ch 1 & 2 Flash

I think it is so cool that you can go to one page on the web to learn about a given subject and use Flash to find out what your options are and find links to many different sources of information, pictures and sounds. Flash makes links look so cool and are great attention grabbers. The readings mentioned how most computers use it, so we should definitely be implementing it here at the jschool. It creates amazing design, easy acess to other links and interactivity, and information one cannot get from the TV news or newspaper. I think we can use it at the J school for footage, sound and pictures we get for stories--tv news doesn't have time to do all of this and it obviously isn't possible in a newspaper so we should take advantage of the web for all stories.
Out of all of the products we can produce with convergence journalim, the photography slideshows mentioned in chapter 1 are my favorite. Using specific pictures and sound (and depending upon how it is used), we can convey many different emotions and information through a slideshow. I think these should be used more often because they are so captivating and lets the viewer in on the experience. The chapter does mention that we have to be careful we convey the whole story and not give a biased presentation so it might not be the best with hot topics but more for celebrations, events, tragedies, etc. But seeing the pictures and hearing live audio is an amazing way to bring the viewers to the story.
I feel like all of these features are so great because they are truly interactive--a person can choose what the want to click on or what exactly they want to see/hear. I feel like this is where journalism is heading partly because people's attention spans are not patient and also because we love to see and hear action. It is up to the viewer. If you want to see something again, that is possible, too.
I think these chapters made my excited to put together our group package to use multiple outlets of information and the assets of "interactivity" to cover all sides of a story.