Man, I never how remixing a webpage could be so easy. X-Ray Goggles is a powerful tool, and I have never heard about it until this week. You basically have the ability to edit any page’s text and images. Once activated on my browser, I was eager to get started but was not sure what page I wanted to edit. CNN and The New York Times came to mind, but I wanted to do something different. I began to think about a topic that has been buzzing lately. That’s when it hit me, people are still raving about the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
I made my way to Apples homepage to get started. The idea was to make it seem as if the company was having a crazy deal in promotion for the newly released iPhones. The entire page was pretty long, so I ended up editing about half of it. Some cocky wordplay was added to certain parts, basically stating that their brand (Apple) is number one and they know it, and also bragging that they have no competition. There was no need to change any images because the original ones worked fine with the new text added.
All in all, I enjoyed this assignment, and will be keeping X-Ray Goggles on my Bookmarks Bar for future use. Sharing your remixes on social media is a breeze as well. It’s definitely a cool little tool to have around, and edit pages to fool with family and friends.