Barnett as a media user

I use many forms of media in my everyday life. There are two forms of media that I use the most, television and the internet. Since I am a big fan of sports, ESPN, a mainly sports and games news company, is usually what is on my television or web browser. ESPN is the sports page of the digital media world. The company has expanded rapidly. It started off as only a television channel then created ESPN.com, the official website of ESPN, with the dot com boom. Now they have multiple channels, the website, a radio station, a magazine, and even a cell phone service all dedicated to sports news both in the past and the present. I am seriously thinking about subscribing to ESPN mobile, ESPN’s cell phone service, since my current cell phone has been out of commission recently. It would make it easier for me to keep up in the sports world when I would have to miss games. ESPN mobile has a feature where I could see live game updates and scores. It may be the perfect media device for the on the go sports fan.
Video games are another media which I often use. The current video game system I use is the new XBox 360, Microsoft’s new gaming console. I commonly play two games on this console; FIFA Road to the World Cup and Halo 2. I have not used the XBox Live feature yet for FIFA, which is a soccer game, but I have use it playing Halo 2. XBox Live is a subscribed to program which allows me and other gamers to play each other online. What I like about the XBox 360 is that I can system link, which connecting consoles together via a router, up to four XBox 360s. This allows for my friends and I to play Halo 2 or many other games together in the same place. This allows for more flexibility for team selection, group size and allows for face to face boasting after the gaming session is done.
Other media that I use but are currently lower on my list of important media are music, movies, and Facebook.com. I usually listen to music in the mp3 format because of the accessibility of retrieving a desired song at almost anytime. I have an Ipod shuffle which is convenient when I am not sitting near my computer or a radio. The Ipod shuffle is a small Mp3 playing device made by Apple. I mostly listen to hip hop, rap, and some other artist from different genres, which catch my interest. Southern rap has taken over my play list in recent after I learned my uncle is a producer under some big names in the southern music industry. I still keep to my roots as a northeast kid and listen to artist which I call old school such as Notorious BIG.
Movies and Facebook.com are just media that I use when I want to fill up time while I am in a lazy mood. Watching a movie or going on Facebook.com can both be mindless activities which are perfect when I am feeling lazy. Facebook.com take up five minute gaps while movies take up two hours at a time.
I use many of these media everyday. My uses of media occur between studying, practicing for basketball, class and other daily non media related activities. Using media gives me information about my world and enjoyment in my life.