Research Blog 8...Andrew Poland

The website is more corporate in itself in someways. Gamespot.com is owned and operated by CBS broadcasting company. It has many links that link out of the site and more into CBS. For instance, there is a link that Facebook has created for the users of the website, but when you click the link it directs you to many optional links on CBS. It makes the site seem more "authentic" and making it more to the consumer of purchasing products and exploring other websites generated into this one. Gamespot is also used in many commodities for cell phone users, because you can subscribed to emails, news, information about the site and can also be downloaded as an app in some cell phone markets, apple, android, etc. The site is mainly a subculture, and targets a certain group, but with this wide range of advertising it makes the site an agency for consumers.