Tuesday, March 2, 2010


In the future, I think there will be a huge change in our education. I think that it will be mandatory for every student to have a computer and access to internet. Students will have to be able to type and work computers. Lessons will be taught online and the students will hardly talk to their teachers in person, other than over emails. I think the level of education will change, where kids in elementary schools are learning material that high school students would be learning today. In the future, it's possible the courses that will be taught will be a lot harder, and because new jobs are developing every year, there will be lots of new courses and probably some of the courses we have now will no longer be needed. It's possible that because of everyone is working on computers, paper companies and factories, that make pens and pencils, will go out of business,because they aren't needed anymore. Society will no longer learn how to write, they will learn to type and communicate in new ways we don't even know about yet. Along with newspapers, magazines, books, everything will be over the computer, because there is no need for paper. In the future, I believe that life as we know it will be different. If technology and life has already developed so much within the past 10 years, imagine how society will change in the next 5?


Is it worth it?


Superbowl Sunday. Its been the championship game of the NFL since 1967 and is the second largest day for U.S food consumption after Thanksgiving. In 2010, it costs 3 million dollars to run a 30 second commercial. There is a large portion of the Canadian population who only watch the Superbowl to see the American ads. I think that the superbowl commercials are so exspensive because it is the most-watched television broadcast in North America. Even if you are not a consistant football fan, people usually tune into watch the event, just for the commercials.
The TNS Media Consumption web site says, "The data confirms that Super Bowl advertising has enormous holding power. In the 2008 game, the index of commercial viewers to program viewers was right around 100, indicating that people opted to watch the ads instead of switching the channel. The halo extended to pre-game spots as well, but not the post-game as viewers gradually tuned away entirely".
Below is a table showing the Index of Commercial Viewers To Program Viewers: 2008 Super Bowl

Pre-Game-101
First Half of Game-101
Half-Time of Game-99
Second Half of Game-99
Post-Game-85
Avg. Primetime Show -90
Source: TNS Media Research