Kevin (aka Ryan Seacrest): Fourth up in our final round of CrackBerry Idol is Brittany, tackling the Torch from the perspective of a Power Socializer. Only one more review to go before the final vote... we're getting close folks! Let's see what the judges thought of Brittany's review.

Dieter: I'd like to say this was a good review, but I have to be honest Brittany - I'm disappointed with your performance on this one. Instead of seizing the opportunity to try and win CrackBerry Idol with a Torch review masterpiece, I walked away feeling like you put in the minimum effort required to get it done. The written review lacked photos and was in need of another edit, and while the video was ok, it too felt rushed. Your review of the device itself was adequate, but you left a lot on the table in terms of the power socializer perspective. 

Georgia: Brittany, you gave a good overview of the Torch but I was hoping for more of your input on its social applications. You seemed a bit rushed when you were speaking in the video so it was difficult to follow you. Remember to edit your text for style and content and to have some pictures with the text. Good luck. It was nice having you in the competition.

Craig: Brittany, your review was good if your perspective was from a regular user, but the task was to write from the perspective of power socializer. To me this would mean that you concentrate on how the Torch works with social media apps, and of course OS6's new Social feeds. It could also mean discussing keyboard (physical and virtual) usability. Both your written and video review lacked this perspective. I have loved your work during this competition but here I think you failed to follow through.

Totally agree with the judges. A lot of the words used in the video were redundant. Looks can only get you so far sweetie. Next!!

This was the best opportunity you had to prove your writing and video capabilities. From a grammatical stand point, you need to brush up on your proof reading skills. The misuse of commas, and poor sentence struct really shows that you didn't take the time to do this. When i was in round 1, we were told we could use Bla1ze, and Adam as coaching staff. It would've been beneficial if you sought their consult. Great job on making it to the final, best of luck!

This last round of CB Idol has been very disappointing. It's too bad the competition has to end like this.

Both the written review and video were mediocre at best, and neither came anywhere close to being from the viewpoint of a social user.

Nothing against this review in particular, but I wish people would get their thesauruses out and use nouns other than device when writing up product reviews.

Did anyone notice that she said ALL BlackBerry browers are "amazing"???

Nice grammar.

"Remember to edit your text for style and content and to have some pictures eith the text."
Oops!
=p

"Break away on the open net!!!"
Or so I thought when I started reading. So far the CB idol reviews have been kinda meh. Brittany started her review off strong (nevermind the grammar police) but fanned on the puck at the end.
Video was OK. Could have used a look through the power socializer features available in the new OS.

I don't see how this is any different from a generic review. Sorry I guess.

i feel stupider now by reading that review. i can not believe this teeny bopper made it to the final round. guess sex sells, even in Crackberry Idol. If she wins this, it shows how stupid people can be.

All of you people need to realize this site is not only for news but entertainment as well. The blog entries that are posted by the regular staff aren't perfect but that's fine by me and most of the people on here. The podcast on here that I love sounds just like my friends and I do when hanging around talking about sports. It's casual and....entertaining! Do you really want a stiff on here that has perfect grammar, doesn't say "um" and complains constantly that Craig talks too much? I want to be entertained and any one of these contestants can do it. And if people want eye candy then why can't they have it? It's a user driven site. If you want plain news, go read USA today. Good luck to everyone.

What is this?? Is this the first round of Crackberry idol?? I really hope Brittney does not win. This is a garbage review even if it didnt have any guidelines.

Come on this round really sucks to be the final, wow very dissapointed...bahh

This was entertaining and fun to read. I don't care about grammer either. I misspell stuff and don't always check it, but I don't care lol

When she was speaking about the blackberry browsers in general, it was with JAVASCRIPT disabled, all images loading.

Don't disable it and all images and it's slow.

individuals that roam the internet vouching their opinion as fact based on little knowledge, poor grammar and terrible writing skills. It takes away from the credibility of what a 'review' is and completely negates the intentions of the writer along with patience of the reader.

This was a very poor attempt at a review. How can one take this seriously when it is riddled with grammatical errors? We live in an apple world, where thinking is secondary to doing. This article, is an example of that world.

Seriously power socializer? Is that a sugarcoated term for a social outcast that requires technical appendages to create quasi emotional bonds amongst their peers? Or perhaps it is to maintain some connection to the many networks out there, that are deemed relevant and can only be pursued by a power socializer?

