Task 1b
How hooked is society on social media technologies? Ask yourself how many times you checked your Twitter or Facebook accounts today?...Whether it be on your phone, laptop or PC...I'll bet it's more than once! Of course it is. People are obsessed with it. I listen to the radio quite a bit throughout the day and am still amazed that there are sections of high profile radio shows that say what's currently trending on Twitter or which certain celebrity has just posted a picture of their lunch. Most adverts on TV end with the Facebook or Twitter logos in a corner. In other words saying 'come and follow or like us'. It's all around us and seems to suck people in. When did following someone-elses life become so important? I fully understand it's not just that aspect. There's the business side to it. No longer is advertising restricted to the TV, sides of buses and billboards. We don't have to buy advertising space. Any one company or person whether they be high profile or not can advertise themselves on FB and Twitter. Just look at what posting a video on You-tube can do for you. If you go viral you're as good as made. Self-promotion is everything in today's world.
How hooked is society on social media technologies? Ask yourself how many times you checked your Twitter or Facebook accounts today?...Whether it be on your phone, laptop or PC...I'll bet it's more than once! Of course it is. People are obsessed with it. I listen to the radio quite a bit throughout the day and am still amazed that there are sections of high profile radio shows that say what's currently trending on Twitter or which certain celebrity has just posted a picture of their lunch. Most adverts on TV end with the Facebook or Twitter logos in a corner. In other words saying 'come and follow or like us'. It's all around us and seems to suck people in. When did following someone-elses life become so important? I fully understand it's not just that aspect. There's the business side to it. No longer is advertising restricted to the TV, sides of buses and billboards. We don't have to buy advertising space. Any one company or person whether they be high profile or not can advertise themselves on FB and Twitter. Just look at what posting a video on You-tube can do for you. If you go viral you're as good as made. Self-promotion is everything in today's world.
Web 2.0 is everywhere. A site exists for anything you want seen or heard. Probably two sites. It's an interactive media sharing entity. A tool which enables any one person to converse on a global scale. However, it comes with it's warnings. Your words will be in the public limelight, so tread carefully because as we all know and have witnessed the consequences of not respecting the power it holds can be catastrophic.
On the professional front web 2.0 has helped me more than once. If I needed to perfect a certain accent or revise particular songs or characters You-tube and other such sites were inundated with a variety of options from which to choose. Everyday I encounter tweets or statuses requesting help for audition song suggestions or monologues. Replies with various options fly in from around the country and sometimes across the pond with people all willing to help. I've also recently noticed many dance casting agents using the social media communication tools to good effect. Sending a group tweet to clients offering information on upcoming castings must save them time and money. A little impersonal if you ask me but understandable considering the client base some of these agents have. They are moving with the times and so must we all.
My particular usage of 2.0 has been limited to the main two social media sites but due to the tasks ahead will expand over the next few weeks and months. I've seen 2.0 bring people together but I've also seen it rip people apart. Control and respect for oneself and others are needed to make this ingenious piece of technology a complete success.
Hi Leon,
ReplyDeleteemphatic yes to your post.
Web2.0 has lots of opportunities and lots of dangers. It is a technology, just as meeting up in real life is a technology (a tool for getting something done). Web2.0 for me is no different than going to a meeting, or communicating or conversing with others. It is full of potential, has its own characteristics, and needs handling intelligently just like any other interaction.
Hi Leon
ReplyDeleteGreat post, particularly like your final paragraph. I think this slots into the 'trust' category of Web 2.0 you don't just have to trust others to make the right choices you also have to trust yourself - words vented in the heat of the moment once written down cannot be taken back.
On a separate note, I thought it might be helpful if everyone added the 'subscribe via email' option to their blog? You can find this in the 'layout' section of your blogger clicking on 'add a gadget' (I've put mine above my profile) and then choosing the 'subscribe via email' gadget. I thought this could save us all time as rather than checking everyday to see what's new, we would get an email telling us someone has a new blog topic. Just a thought! I'm going to post this to everyone.
Take care
Megan
Thank you for your feedback. I think we all know someone how has mis-used the social media sites in the heat of the moment. I try very hard not post anythong negative...It's a little rule I have....wonder how long it will last!!
DeleteMegan...cheers for the suggestion. Sounds like a great idea.
I've written a post about email subscription v RSS if you want to take a look at my blog. I'm finding both really useful.
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