For me, social media is a place to share and discuss. Like Clay Shirky discusses in Cognitive Surplus, the Internet is a…
When I was younger, social media almost exclusively referred to Facebook. There really wasn’t a whole slew of other options out there like there are today. I was taught by my parents, who have never had any social media accounts, that social media was a huge waste of time.
For me, Social Media is a bridge between space and time that allows us to share and voice our opinions to the…
I signed up for my first prominent social media app on my own when I was 11 or 12 years old. It was Instagram and I had learned about it through the word of mouth from an older teammate. I downloaded it the night he told me about this “app that you can share pictures and messages…
When we think of social media today, we can come up with a number of applications: TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat…. My #1 most used platform is Instagram, it's where I network with old friends and keep up with their lives. If it weren't for social media, I would most likely lose touch with…
Social media is social platforms in which we choose to participate in online. Whether it be Snapchat, Facebook…
For a long time, social media was a conduit for anxiety and jealousy in my life. The constant feeling of not being involved, of not understanding the conventions and the social norms, it was a persistent reminder of abnormality. Then, I finally realized one day that forcing…
Social media to me is a place to share special moments as well as share funny memes and videos with friends. It is relevant to me because many of my friends whom I have grown up with have had to move to another state or area. Interacting with friends far from home when I was younger was a…
Lilli Harding
January 28th, 2022
Blog topic: What is social media to you? Why is it relevant to you? What role do you think it plays in our society? What aspect of social media interests you the most? Where is social media heading in the…