Ridiculous, it takes no skill, talent or effort to be a 'power socializer'; just a person with a lot of time on their hands and an undying passion for the lifestyle of a hermit. Education people, let's try and acquire it before we jump into a world that requires it.

Wow... Finally I see more haters then pervs in the comments this round... I guess some people wiped the dirt off their screens and actually see brit for a crap reviewer that she is... Gratz for making it this far tho......... ~Yawn~

Wow this isn't anything like her previous posts. I think her goal wasn't to win the competition, but to get the phone. The effort to prove herself just isn't there now.
This sucks because I think we needed someone from her age group to change things up a bit. I don't think we are going to see that now.

you suck go home britney

you just noticed this now.. she just wanted the phone???? LOL could of told you that

time to find a new site if she gets even 1 vote

why are you panting? and i really don't know why you're still here.

Lol...I remember on the last round saying I can't believe she made it this far. And it was admitted that many had voted on her based on just that she was cute and couldn't write a quality review.

I'm really not sure why her poor review is a surprise to anyone.

But, sadly, some will still be voting for her because she's cute.

Brittany you have jumped the shark with this review. It looks like your run has come to an end. Take a breath, hold your head up high and be proud you made it this far in the contest.

The review was ok. The video was out of focus so bad that I could hardly see what you were doing. Not a very impressive review.

As soon as I went to CrackBerry.com today and saw this review I just said, oh I can't wait to see all the haters comments...

I was someone who voted for Brittany because she was different and her enthusiasm and creativity is something the CB team has been lacking, while everyone of them is a plain BlackBerry addict... I thought the girl who ran out of the shower dressed in scuba gear was the kid of wildcard this blog needed for the value of entertainment. I did not think she would be the winner but it gave me higher hopes than just about everyone else, apparently, for her final entry. I feel really disappointed though... The video was bouncy and out of focus most of the time and the written review could have used more work. It is interesting to note that all of the angry people who bashed all the other contestants for not having a real comparison to other BlackBerrys said nothing about how Brittany actually gave you a review and included multiple references in the video and writing to other BlackBerry devices... However, I've owned 4 BlackBerrys and I would not have ever called the BlackBerry's web browser awesome, amazing, even acceptable until this Torch I have now... I really feel "left-hanging" hoping that Brittany's creativity would be the best asset for her to win CB Idol, but I feel like this entry was an after thought to something more important... Either way I do have to say good job on getting this far, I really enjoyed the other entries you had!

So as updated after every review, my personal vote standings:

1. Joesph
2. Kerri
3. Dave
4. Brittany
5. TBD

I’m not going to sit here and bash you like the rest, because It would have been so kewl to have someone like you, of your demographic to give your perspective on new BB devices and Apps, but I think your review might have did you in. It does seem as thou your video and written review was rushed.

Your review was pretty much a Torch review and not your perspective of a power social user as we all would have like to have heard about.

Good job non the less.

Right from the first sentence there is a spelling mistake. Wrong use of "too". I don't give a rats ass if a blogger uses "ya" instead of "you" in an article like some do on here but major things like this make you read the sentence twice to make sure it was understood.please no one try and be a smart ass and tell me I missed a comma or something in my comment either...I don't care that's why I am not applying to be a blogger...

Your run is over Brittany. The written review and the video SUCK. Did not mention so many things a socializer would like on the torch. I wish I would have entered the contest now. On the positive side: there will be a lot more entrants into CB idol 2011 because we now know the kind of shit that gets you a free phone. Brittany's garbage. And for 2011 photos should be standard with full clothing and no phones between tits etc

The written review was gushy, and the camera work was out of focus and shaky.

Before I get into my critiquing of the review, allow me to say I'm ashamed that I share the human race with half of those commenting on the review.

While I'll agree the review is rushed and not really all that professional, neither are those comments that choose to use phrases like "You suck". If people can't give constructive criticism, without resolving to ass-hattery, it truly shows the level of immaturity people on the internet exhibit. (Anonymity allows people to not take responsibility for their own actions here, so they're more likely to be snide and non-helpful)

But, back to the review at hand.

Brittany, I have to ask.. were the previous reviews written by you? (Or, conversely, was this one NOT?) The written sentence structure, and overall speech patterns are completely different. The previous videos, while always lacking the complete level of professionalism, seemed to have an air of excitement... and it seemed to be your strong point. However, after looking at this review and the previous ones, the video feels less scripted, and the written review is extremely short. The video as mentioned above is very jittery, and the written review feels the same way.

