Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Remixing Knowledge


pastedGraphic.pdf I have grown up watching hunting shows on television and one show that has always stood out to me is “Jim Shockey.”  Jim is a world class guide and a man that has traveled the world hunting.  So, I went to his website to check it out.  When you first open the website, you see a picture of a huge moose that Jim had guided an individual on, and there is a video of a hunt for reindeer.  Along with these, there are pictures of companies that fund his television shows and are there for advertising.  The website is structured to show of Jim and it is also formatted in a way so it is easily navigated by people checking it out.The background of the website is all camouflage which easily signals that it is all about hunting.  Now, having seen many of his shows on TV, I already know that he is a well recognized man in the community of hunting guides, but if I hadn’t known this, I could easily infer by looking at his website that he is highly skilled in what he does.  Everything seems professionally done showing that he takes great pride in what he does.  The audience is very clear that it is for hunters looking for a trip to go on or for the gear that a professional hunter is using for his own hunts.  I believe that just by the little bit of browsing that I did on the website that it is very successful at its purpose.  A man as highly recognized as him already has a good reputation but, by displaying a good image, just boosts his image even more attracting more and more people.

The link to the webpage:

O'Brien, Ben. Jim Shockey: Grasshopper Learns a Lesson. N.d. American HunterWeb. 14 Nov 2012. <http://www.americanhunter.org/GalleryItem.aspx?cid=45&gid=70&id=870>.

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