Media Diary Week 5: Uses and Gratifications.
Text 1 - Sleeping With Sirens http://youtu.be/0lWQDGK43-c
Recently, I had decided to listen to a new band that I had never listened to before called 'Sleeping with Sirens' which I would say fits into three of the Uses and Gratifications model for me.
Usually I would never even consider to listening to Metal bands such as this one but lately i've been listening to many bands like this one and it has now become one of my favourite genres of music therefore, I would say that I personally identify with this media text. Another way I would say I personally identify with this text is through the lyrics of the songs to which I can relate to. Specifically the song and album 'With ears to see and to hear' this song in particular relates to many situations that are currently happening in my life now.
As well as personal identification, I found that this album was a great source of escapism as i found myself in the comfort of my own bedroom with my earphones on, blocking out everything around me and allowing my self to just listen and absorb the lyrics. I found this quite comforting in a way as it allowed me to just escape from the stresses of everyday life even if it was just for an hour or so.
Entertainment is the main reason I listen to this band and something that I can just turn on and listen to to pass time and for whenever I am bored. Also the fact that I had never listened to this band before provided me with entertainment as it gave me the opportunity to hunt out and listen to the rest of their albums and I found listening to some new material was really enjoyable for me.
I think Social Interaction was one of the main factors that influenced my decision to listen to this band as many people had suggested for me to listen to them, my friends and people on social network sites. After I had listen to the band i also got to tell those who suggested theband to me what I thought about the band and then I got the chance to recommend the band to my own friends.
All though I don't consume this text for information about the world, other relatable texts such as the magazine 'Kerrang' allows me to keep up to date about this band and others similar to.them and gives me information on new singles or concerts that might be coming soon.
Text 2 - Twitter
Social Network site Twitter, is media text which fulfils all four of my Uses and Gratification needs. Social Interaction bring the most obvious one. I think Social interaction is very important to me with twitter considering i am a member of a variety of fan bases and fandoms. Considering myself as a 'Directioner', a member of One Direction's fan base, twitter allows me to converse with people who also have the same interests as me and it also gives me the chance to ask people questions about the band or information that I might have missed. This also fulfils my personal identification needs as I can relate to many of the people on this site and I can also create my own account that is personal to me and write about my own interests without being judged. Twitter is also a great way to get in touch with my friends or see what they are up to.
Entertainment and escapism would be the second reason I use twitter as whenever I am bored I can just pick up my phone wherever I am and there is always endless amounts of tweets that never fail to make me life. There are also twitter accounts Specifically made to make people laugh whether they are troll accounts or ones that especially appeal to me are the stereo typed Liverpool/scouser accounts were people just generally make jokes at scouser expense but in a funny less offensive way. Escapism is fulfilled when using twitter as you can look at what other people are doing rather than yourself for a change.
Twitter is a great way of getting information from across the globe as it has things such as 'trends' which tells you the most talked about topics either in specific places all over the world.
Text 1 - Sleeping With Sirens http://youtu.be/0lWQDGK43-c
Recently, I had decided to listen to a new band that I had never listened to before called 'Sleeping with Sirens' which I would say fits into three of the Uses and Gratifications model for me.
Usually I would never even consider to listening to Metal bands such as this one but lately i've been listening to many bands like this one and it has now become one of my favourite genres of music therefore, I would say that I personally identify with this media text. Another way I would say I personally identify with this text is through the lyrics of the songs to which I can relate to. Specifically the song and album 'With ears to see and to hear' this song in particular relates to many situations that are currently happening in my life now.
As well as personal identification, I found that this album was a great source of escapism as i found myself in the comfort of my own bedroom with my earphones on, blocking out everything around me and allowing my self to just listen and absorb the lyrics. I found this quite comforting in a way as it allowed me to just escape from the stresses of everyday life even if it was just for an hour or so.
Entertainment is the main reason I listen to this band and something that I can just turn on and listen to to pass time and for whenever I am bored. Also the fact that I had never listened to this band before provided me with entertainment as it gave me the opportunity to hunt out and listen to the rest of their albums and I found listening to some new material was really enjoyable for me.
I think Social Interaction was one of the main factors that influenced my decision to listen to this band as many people had suggested for me to listen to them, my friends and people on social network sites. After I had listen to the band i also got to tell those who suggested theband to me what I thought about the band and then I got the chance to recommend the band to my own friends.
All though I don't consume this text for information about the world, other relatable texts such as the magazine 'Kerrang' allows me to keep up to date about this band and others similar to.them and gives me information on new singles or concerts that might be coming soon.
Text 2 - Twitter
Social Network site Twitter, is media text which fulfils all four of my Uses and Gratification needs. Social Interaction bring the most obvious one. I think Social interaction is very important to me with twitter considering i am a member of a variety of fan bases and fandoms. Considering myself as a 'Directioner', a member of One Direction's fan base, twitter allows me to converse with people who also have the same interests as me and it also gives me the chance to ask people questions about the band or information that I might have missed. This also fulfils my personal identification needs as I can relate to many of the people on this site and I can also create my own account that is personal to me and write about my own interests without being judged. Twitter is also a great way to get in touch with my friends or see what they are up to.
Entertainment and escapism would be the second reason I use twitter as whenever I am bored I can just pick up my phone wherever I am and there is always endless amounts of tweets that never fail to make me life. There are also twitter accounts Specifically made to make people laugh whether they are troll accounts or ones that especially appeal to me are the stereo typed Liverpool/scouser accounts were people just generally make jokes at scouser expense but in a funny less offensive way. Escapism is fulfilled when using twitter as you can look at what other people are doing rather than yourself for a change.
Twitter is a great way of getting information from across the globe as it has things such as 'trends' which tells you the most talked about topics either in specific places all over the world.
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