Arianna Torres Learning Journal

After reading chapter 7 of Social Media Communication by Jeremy Lipschitz I learned a lot of interesting material. “Mobile technologies create flexibility to briefly bring people together physically and virtually. (pg 194). Mobile technology has created many opportunities for people such as giving them more time to do things at home or on the go, for example on a vacation. Many people can make money from their phones which means they can enjoy time with family and friends but still be able to handle responsibilities on their phones. Since more companies are creating apps for users to download, we are now able to do a variety of things such as pay our bills instead of being face to face with a representative. Mobile technology has also increased the social media impact on politics. Obama created an innovative campaign app in 2008 that allowed young voters to access their contacts that focused on the key states and urged them to vote. “The app was a mobile portal for campaign information...

           After reading chapter 6 of Social Media Communication by Jeremy Harris I was not surprised about how social media store our data. Social media is not only use as entertainment, but it used as a business venture. Social media apps such as Facebook and Instagram watch not only what we post but how many likes we have and the comments we receive. They view this data regarding personal gain of business to earn more money. For instance, A high end company may post clothing or electronics they are considering putting out to see how the world will react to it before they spend unnecessary time and money on something that will not sell how the company wants it to. “Social networking generates measures of branding, influence, trust, and dispersion of ideas.” (p.173). This allows social influencers to gain their fans by branding and providing viewers with trust that the product they are influencing other to purchase is true.     ...

      Over the past four days I analyzed my usage on four different social media apps. The apps I analyzed were Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok. I decided to use these four because they are the ones, I use the most. I use all of my social media accounts on my phone and I never use anything else partially because I don't fully remember my passwords. Starting from Wednesday I used Facebook for 2 hours and 25 minutes, Snapchat for 20 minutes, Instagram for 14 minutes, and TikTok for 41 minutes. On Thursday I used Facebook for 1 hour, Snapchat for 20 minutes, Instagram for 13 minutes, and TikTok for 40 minutes. On Friday I used Facebook for 1 hour and 45 minutes, Snapchat for 26 minutes, Instagram for 19 minutes, and TikTok for 28 minutes. Lastly on Saturday I used Facebook for 1 hour and 48 minutes, Snapchat for 33 minutes, Instagram for 37 minutes, and TikTok for 14 minutes.       I use Facebook throughou...