Friday, 25 November 2011

Lab Assignment: Define your social media profile -- DMA188

1. Identify the different Social media venues you are a part of.

Twitter

Facebook

Tumblr

BBM

Blogger

Skype


2. List the number of contacts you have on each social media venue
  • Twitter
    Following: 130
    Followers: 107
  • Facebook
    415 "Friends"
  • Tumblr
    Following: 42
    Followers: 14
  • BBM
    73 Contacts
  • Blogger
    0 (strictly School work so far)
  • Skype
    10 Contacts
    3. List the amount of time you spend on each social media venue broken down by day and/or
    week

    • Twitter
      Since Twitter is on my phone, I tweet ALL the time. So i would say 24/7
    • Facebook
      Facebook is coming to a lull at the moment so i would say 30min a day and 3-5 times a week.
    • Tumblr
      Definitely 3hrs a day, everyday.
       
    • BBM
      24/7. I barely even text.
    • Blogger
      1-2 hrs a week
    • Skype
      Not very often, probably 2hrs, in a day maybe 2 times a weel
    4. List the different types of content you upload on each venue
    • Twitter
      Whatever i feel like in that moment. I treat Twitter like a very  vague diary. I usually post something interesting to me. I also help advertise and promote for a Canadian rap artist.
    • Facebook
       I used to post everything on facebook, pictures of a vacation, pictures of a day at school, anything. Nowadays, I hardly post anything. I let Tumblr do that for me, I synced my Tumblr with my facebook and now i don't do anything but check notifications on Facebook.
    • Tumblr
      I barely upload anything on Tumblr but when I do I post pictures. On the other hand, I reblog a lot of people. When I re blog, I usually re blog imagery, such as fashion, or just plain comedy.
       
    • BBM
      I don't upload much, I pretty much use BBM as a way to IM other people.
    • Blogger
      I post my assignments and sometimes my photofraphy aside from school
    • Skype
      I don't post anything on Skype.
    5. List the social media venues you declined to be a part of and why
    • Google Plus
      I don't really see the need to be on Google plus really. It doesn't interest me because everyone that i want to talk to at the moment are on primary social media sites.
    • Second Life
      I already have one life I don't need another. If i wanted to have a virtual life i would go on Sims, where i don't have to interact with others.
    • Oovoo
      Oovoo is just another Skype. Some attributes of Oovoo are better than Skype but everyone I want to talk to has Skype, so I don't see the need to have one.
    • Myspace
      I used to have a Myspace, I have lost interest in using it. This site is the site that began my designing days but, it has become boring to me. Also, Myspace is geared toward the music industry and I'm not an artist.
    6. List the one Social Media venue you use the most and why

    TWITTER!
    Twitter takes the cake on this one. I think i use twitter so much because its so accessible. Also, I'm just plain addicted. when I'm on the bus, I'm on Twitter. When I'm eating dinner, I tweet what I'm eating. Why? I have no clue anymore. The weird thing is, I don't even have that many followers.

    7.Write a paragraph on why or why not Social media play a prominent role in your day to day life

    Social Media does play a big role in my life. In the beginning it started out as a fad, with Myspace. But now, it's a part of my life, part of my routine. Every social medium has its reason in my life. Facebook, although it's becoming less and less apart of my life, was a way to really communicate with new and old friends. I have people on my Facebook that i used to go to elementary school with. Skype I use to connect with friends and family that I can't just get up and go see because they live out of the country. BBM has completely taken over texting. I can message friends and family that are anywhere in the world for FREE. It is also quick and convenient for me (Minus the little downfall it had). Tumblr is a new addition to my daily routine. Everyday, i come home, do what i have to do and when that is all done, there is a time when I become really bored. Tumblr has become my cure for boredum. I don't have tumblr because I want to blog, I have Tumblr to scroll and laugh. All in all, Social media plays a big role in my life because it's my primary key to communication.

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