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Since I've changed my project around a bit, I'm not quite sure how I want to go about writing the paper so it will make sense. I'm still trying to figure out all of the logistics of my project. I guess you could say that a 'key' question would be 'how are vloggers helping charities?' and 'are charities utilizing well known vloggers to help out with their causes?' Some evidence that I have found would be focusing on Charlie McDonnell and Myles Dyer who on September 4th, 2010 did a 24 hour live vlog for the charity StickAid which raised money for UNICEF. I was going to focus on those types of things to help move my topic along and try to incorporate other charities as well.

I'm not quite sure how to relate the Lessig reading for today to my project anymore. I don't think he really talks about vlogging or charities in detail or at all. I didn't really think of my project when I read it either. I did like this quote though:

"There’s a part of culture that we simply consume. We listen to music. We watch a movie. We read a book. With each, we’re not expected to do much more than simply consume.* We might hum
along with the music. We might reenact a dance from a movie. Or we might quote a passage from the book in a letter to a friend. But in the main, this kind of culture is experienced through the act of
consumption. There’s a beginning, a middle, and an end to that consumption. Once we’ve finished it, we put the work away."

I think this quote deals with my topic slightly because if you're watching a vlog post, you're consuming it and taking in all of the language, details, intonations, tone, and many other things. I also think that if a vlogger is discussing a specific charity, not only are you watching the vlogger (person) but you're also consuming the information about the charity itself and hopefully you become interested and check out the charity.

"As these businesses grow, they change not only business. They also change us. They change how we think about access to culture. They change what we take for granted."

I just really liked this quote. I thought it was a great statement. I guess I could stretch it to fit my topic because the internet really has changed the way we think, talk, and act and when you bring in the fact that you can watch people as they do crazy, wild, stupid, or interesting things like vloggers do, you can really see that some people don't like watching movies that have characters in their free time. They'd rather watch a real person be themselves and just see what they do on a day to day basis.