First Draft

First Draft
The MySpace generation essay was written to show the audience how big social networking sites have grown in the past years. They also try to convey the idea that these social networking sites are the new gateway to advertise new music to middle to upper class teenagers. Social networking is constantly taking over the life of students teenagers and even adults and the generation and the interest of people are constantly changing but it's still going to be pointed toward that certain age group. Advertisement is also popular with social networking because kids and different people are constantly using these social networking sites.
Logos are appeals to the head using logic, numbers, explanations, and facts. Through Logos, a writer aims at a person's intellect. The idea is that if you are logical, you will understand. Logos can be seen in numerous places throughout the essay. A prime example of logos is the use of facts. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project 87 percent of twelve to seventeen-year-olds use the internet, vs. two-thirds of adults. This affects the essay with cold hard evidence that a large number of teenagers of the current generation use the internet. Music advertisement has caught on with the new trend of online social networking. MySpace was originally started for bands to post music and profile information to promote themselves. Now it is used by almost all of the 87 percent of teenage web users. Another logos example is the fact given by the Kaiser Family Foundation survey. They state that teens use social networking sites for approximately one hour and twenty-two minutes a day on average. That backs up the evidence that teens are online more than ever before, and these social networking sites are perfect places for musicians promote themselves to there audience.