Game of Thrones

     The highly anticipated season for Game of Thrones is going to premiere its first episode for season 3 March 31, 2013.  HBO speaks highly for the new season of the favored show.  All of the talk from the producers and directors is about how this season was the one they wanted to do the most.  Being a big fan of the show, like many others, I sit anxious for the premiere and expect nothing less then the season blowing my mind away.  I don't know what this will mean for future seasons; but with the reputation that HBO has and the sales for the Game of Thrones books, I am sure future seasons will also be as epic.

     The anticipation for this season comes from all of the new characters that are being introduced and the amount of new locations.  Scenes were shot in many countries including northern Ireland, Iceland, and Morocco.  The sets are talked about as being vast and absolutely unbelievable, the costumes and designs all look 500 years old, the characters are clashing and there is just so much more danger and risk.  Fans are holding high expectations for season 3 and I believe those expectations will be filled and then some.

UGC/Citizen Journalism and Quick Project Update

National Geographic is asking it's readers to share their "stories of close encounters with volcanic power." I really find it interesting the idea of citizen journalists. Also, the pictures of Iceland's erupting volcano are truly spectacular.

Also, I wanted to include a quick project update. For my project, I have worked on several page layouts as well as researching the data necessary to fill these layouts for full mock ups. I may just have mock ups for the final project with a description of how I would proceed if I were to make this a running Facebook Application.