Since we have entered this class we have been exposed to social media and other Web 2.0 technologies right off the bat. And while many of us have a Facebook or Twitter account for our personal lives, have those of you who were not as interested in social media or blogs or what have you had a change of opinion? Do you find that your interest in how social media works piqued at all? Or will you promptly be deleting all of your accounts once this class has ended?As all of you probably know by now I am very much a supporter of online communities and I like the idea of libraries becoming a community hub online as much as they are a community hub as a brick and mortar physical location. While I have often struggled to make good, relevant content here on this blog, I do find the practice rewarding. I write stuff all the time but I don't ever post it for it to be consumed by the public. I have rants and discussions with those who are close friends on topics that I'm passionate about but, again, not for public consumption. Putting my ideas and thoughts out there on the web is a different experience for me. But not an unwanted one. It has given me a chance to see if I can generate cohesive pieces that present my opinions on a topic in a concise and interesting way. Though I may fail more often than I succeed on making it interesting.
I look forward to more experience working in social media and Web 2.0 technologies. Who knows I may even keep this blog going, though the chances aren't terribly high. But it could definitely happen. My Twitter account on the other hand will be deleted or at least ignored since I have my personal one that I keep up with instead.
I also think that this class has forced me to branch out to areas I may not have otherwise visited. QR codes and Joomla come to mind (Google Drive has been too big of a love in my life to count cloud-computing/storage). It has reinforced my decision to delve more deeply into web programming and design. Learning to code is something that many of my friends are doing but that I had since stopped after attempting to take a few classes here on campus.
And just for fun, here are some cat gifs:
CAT GIFS. Need I say more Mr. Piano-Techno-Man.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who did not participate in social media before this class, I have found myself intrigued by the experience. I especially like my Twitter account and how I can hold short conversations with other people, retweet interesting things, and keep track of multiple people at the same time. The blog is a little more of a burden to me, but has been an interesting experience. However, after this class ends, I think I'll delete my Twitter account. I don't see myself using it in the future because I am half afraid I'll get addicted to constantly monitoring it. If I were to ever "tweet" again, I could see myself doing so for a library's twitter account. Thanks to this class, I do feel more comfortable using a social media platform like Twitter.
ReplyDeleteOne of the articles this week mentioned that there was no way to be certain if social media was truly reaching a new population of users, or if it was just another forum for an existing community to connect. I'm not sure if that would constitute success or failure.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I'll continue to actively tweet once this class ends, but I will definitely continue to monitor my twitter feed. I've installed the app, and I like it for getting up to the minute updates.