Dillon I's Corner

Hi Everyone,  For this weeks learning journal we wil be discussing social media and social media trends. Sticking to the topic of the week I want to start of discussing the article on sproutsocial by Ronnie Gomez from this weeks readings. The article discusses some of the latest social media trends. The one standing out most to me is "edutainment". This is growing quickly and companies are starting to create informative content that is also entertaining. This is the type of content that is needed for everyone of all ages. Informative content that also can grasp the audience attention and keep it will get its point across more so than something that is strictly informative. I like this. This is the type of social media trend that I believe can stand the test of time. "Edutainment" is not something that will just fizzle out. Think about when you were young in middle or elementary school. The information that usually was grasped the easiest not only was informative but...

For this assignement I have tracked my useage of my two most frequent used social media apps in minutes per day.  I found that I used Twitter a bit more than Insagram and never topped over 20 minutes per day on either of the applications. In a day I also never spent over an hour total on social media which I was happy about. I try to limit my social media use as much as possible. As for times I used these apps they varied daily. There was no set time that I would get on social media or a trend in what time of the day I would do so. It was random as could be. All my social media use is through my phone as well I never go on social media through my laptop. I didn't communicate with anyone through these apps either. When on these tools I am just scrolling the feeds and getting information on world news and sports news.

Hi Everyone, The start of my blog experience has been something I have truly enjoyed. I think it has helped me learn about myself and specficially my social media tendencies. After going through some of the other blogs that have been done I believe I am less reliant on social media than most. Yes, I use social media to get some world news and sports news but I do not use social media "socially". I don't post anything of or about myself and I have noticed that isn't the norm for most people using social media in this day and age. I have reflected a bit and I don't think this is something that will change moving forward. Social media for me will always be simply just for obtaining some news and following some sports pages I enjoy. Some thoughts from some of our past readings recently would be on we are data. I have always known everything we do online is tracked so reading more about it didn't shake me much. It wont push me away from interenet and social media u...

     Media and Social Networking are not one in the same. However, I do believe social networking is a form of media. Media in my own words would be any forms of digital communication, be it the internet, social media, the television, etc. Anything that is publicly transmit I would classify as media. Social Networking is a form of media. Social Networking is using the internet in order to stay connected with others. With these definitions you can see why I would classify social networking as a form of media.      Currently, the social networking sites that I use are Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook. I use these sites weekly, and some I use more frequently than others. I would say some I use daily and some maybe once a week. I use all of them for entertainment and news purposes and that is about it. Not much actually social networking is done through these sites.       The use of my social media doesn't have an impact ...

      "Today, what we do in the world has at least the capacity to be observed, recorded, analyzed, and stored in a databank". For me, this quote from the "We Are Data" introduction sums up what I have read very well. It is learned early on in the introduction that whenever we go online, everything we do is being recorded and stored into a database. "We Are Data" breaks down how algorithms store everything that we are doing online and give us different labels based on our online activity. Over time, search patterns you use will continue to alter this profile on you. This is a scary thing. We are being labeled and pin pointed based off what what we do online but not who we are. "When we are made of data, we are not ourselves in terms of atoms". The whole reading is showing me that the internet is a place that is being used for much more than just a news source, entertainment, or connecting. It is being used to monitor, label, and "know" ...

Hi everyone, Social media is an interesting place that over the years has evolved to be a mainstay in most everyones lives. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing that is up to the judgment of the user. For me personally, even though I have quite a bit of social media platforms I use, I am not a fan of social media today. I have quite a bit of "Dos" and "Don'ts" when it comes to social media. Starting with "Do's", we have following news pages, following sports pages that I am interested in, and following a few friends. I keep social media to mainly following specific sports pages and news pages I enjoy and find either entertaining or informative. This is it for my "Do" list.  My "Don't" List is pretty simple. I do not post on social media at all. My social media presence is strictly for following the news and sports pages that I have an interest in. I am not on social media to glorify my life or to show off a lifestyle....

Welcome everyone to Dillon's Corner. Lets start off by introducing myself. My name is Dillon Itani and I was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. I still reside in the Tampa Bay area and do not see myself leaving Tampa anytime soon. I currently am entering the final courses towards my Information Studies degree and am looking forward to getting done with these last couple semesters and moving forward into a career in the field of study. I am a pretty outgoing person and enjoy playing in a couple different of soccer leagues with friends, going out on the weekends, and spending time with family when I can. As far as professional experience I have been in the car business for most of my adult life and have had some jobs as well in the recruiting industry hiring people for a few different companies during that time. I am not to big into social media so this blog experience will be something different for me. I do have an Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat, however, I rarely use any of the...