Unit 5 Journal

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Unit 5 Journal

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Looking at the way I use social networking sites, I classify myself as a passionista type of social media user. I say so because of four reasons, the first of which is that I usually tend to be bonded to others on social networking platforms by what I see as my passions. This means that I dedicate much of my social networking time to exploring and sharing my passions with other people online. The second reason is that I connect and socialize exclusively with online content that directly reflects the things I love, and when searching content online, I use category-related terms that relate to these things. The third reason is that as I engage with the content of my interest in social networking, I usually seek detailed information about them. Also, I am increasingly driven to be among the first in my social media circle to find the content and discuss every detail possible. Lastly, I feel I am a passionista type of social media user because digital content sharing and dissemination is an integral part of my social networking activities.

The social media platforms on which I post content the most are Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and the platform that I do spend the most time is Facebook. Since I began using social media, Facebook has been my favorite. Even so, I have been spending significant portions of my social networking time on Instagram of late. What this means is that my platform preferences have changed over time. While I feel that the change has not been significant, I believe that two factors have contributed to this change in social media platform preference. The first is the improved experience that I get when posting on Instagram, particularly when posting video- and picture-based content. The second factor is Instagram’s enhanced capacity to allow me to tell immersive stories to others in my social networking circle.