This week in the Psychology of
Social Media we completed our group presentations that we have been working on
for the last couple of weeks. This was a fun experience. I enjoyed working with
my group and learning more about our topic: Twitter. Previously I have not had
a good attitude about Twitter; none of my friends are active users of this form
of social media and it was really hard for me to find a personal use for when we were encouraged to use it for this course. However, I really came to
appreciate Twitter more as I did research and discussed its purposes with my
group. I was assigned to look up the history of Twitter, and I was so shocked
to discover all the wonderful things Twitter has been apart of and how much it
is influencing our social word. I especially liked seeing what the creators of
Twitter looked like and learning more about them. I absolutely love putting
faces of people with the ideas and technology they have created, so I found this to be
very beneficial as I continued to study and research Twitter. I was so shocked
by how young they are; this knowledge has motivated me to pursue my dreams and
to accomplish more. I also learned that Twitter is a public company; this is
something I was not aware of in the past.
I also enjoyed the prep assignment for Tuesday. This prep assignment included several short videos that we were simply asked to analyze. One video I especially liked was one that had statistics about the advances that have been made in technology, for example, more people own a cell phones than own a tooth brush. I would be very interested into looking at the actual studies and procedures that were used to get these statistics. It is really hard for me to simply trust a statistic that someone throws out there; I like to look for the evidence behind what they are saying. This is something that has been difficult for me during this class. As technology advances it is so difficult for researchers to keep up with all the changes, and there are not many studies done. It has been difficult for me to simply rely on opinionative articles and I am constantly looking for evidence. However, it was still so much fun to learn the suggested statistics and to imagine how they are changing our world, and will continue to change our world in the future.
I also enjoyed the prep assignment for Tuesday. This prep assignment included several short videos that we were simply asked to analyze. One video I especially liked was one that had statistics about the advances that have been made in technology, for example, more people own a cell phones than own a tooth brush. I would be very interested into looking at the actual studies and procedures that were used to get these statistics. It is really hard for me to simply trust a statistic that someone throws out there; I like to look for the evidence behind what they are saying. This is something that has been difficult for me during this class. As technology advances it is so difficult for researchers to keep up with all the changes, and there are not many studies done. It has been difficult for me to simply rely on opinionative articles and I am constantly looking for evidence. However, it was still so much fun to learn the suggested statistics and to imagine how they are changing our world, and will continue to change our world in the future.
I loved listening to the presentations given during class. I was so impressed by my classmates and I learned so much from them. I feel like everyone really tried hard to master their topics and they presented their topics in unique and creative ways. Although I mostly stick to Facebook, I feel that there are benefits of so many other forms of social media and I would be interested in testing them out if I had more free time. I simply don't know how people have the time to squeeze in all the different forms, and although I sometimes feel like I may be missing out on social opportunities that are provided by social media, I know that I benefit more from being apart of real life social interactions.
