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My biggest takeaway from this semester is the number of friends you have on social media versus the number of friends you have in person. I had an experience when I was in secondary school; there was a well-known person on social media in town. Every time I would ask people about that particular person, they informed me that in school, this person was very kept to themselves and was an introvert but outside of the school, she was this well-known person on social media. Going back to Dunbar‘s theory about how Everyone who has 150 friends on social media talks to about 50 of those 150 people, and out of those 50 friends, only 15 are considered good friends, and out of those 15 good friends, five are considered close friends. My young self assumed that since this individual was prevalent on social media, they must have many friends in person, but in reality, it wasn’t the case. This made me realize that you can’t always trust what you see on social media because, in the scenario, as it tu...
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Andie Young Blog post #4

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Will Tumblr's design model become more popular with other platforms. - JENNA TRANTAU

JENNA TRANTAU Tumblr does not have an algorithm or any sorts and that is a key element to why so many people still used the platform after all the scandals it's gone through with child pornography in 2018.  “Forty-eight percent of its active users and sixty-one percent of its new ones are Generation Z.” (Chayka, 2022). This makes me wonder where the direction of social media is going. It is proven in many studies how social media cannot replicate the same authenticity as in person because of the constant judgement and need to fit into societal ideologies. So will we turn to anonymity for an escape of these online expectations or continue to fuel unrealistic standards that we face each day. As a consumer I am getting tired of all the influencer's trying to sell me products and have a career with doing so. The targeted marketing is invasive and Generation Z I predict in the future will try and put a stop to this. People also feel like social media addiction is a real issue that n...
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Blog Post #4 - Mainella

  After completing the course many interesting things were learned. One of the key platforms discussed was BeReal. This platform ultimately attempts to provide its users with a realistic experience as one is required to upload a picture within a two-minute time frame. However, it can also be argued that the platform can lack authenticity and intimacy as one can postpone their uploaded posts and skip the required time frame. In saying such, I wrote my midterm on this topic and learned many key things. One of the main overarching ideas was that it is understood that social media platforms such as BeReal find it challenging to provide one with a feeling of authenticity and intimacy, as uploaded posts are not always accurate within the time frame their user uploads them. In light of these explanations, I found that utilizing course concepts to support this point enabled me to achieve a strong understanding of why platforms like BeReal can lack authenticity and intimacy.
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Noah Booker Blog Post #4

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Blog Post #4 - Rebekah Krofchick

The Platonic (or Socratic) critique of writing is one that really interests me as it reveals anxieties about the uptake of new media that are still relevant in our contemporary society. However, one element of Socrates' critique of writing that we did not really dive into during this course is that of eros, which is a kind of intimacy that moves beyond the meeting of the minds and into the intertwining of the souls. It is sort of considered the ultimate level of authenticity and intimacy, and therefore eros should be the goal of communicative exchanges. When examining whether or not a communicative medium is authentic or not, Socrates would be concerned with whether or not that medium facilitates the development of eros.  However, Socrates believes that this can only occur through face-face communication with a specific audience in a shared space. With this understanding, can we even say that reaching eros is possible in our current media ecology? Socrates would say no, there may b...
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The Dunbar Number and Social Media- Abbegayle Zwep

 The Dunbar Number theory has been a focus this semester talking about different numbers in regard to various social media apps. The Dunbar Number theory states that we can only maintain a relationship with 150 people. Then Dunbar breaks down that number into different categories of relationships with those 150 people.  Dunbar argues that we maintain 5 close friends, 15 good friends, 50 friends, and 150 acquaintances. As I said earlier, this theory can then be applied to various social media apps. For example, many people have more than 150 followers on Instagram and follow over 150 people. Many people who they don't know personally but keep in connection with over Instagram. On Snapchat, most people I know talk to around 50 people, while they may have more friends on the app they only really connect with a group of around 50. On Be Real, many people have fewer friends around 15 because the app is more intimate many want to just have their good friends on the app. Then imessag...
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