Web 2.0 Application (Hollywood Grind)

New applications on the web are becoming more popular and are also helpful to different fields of careers. For example, The Hollywood Grind can be very helpful to those people who are either interested in, or have jobs in the entertainment industry.

The Hollywood Grind (HollywoodGrind.com) is a great resource for keeping up to date with news stories and trends in the entertainment industry. It keeps up to date stories about the latest celebrity gossip, and even organizes the stories into, "hot off the press," and the "last 100 posts," which are the most recent news stories that have taken place. Even when looking for something or someone specific, you simply type it in and the site will search for a story relating to what you are looking for. The site contains endless articles of all the latest stories and I found it interesting because I read many articles in which the topics were so new to me. Hollywood Grind is considered a Hollywood Blog, so it also allows its users to post comments about the articles and view others comments as well. This is a great way to collaborate with others and see their viewpoints about the things taking place in the entertainment industry. This site is created through Google so its users are also given the option to put this site in their Google toolbar, making it convenient to access.

The site not only keeps up to date in entertainment news, but also contains the latest articles relating to health news. For instance, right now the latest health articles include headlines, such as "New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Epileptic Seizures, Bipolar Disorder and Neuropathic Pain" and "Scientists identify cancer genes, and drugs to block them." The site also contains content relating to politics, as well as having a section for “gay news,” having articles titled, “Green Tea Chemical Offers Hope of HIV drug.”

This site can be a great resource for those in the field of entertainment because most jobs in the entertainment industry require a person to know the latest trends, the latest news about celebrities, as well as all other current news going on in the industry. For example, those involved in advertising often use celebrities and entertainment as a marketing tool because many people relate to the entertainment industry and follow in its trends. Also, those involved in fashion in the entertainment industry can use this site as a way to track the latest celebrity fashion trends. This site can definitely be helpful to my blog, discussing how the entertainment industry affects societal trends. I can search the latest stories and see what trends are taking place in the entertainment industry and compare those trends to what is actually taking place in society. I can also use it as a way to predict what trends might follow in society after seeing new breakout trends in these articles. This site is excellent for finding the latest headlining entertainment news, allowing a person to keep track of the latest stories. It also allows them to comment about the news articles and to view other’s opinions about certain news stories, which can be helpful.

I am mainly interested in how this application can help those involved in the entertainment industry, but it can also be a supplementary resource for those in fields relating to politics, health, and homosexuality. I highly recommend those in the field of entertainment, as well as those in other fields, to add Hollywood Grind to their toolbar.