Propaganda and Advertising/PR

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/things-to-do/?CMP=BAC-CRT|7228513|1072904|92353056|54632090

This advertisement was from a website streaming TV shows that leads to Disneyland.com. The original ad was not too big but once I clicked on it and it brought me to the main site, it showed the huge slide show of people enjoying themselves at Disneyland. A key word I see is "Affordable", like they want you to enjoy what they have to offer even though it's still pricey. The most noted thing is they try to make everything look candid. In every picture everyone is smiling. This taps into the emotional desire to want to be part of what this thing is because it promises happiness.


http://www.forever21.com/Product/Main.aspx?br=f21

The ad pops with color and the size of the letters. The promotions appeal to a savvy shopper. The models that are represented look confident and beautiful and the promotions reinforced at the top with an offer of free shipping of online orders makes it seem easy.

Internet

Admittedly, when it comes to online shopping I have a little issue. Just a few simple clicks and days later my packages arrive on my doorstep. It seems so easy but then my bank account is a paycheck's worth of money short. But that happens rarely. I know someone who makes friends from online dating websites and she says it's just for fun but the last 3 guys she has dated she met via dating website. I've seen commercials for eHarmony and match.com that claim to find the perfect match but to me it seems like a foreign ritual. I looked up a few dating websites but I also looked at a site I came across called idatedthatdouche.com (I know, it's awesome.) and found some women's horror stories of online dating and  few screenshots of guys who got caught with a profile their significant other was not aware of. I think social networking is an interesting way to meet and connect with people but a dating website is much more vulnerable and risky. Making a fake profile on a dating website has different consequences than making a fake Facebook because the site matches you to someone with similar interests and an in person encounter with a fraud does not sound ideal.

http://www.pof.com/
http://www.okcupid.com/
http://www.eharmony.com/
http://www.match.com/
http://www.christiansingles.com/

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