@coolgurlmonolog@EmergingSocial1#co575 I completely understand and agree with what you are saying here. There is definitely an illusion that is perpetuated by social media that we all have equal input into the public sphere on social media. But that is simply not true
@EmergingSocial1#co575 propelled the movement quickly and efficiently. The slight success of this movement on social media laid the groundwork for future movements such as BLM or #metoo to follow in their footsteps. Pt.3
@EmergingSocial1#co575 I am so excited about what we learned this week. I had seen #OWS all over social media for years, and I never bothered to investigate what the movement stood for. The movement was successful for providing a spotlight pt.1
@EmergingSocial1#co575 on the economic disparities in the country. The movement gained much traction, but according to white, “occupy Wall Street was a constructive failure but not a total failure.” The use of social media and memes and online activism pt.2
@gabriellab__575@EmergingSocial1 This is so sad to think about. I Google random things at least 2 times a day but probably more like 10-15. I don't even want to know how much revenue I have generated for them. Our reliance on them is astonishing @EmergingSocial1#co575
advertisements but we don't feel it is right to have our search history and data tracked for advertisements. Our reliance to Google and its services fuels their further capitalistic ambitions pt.4
@EmergingSocial1#CO575 After reading Fuch's Chapter 6 on Google, I was very much enlightened to the unfair working conditions and corporate greed that seem to have infiltrated this company. I think that Google does serve many people with their products, but the cost of pt.1
@emergingsocial1#co575 make the big decisions are responsible for their adherence or lack of to ethical standards. We also read about how our privacy is threated due to "tracking", which is also a very controversial topic at hand. We enjoy personalized pt.3
@Jleidreams@winestone93@EmergingSocial1 I feel the exact same way! Dating online feels like people are wearing masks in many of their profiles. But now I have the same philosophy, if it happens it happens, but I am not going to waste my time mindlessly swiping on dating apps when I am just fine on my own!
and platforms to stay connected with your friends. i have many different groupchats on different social media platforms just due to the ease of being able to message on there. My friends utilize this a lot and we enjoy sharing memes. pt.5 @EmergingSocial1#co575
@EmergingSocial1#co575 from the reading, @MaryChayko says "Internet-initiated relationships, once taken offline, are more likely to survive than those initiated face to face". This was very shocking for me to hear, as I did not have that much .pt 1 @EmergingSocial1#co575
dating scene a try. The readings also talked highly of the perks of social media fostering feelings of connectedness for people regardless of where they are located. The internet has so many types of different groups you can join pt.4 @EmergingSocial1#co575
@coolgurlmonolog@EmergingSocial1#co575 I love this so much! While there is so much hate on the internet and in queer social media spaces, we can always find other people in this community that are ready to be supportive.
@EmergingSocial1#co575 "Leave Britney Alone" was such a fascinating read. It talked about social media and sexuality and the queer communities that are formed on there. It also talks of how LGBTQ+ artists use social media to represent themselves and build audiences. (Pt.1)
@emergingsocial1#co575 negative impacts. It is important that we watch our use. I loved the Black Mirror episode Nosedive. It is not too far off from how people actually treat their experience on social media. The desire to be liked by all and get the most likes. This (pt.4)