Blog entry #3 Social Media
I think we can all pretty much agree that social media has tremendously changed in the last couple decades. If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t noticed; I’ll be happy to point out all the neat tricks and tools you need to know. All of this information is coming from Status update, I found this article really interesting and it immediately caught my attention.
The first thing a user should do is find a picture to upload. This may sound easy but it goes a lot deeper then finding any random picture. It has to be appealing to other people so they like it. Second you need approval from your friends; sometimes a second or third opinion helps point out flaws on pictures.
The next step is actually uploading the picture to social media. A user can expect to get around 2 likes per minute and 1 comment every 10 min. But there’s a trick to this step also. Users want specific type of comments such as “ Beatiful”, “ stunning”, “ Gorgeous”, Ect. Typically these comments come from close friends to help validate the picture uploaded. If a user you don’t know comment ona picture, this typically means they want to become friends or get to know you. There is also an unspoken code that if a friend comments on your picture, you also need to comment on theirs. This is so that both parties feel validated.
Social media has turned into a place for validation and where people can feel good about there selves (If they create there page the right way) . This is because users set there selves up for success! They get validation that the picture is likable, all friends like and comment on pictures, at the end of the day it makes you feel better about your self.
But Why? Why does this make us feel better if it’s all a set up? This is what I found to be the most interesting part. If you put your self out there it’s nice to get recognition for it, ( Fake or not) everyone likes to be told there pretty. More importantly social media is a place for people to dissect and dig to see who’s relevant and who’s not. This way users can see what social class everyone is in.
This is interesting because social media has evolved so much from just sharing pictures. Now users can decide what friends they should and shouldn’t hangout with. Who’s closest to them and who just can’t keep up. Almost like a second reality people feed into social media making it the number one time consuming activity.
The first thing a user should do is find a picture to upload. This may sound easy but it goes a lot deeper then finding any random picture. It has to be appealing to other people so they like it. Second you need approval from your friends; sometimes a second or third opinion helps point out flaws on pictures.
The next step is actually uploading the picture to social media. A user can expect to get around 2 likes per minute and 1 comment every 10 min. But there’s a trick to this step also. Users want specific type of comments such as “ Beatiful”, “ stunning”, “ Gorgeous”, Ect. Typically these comments come from close friends to help validate the picture uploaded. If a user you don’t know comment ona picture, this typically means they want to become friends or get to know you. There is also an unspoken code that if a friend comments on your picture, you also need to comment on theirs. This is so that both parties feel validated.
Social media has turned into a place for validation and where people can feel good about there selves (If they create there page the right way) . This is because users set there selves up for success! They get validation that the picture is likable, all friends like and comment on pictures, at the end of the day it makes you feel better about your self.
But Why? Why does this make us feel better if it’s all a set up? This is what I found to be the most interesting part. If you put your self out there it’s nice to get recognition for it, ( Fake or not) everyone likes to be told there pretty. More importantly social media is a place for people to dissect and dig to see who’s relevant and who’s not. This way users can see what social class everyone is in.
This is interesting because social media has evolved so much from just sharing pictures. Now users can decide what friends they should and shouldn’t hangout with. Who’s closest to them and who just can’t keep up. Almost like a second reality people feed into social media making it the number one time consuming activity.
I find that fact sad about social media now is that you have to pick a picture for an audience not for yourself. It's almost like it doesn't matter what you like or not anymore it matters what the audience your trying to keep likes or dislikes. In a way it's kind of like loosing your freedom of what to post on social media.
ReplyDeleteI loved how you used this post to create a "how to" based on the information/ideas you learned from the podcast. Engaging and authentic.
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