The only thing I can gather, is perhaps you either didn't fully understand the assignment, or with school having started back up, you're overly pressed for time and didn't give the quality level of review the finale deserves.

As some have mentioned, punctuation is pretty bad in some areas. Couple that with the fact your written review seems to lack a cohesive flow for discussing the device in general, almost makes me think you were TRYING to find reasons to like the device. In all honesty, if you DON'T like the device, or you find issues with it, I suspect the average Crackberry.com reader would prefer to have read that, rather than a very short review that seems to jump all over, without really focusing on the one subject you were assigned to cover.

Overall, I would recommend resubmitting your review to the crackberry.com staff, even if it doesn't count for the competition. You really deserve to do yourself, and the staff, the courtesy of giving the review a better attempt.

*edited at 9:10am to fix the spelling of her name.

"Coming from a BlackBerry that I loved, I wasn't very excited to switch to a device I wasn't used too."

Really? We couldn't make it past the first sentence?

I think the review was rushed and not very well edited. I agree with the judges, as it appears that you just wanted to get this contest over with.

Can't say I blame the poor girl. I will admit that I haven't been a fan of her style of reviews, but I've never "attacked" her in the way that some people have been crucifying this poor girl.

She's in the competition, which is more than 98% of Crackberry users can say about themselves. It's tough to put yourself out there and I think she did an alright job. She won't win the competition, but she has made it this far.

Congrats on coming this far and even though I haven't been a fan of your work, I will congratulate you on dealing with the immature abuse and rhetoric babbling of many of these trolls.

Enjoy your Torch!

The review was ok, nothing special. BUT, it was definately not from a Power Socializer point of view, you liking the Social Feeds app doesn't make you a power socializer.

I consider myself a Power Socializer, and don't get me wrong its not like I have 5000 friends, its just the trend in my country. From my 145 BBM contacts I can sure say 120 are 20 or younger, sure I'd like at iPhone at my age (19) but I just type and type and type, so a virtual keyboard is not an option. Neither are android devices because the main thing about this is BBM.

I can leave my BB alone for half an hour and when I get it it has 10-15 BBM's and that is 24/7 (more like 18/7 haha).

Being stated this I would say this device is NOT that good for a real socializer, because sliding it up too much in such a little time its annoying, and can't be good for the device. I swear I'd slide it like 2 times per minute.

I agree with the majority of posters; I found Brittany's attempted use of the English language (from sentence structure, to paragraph design, to grammatical issues, to misspellings) to be EXTREMELY distracting.

All I got from that 'review' was evidence that Brittany needs to turn her Blackberry off during English class. Yowzers...

Her review wasn't the best I've read, but give her a break! The best part of it was that she could use the Torch on T-Mobile. Thanks!

The Palm Pre is a vertical slider smartphone. So RIM does not have a leg up on the competition.

After all of the repeated bashing and negative reviews she received for being herself, why would she try to do something different than a lame and boring review....snoooooze. Isnt that what all of you lame "techy" losers wanted? Brittany is a very ambitious and intelligent girl that has endured nothing but negative smack talk and down right mean reviews EVERY round. I would be gun shy to submit anything more than what she did. I think her reviews were fun and refreshing! Wake up!

I'm sorry folks but you're being too harsh. The topic at hand was basically devoid of depth so expecting a review with substance is pointless.

The target audience here isn't by and large the technical expert but rather the casual fan crowd. This review blends in just fine at that level.

As for the poor editing... well... that's unimpressive but I've seen similar submissions from existing staff on occasion. So, bottom line is that I'm neither over nor under-whelmed. I see no reason to bash the submission as others have done. Shrug.

I have loved being a part of this competition. Having a full time job and being full time in nursing school, I am not a power socializer. My BB is used for email for work and school, internet (which coming from a phone with absolutely no browser at all, the browser on a BB is extremely helpful), calender, and using the notepad to keep track of assignments. I am not trying to defend writing a bad review. It is not one of my greatest, but I have a lot going on. I have endured the bashing and the mean comments all the way through this competition. No matter what kind of review I came up with there would have been something wrong with it. You all would still sit and bash every little thing I do. I have been told over and over again that the only reason I got through was because of my looks, so I don't even have my face in this video and because of that it sucked?? If you don't like my video, fine. Is it really necessary to get on here and say it over and over and over again?? I get it. You don't like it.But don't you find it interesting that no matter how much you hate me you have sat here and watched my entire video and read my entire review??