:37 +0000

I was on youtube last night and the ebook versions of the books are just up there. Piracy has come a long way since the Harry Potter books came out (actually the books probably started book piracy up in earnest).

Fandoms, however are a strong force. I know that when my favorite author, John Green’s, book was released early by accident many of the fans visibly decided to wait to read it. The situation obviously wasn’t as high security but it does show what a dedicated group of fans could do.

Comment on “Mom, what’s in the ba- HARRY POTTER!” by Jessie

Jessie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:46:24 +0000

Can you imagine what would’ve happened if Harry Potter came out today, with Internet piracy what it is now? I feel like there would be a lot more pirated copies. I know several people who have “pirated” electronic versions of today’s popular young adult fiction, including The Hunger Games. I don’t necessarily think it would impact the sales of the novel all that much, though, because like I mentioned on my blog, Harry Potter fans just seem to be morally strong.

Comment on “Mom, what’s in the ba- HARRY POTTER!” by kileyfischer

kileyfischer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:16:28 +0000

If you think about it, though, there were millions of people looking at this story and wanting a “sneak peek.” How much would Scholastic, Bloomsbury and Raincoast lost if one of those big plot points (Snape’s affiliations, the entire ending, the epilogue, ect.) had been leaked beforehand. I could understand this being extreme for a smaller release, but for the business end of it, I can totally understand the secrecy with Harry Potter.

Comment on “Mom, what’s in the ba- HARRY POTTER!” by jalengumbs

jalengumbs — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:03:16 +0000

It is true that Harry Potter helped to introduce several practices, which are now common today. However it is still surprising that so much goes into protecting a story. Maybe its because I never got into the Potter craze, but i’m torn between feelings of respect for the story, but also disbelief that a story can cause such a fuss.