Let\u2019s
\nface it, I don\u2019t think anyone was entirely excited to be running the class\u2019s
\nInstagram and Twitter for the week. \u201cAuthoringbc\u201d may not be popular in the
\nrealm of social media, but it is still a lot of pressure to have your project
\nviewed by the public instantly. Personally, I don\u2019t like the direction social
\nmedia is going, but I think Media Account Week has helped show me that Twitter
\nand Instagram could still be used for good. <\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Instagram
\nwas honestly a lot of fun. I\u2019ve never used Instagram, so when I was asked to
\nmake a personalized theme I was baffled. Since my Media Account Week was over
\nSpring Break, I thought it would be unique to showcase the places my friends at
\nBoston College and I visited over the week. I tried to have everyone include
\nsomething BC in their pictures in an effort to exemplify a \u201cBConBreak\u201d feeling.
\nI\u2019m glad I was able to incorporate my friends in this part of the project, as
\nthe final edition felt very coherent and unifying. <\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overall, the assignment was not as dreadful as I
\nbe honest, I struggled with Twitter. Not only am I not an avid Twitter user,
\nbut the suggestions for posting on Twitter were hard to implement over Spring
\nBreak. I couldn\u2019t reflect on articles we studied, or talk about tangents in
\nclass. Instead, I focused on posting quotes, articles and things I<\/a> simply found interesting. It\u2019s amazing how much you can
\nexpress in 140 characters. <\/p>\n
\nSpotify playlist came the most naturally to me. My playlist is a conglomerate
\nof music that represents me in my entirety. It\u2019s mostly rap, indie, and
\nalternative, with a sprinkle of electronic and classical. There really is no
\ncoherent theme to the playlist: songs will relax me, anger me, focus me, or
\npump me up. My goal to the playlist is to send the listener on an emotional
\nrollercoaster, to get the audience uncertain of what\u2019s next to come. <\/p>\n
\nexpected. I generally struggle with creativity, which I thought embodied Media
\nAccount Week as a whole. However, the project was more about the individual. I
\nlearned that when forced into Social Media, you are not simply connecting with
\nthe online world, but rather you are expressing yourself in a unique image. <\/p>\n\n