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iMovie – An Intro, An Experience, A Group Project

An Intro iMovie is a video editing software application that is solely available on Apple products. Meaning Macs, iPhones, IPads, IPad Minis, and iPod Touches. On October 5, 1999, it was originally released as a Mac application and by 2003 it has become standard and it is available for free for all the aforementioned Apple products. To use iMovie, a user imports their videos to the software. Before importing videos to the software application one then has the option to create a trailer or a movie. After selecting the movie option, the user can import videos to begin the editing process. While editing, users also have the options to import photos and music. Understanding iMovie for a first-time user is relatively simple. There is literally a YouTube tutorial for everything. This stands true for both life and iMovie. So do what you would like with that advice in mind. Also in iMovie, the user can do pretty much anything any other decent video editing software can do. Split videos i...

The Twitterverse: A Five Part Question & Answer Breakdown

Question One: How has Twitter been used beyond socializing, and for marketing? Twitter has been used for just about everything. Going beyond the realm of just socializing with those in the world around you; Twitter is also used as quite the marketing tool by advertisers and organizations alike. There have been ads placed on Twitter from everything from the new Mr. Clean ad, to political party’s agenda, to an event called Hennypalooza. Yes, an event featuring everyone’s favorite brown liquor.  One way in particular that Twitter has become a marketing tool is by the insertion of sponsored posts from brands. Studies have shown fewer and fewer people are actually watching less television and spending more time on social media platforms—Twitter included. With the advent of things like TiVo, DVR, Netflix, and the multitude of other on-demand, commercial-free streaming services, the chances of a consumer seeing a commercial is getting smaller. Advertisers had had to adapt to new tre...

Oh wikiHow. Why Do We Keep Meeting LIke This?

via GIPHY The experience one may have with writing their first wikiHow article can be challenging, fun, tedious, chaotic, and obnoxious. To put it succinctly; a whirlwind. Creating a wikiHow article for the first time can definitely be whirlwind. Is that statement a tad hyperbolic? Possibly. Is it an undeniable fit for when wikiHow gives one wikiTrouble? Absolutely. Before choosing any wikiHow topic it would be advantageous of the writer to have some sort of expertise in the given field they choose to write about. If one is going to choose the topic of creating a wikiHow on How To Create Holographic Heart Nail Art , having an extensive background in nail art and nail polish is already a great start. Doing the groundwork is key for your wiki to succeed! Sure this sounds super cheesy, but it does not make it any less of a true statement. Creating a wikiHow article surrounding the creation of a particular style of nail art is second nature if one already has been writing about n...