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With technology moving so fast and changing every single day, we know that just about everything we can think of will be designed sooner or later. Television and the internet are closely related and are some of the fastest changing pieces of technology. We are now able to watch videos because of YouTube on the internet. Just about every major network has previously aired shows on their website as well for viewers who missed it on television. I think it is only time until television and the internet because one.
Our lives are practically run by technology and we are always looking for things better and faster. Websites are basically run on advertisements, but they are much better than commercials. The viewer does not have to watch the ad and can still stay on the website. On television, the viewer has to watch the commercial or must change the channel to watch something else. With television shows on the internet, there is usually only one commercial per break in the episode. Watching videos has become so popular on the internet. Some perk of the internet is that people are able to pause their shows and also do multiple things while watchimg as well. I can imagine a new form of television on the internet very clearly with all the technology at our finger tips.

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I think that advertising to teenagers is one of the most influential forms of advertising.  Most teenagers have so much extra money to spend because they still live under their parents' roof.  Teenagers usually have jobs to earn money for the things they want.  They are always looking for the newest product on the market and the coolest new toy because they want to fit in and keep up with society. When teenagers are trying to find out who they are, they feel pressure from their peers and from society to conform and fit in. They will do whatever they can to purchase the newest pair of jeans or the latest ipod.  

Advertisers know that teens love television, so they will use shows to get their product out and known among teenagers. Television is capable because of advertisers.  The advertisers pay the networks for their commercials.  Even television shows are made for a specific kind of audience in order for advertisers to display their ads.  MTV is a channel that is virtually an advertisement itself.  The shows on the channel are cheaply made and many of them are advertisements that have simply become a show.  People enjoy the ads because they are entertaining.  People like to see things that are familiar to them or associate things that are familiar to the product.  Advertisers have the greatest influence on teenagers because of they are still learning and may be naive while they are trying to find who they are.