This
\nweek I had the privilege of being the class\u2019s MC. Although I consider myself
\nfairly active on social media, I was interested to see how I could challenge
\nmyself by engaging in new ways. I was nervous because I don\u2019t typically post
\ntoo often on my own accounts. Normally, I observe more than I post as a way to
\nsee what my friends and family are doing rather than share updates about
\nmyself. Nonetheless, I thought that doing the class\u2019s accounts allowed me to
\nhave a fresh perspective and analyze social media in a different way.<\/p>\n
I
\nfound the Twitter account to be the most unusual of the social media outlets. I
\ndo not have a personal Twitter account, and I was interested to see how it
\nwould work. I decided to do multiple posts in one day in true Twitter live-feed
\nfashion. It\u2019s something I would never do on my own accounts. I have often heard
\nof people and celebrities live-tweeting nearly every aspect of their day. I
\ncannot fathom using social media to that extent, but I was willing to
\nexperiment posting multiple times to test it out. Truthfully, I did not enjoy
\nit. I felt that my attention became too focused on the page and not the world
\naround me.<\/p>\n
\u00a0For
\nthe Instagram account, I stuck to the traditional posting once a day. I thought
\nthe idea of telling a story through pictures was quite interesting. The
\naudience may need to look through the pictures after they have all been posted
\nto understand the flow, but the concept remains very intriguing. I had never
\nused Instagram to tell a story before, but I\u2019m interested in trying it again to
\nsee how complex the story could become. Instagram is my favorite form of social
\nmedia, and I was surprised to see that this project uncovered an entirely new
\nway of using it.<\/p>\n
\u00a0I
\nthought that creating the Spotify playlist was wonderful as well. My taste in
\nmusic spans across a variety of genres and moods, and I think that would need to
\nbe expressed in a movie about my life. I hope the playlist I created allows for
\na dynamic view of my experiences. I also really enjoyed listening to the
\nplaylists of other class members. I found some new songs to listen to that I
\nhad not heard before, and I also heard some songs that were personal favorites
\nof mine already.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Overall,
\nI thought the project was an interactive way of allowing me to expand my
\nthoughts on social media and its uses in our society. I am glad that we were
\nassigned this project, and I am also appreciative that my week was right before
\nthe beginning of my rhetorical analysis on social media. This project allowed
\nme to essentially further my research for that essay, and I am thankful for
\nthat experience as well.<\/p>\n\n