Controversial Waffles: A Blog Response: "Just a Blog," Created by Eric Vazquez

Other than some grammar mistakes that can be fixed to a feasible extent, Eric's blog is well laid out and explained without mentioning the simple, yet intriguing, title. His convenient explanations are understandable for the reader, and help them to easily grasp the topic he is discussing at hand. I especially like the radio class discussion review, a post that is organized into three different sections as a serviceability to those who are not enlightened on the subject. Including a video link to the Hindenburg blimp crash recording, first broadcasted on the radio to a live audience, really adds to the authenticity and uniqueness of the post.

However, despite my liking for the blog, I must disagree with his thoughts on the radio being "today...pretty much useless." I am rather unclear on his argument for the radio. Whether or not he supports or disagrees with the technologic advancements and usages of today of the radio is beyond what I can see from the last controversial paragraph on the radio post.

His saying in the beginning of the post, though, emphasizes his disagreement. Although the television is more widely used in the modern homes of Americans today, I still see the radio as a device that is just as important as any other technology the average American can relate to. The pragmatic way in which we use and approach the radio is seen as a daily routine that cannot be replaced in the lives of listeners today. Since one cannot operate a moving vehicle while watching a television broadcast, they are left with a radio broadcast to receive their news, as it is a cold device that does not require one's full attention, unlike the television (in the case of the moving car).

For those who do not wish to receive a daily medium through a radio station will instead choose to listen to a type of music of their choice, completely free (at the time of receiving, not at the time of purchase of the car/signal) while behind the wheel. Some may argue that Pandora, a popular radio app that personalizes stations based on one's views, is a more effective mean of receiving complimentary music. It is not so, however, as listening to a radio station many are associated with in a town, city, state, or even country causes the same feeling of belonging in pop culture that takes its roots in the invention of the magazine that the radio superseded. The listening of DJs and celebrity news is a part of pop culture just as much movies are today, as discussed in Eric's movie theater response post. This feeling of belonging in pop culture is not offered by Pandora.