"i.am.FIRST -- Science is Rock and Roll" airs August 14th

[Libby K]

My first response, Travis:

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

Jed tells his Pa Cletus:

Hey Pa, I shore wont ta figgur out what all dem fancy contraptions was on da movin pictures show, mebbe lern how ta make sumthin outta mehself among dem dere city slickers.

Cletus: I shore wuld love ta help ya son, but dang gummit the pictures didna tell us nuttin about what ta do next.

Jed: Guessin' I should figgur to go back ta shootin groundhogs and possum on pappy's farm.

I really hope you don't generalize or mock people like that in real life. I go to college in a very rural area and I love seeing the change that comes out of the students I work with through FIRST. And absolutely none of them speak like that. Your point, while at least a tiny bit valid, was lessened by your rude and insensitive remarks.

Now, to the actual point.

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

Is FIRST presuming that every family and individual in America knows how to "Google something"?

If you're getting it for free, EXTRACT EVERY BIT OF VALUE YOU CAN FROM THAT OPPORTUNITY. If you're going to put up a still image of the FIRST logo during the program (which was done early on in the show), take the ten additional seconds necessary to post the dang website address underneath it.

If indeed this is going to be repeated for future seasons, make the iteration, add the corrective action to improve the information conveyed to the public during the show, and have a nice day.

Where did I say 'google something'? The show says, for more information, go to ABC.com. From the ABC page for iamFIRST, it directs you to www.usfirst.org

If these people you speak of don't know how to use the internet, as you say, then no matter what URL you give- they just won't figure it out!

I think that, sure, it's something to improve for next year, and if the sponsors agree to it, put both URLs down or something. But if that's the only complaint, then I guess they did an alright job.