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#3 Homework 1

Three things I learned about Tumblr: 1- Tumblr was established in 2007, and it handles 40 million posts per day. 2- Tumblr is a blogging hybrid, combining Twitter and Word Press together. Twitter with it's followers, timelines, retweets, replies and favorites. Word Press with it's longer posts, scheduling, multimedia, pages and tags. 3- Each Tumblr user has a "Radar" section where they can find the most liked and most re-blogged images.

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#2 Homework 1

One thing I had a question about is, how come blogs are easy and inexpensive to start but are expensive to maintain.

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#1 Homework 1

One thing I learned from the textbook reading was that Christopher Allbritton began web blogging in 2002. During the American invasion of Iraq, Allbritton wanted to personally be there so he started a web log to write/report from and travelled to the Mideast. He offered a new view on the crisis that the public was receiving from the U.S government.

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I re-blogged this picture because it describes how music can affect peoples moods and can be an escape for them at times.

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Why I chose music

I chose music as my topic of interest because I enjoy listening to music daily. I like to listen to music daily because it makes me feel good about my day. Also, music helps me waste time and it helps me overcome boredom at times. All in all, music is a big part of my daily life.

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This video explains how music makes your brain feel when listening to different types of music. For example, when you listen to good upbeat music, it can change your mood from bad to good and uplift your spirits.

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This image describes how music is universal. How people can connect through the same music even though they come from different backgrounds and countries.

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Where words fail, music speaks.

Hans Christian Andersen

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/power-of-music

This quote to me means that sometimes words don't express how a person is feeling or what a person is trying to say, but music does.

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Beyoncé joins Jay Z at Hillary Clinton concert

“We have to think about the future of our daughters, our sons, and vote for someone who cares for them as much as we do. And that is why, I’m with her.” - Beyoncé

Jay Z and Beyoncé alongside Big Sean, J Cole and Chance the rapper joined Hillary Clinton’s concert Friday night (Nov. 4) in Cleveland, Ohio. The concert was held in support of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, Beyoncé and Jay Z snapped pics backstage with Clinton before performing in front of over 7,000 supporters. The purpose of the concert was to rally young people and encourage them to vote, also to make a point that America is stronger together than divided by hate.

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Alicia Keys album #1 on iTunes

R&B and Soul music artist Alicia Keys’ new album titled “Here” is currently #1 on iTunes charts in 11 countries including the US. A skilled pianist, Keys incorporates the piano in most of her songs and often writes and sings about love, heartbreak, and female empowerment.

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Drake shares candid photo with Taylor Swift

Rumors sparked when rap/hip-hop artist Drake posted a photo alongside Taylor Swift on Instagram with the caption “is that velvet?”. Turns out that they have been spending some time together lately and collaborating on new music, which puts all the speculation to rest.

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Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah to host this year's AMA's

International super model Gigi Hadid will be pairing up with actor and comedian Jay Pharoah to host the 2016 American Music Awards. Joining an A-List cast which includes Lady Gaga, Green Day, John Legend, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd. The show will be airing live, Sunday November 20 on ABC.

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These two rap/hip-hop artists are no strangers to collaborating with one another. Having released an album titled “What A Time To Be Alive” in 2015, Future has recently released the music video for his latest song “Used To”. The video takes place on a Mexican soccer field where Drake features his verse to Future’s new track.