Online Entertainment

Entertainment technologies i have used in the past 3 months
1. BBC iPlayer
2. Youtube
3. iTunes
4. Texas Holdem Poker
5. Xbox Live

BBC iPlayer is a website in which people can watch episodes and tv programs from the BBC channels online after the time they are shown on TV. This is useful for people who missed a program and want to view it. Also BBC iPlayer provides another way of recording and saving tv programs as it has a feature to do this. However, you can only download a video for a certain number of days and the video itself is removed after 1 week. This limit the time you have to view this program. I feel BBC iPlayer is aimed at most age ranges as it have a wide variety of programs thus forfilling its purpose.

Youtube is also a video website yet anyone can post and view videos on its website. This is useful if you want to find a certain video that someone has posted online. Though in this aspect it is useful, you may not be able to find the exact video you want. Also, the quality varies as anyone can post on Youtube. Youtube is aimed at teenagers mainly as these are the ones who use it the most. Yet Youtube is appealing to more and more people because of the range of videos on the website.

iTunes is a program you can download off the Apple website. iTunes alowes you to change your mP3s into a format which an iPod can play. Also online, there is music you can listen to and videos you can watch. Though you can listen to some music, you have to pay for the full song. It is also the same as videos. Again, iTunes appeals most to teenagers as they are more likely to have an iPod.

Texas Holdem Poker on Facebook is a way of playing Texas Holdem without betting actual money. It is also free if you sign up to Facebook. It also provides an easy way to chat to friends while playing. However, anyone can own a facebook thus meaning anyone can join in games, unless you set up a private game. Also, this way of playing poker is much cheaper than actual poker as you can't loose actual money but just money you are given on the game. This would appeal from 16-25 as these age ranges are most interested in playing poker.

Xbox Live is a online way for Xbox gamers to play matches online. You can join with friends and also chat with them through the headset. Likewise with Facebook, almost anyone can own an xbox and get access to xbox live unless you set up a private game. The main purpose of Xbox Live is to expand the game you are playing into an online world where you can play other gamers. However, Xbox Live costs £40.00 a year thus being a limitation as most online games are free.