Day Three.
Documentation Criteria
Produce a blog entry of 250-500 words that addresses the following questions:
What? Describe the types of online media practices you engaged with and produced today. This many include (what you listened to, watched and created online). Write this description as if you are explaining to someone step by step what you did. Explain what you did like for instance if you added a video to YouTube. What was the content of the video? This part sets up the context for the next two questions.
How? This part focuses on the authoring, publishing and distributing part of your activity. For instance, if you are adding a photo to Instagram – What did you take the photo with (what type of camera)?, How did you author the content then publish it to that service? How did you distribute the content you added? Did you link it to other social media services like Facebook, or a blog, for example.
Why? This part concentrates on the question ‘What do I do with online media?’ For example, why did you post a photo to Facebook? Was it because you wanted to show family and friends what you were doing that day at that particular time? Another example – Why did you watch a particular video on YouTube? Was it for entertainment purposes or to learn something?
Media Usage Overview
- Online Banking
- Ticketek
- Facebook Messenger
- Spotify
- Blackboard
- WordPress (my own personal blog)
- My Media Factory Blog (Media 1 + Networking Media)
- VSCO Camera
- FitnessFirst Gym Membership App
- Snapchat
- Gmail
- Uber
- Youtube
- Netflix
Focus: Snapchat (and the age of the ‘quick photo’)
What? I use Snapchat pretty much on a daily basis to communicate with my friends both in Melbourne, Australia and Overseas. I find it to be the easiest way to share your experiences quickly (ie: if I am having brunch, sharing a photo of it to my closest friends) Today, I actually went out for brunch with my friends and I shared this both with people individually and on my ‘story’ (wider community).
How? Snapchat is known for the fact that the photo ‘deletes’ after a certain number of seconds, allowing individuals to have a short conversation that isn’t via text. I use Snapchat to send photos of my daily life (not necessarily “picture perfect” or “instagram worthy” photos that I would post on other platforms – I use it as a snippet into my everyday life. You can also follow celebrities, television show networks or other influential individuals to see behind the scenes or parts of their daily lives. I tend to follow lots of foodie places (particularly Melbourne food bloggers) to find out the best places to eat and drink in Melbourne.
When? I use Snapchat because I find it to be a quick way of communicating with someone. Often people will have their text messages set on mute but have their snapchat notifications on. There are also snapchat ‘streaks’ which means sending pictures to someone for a number of consecutive days (it’s a big feat – I ‘lost’ a 356-day streak with one of my friends).