Difference between revisions of "Talk:Ross Smith"

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It's interesting that you've chosen to talk about Facebook even though you don't have one anymore. But I find it a little baffling that you're taking this course, when so much of it is centered around social media. I'm curious to know what your intentions were in taking this class.

I think you did a great job outlining your reasons for skipping out on the Facebook fad. When you were talking about a friend posting an inappropriate picture on your wall, I wanted to know if this was something that had happened before (if there was a specific experience that you're referring to) or if you quit Facebook before any of that could happen. I guess I just wanted to know more about if there was a definitive breaking point you had or if it was a gradual transition. And even though you don't have access to your Facebook anymore, I would've liked to know a specific instance where you might have written a status that was completely against who you are (though maybe you don't remember any of your posts anymore). I want to know more about the difference between Facebook you and irl you. That would've helped more in your level of authenticity argument.

Your writing quality was good and nothing bad stood out. Though I did find your screenshot to be a bit big and therefore intrusive in your story. I also think you could make more sections and flesh each of them out (this goes along with my suggestion of naming some specific experiences you had with Facebook). I finished your post feeling like I wanted to know more about your reasoning for turning away all social media.

I'm also wondering if you had any "relapses" to Facebook after you initially deactivated it. Did you just quit and never look back, or did you have some moments of weakness?

-Sharon L

It's good to know that there are still a few people with self control when it comes to the Internet, especially Facebook. I, on the other hand, am an active user of Facebook and am on every day, but can actually relate to your post in many ways. I am definitely more of a private user, as in my Facebook friends construct my profile more than I construct my profile meaning I rarely upload pictures, post status's, and my pictures are blocked to everyone except for me.

It's obvious that your Facebook didn't reflect much authenticity to your character, and your page definitely seems genuine, but I think there are some places that you could have explored. When I read the first sentence of your page, I thought of some of the challenges you may have faced not having a Facebook in this day and time because it has become of the social norm. You talk a lot about how social media doesn't define you and how most if not all of your life is offline, but some questions that are raised to me are, how has this affected you negatively? Are there things in every day conversation that you would understand if you were an active user, such as a post going viral? So much of interactions and socializing has moved to the Internet, so do you ever feel like not having a Facebook can define you maybe more harshly than having a low activity Facebook? Extending that, your last sentence that says, "social media no longer holds a value to me" so I'm wondering, what does? How does what you value differ from those who do have Facebook, if at all?

Overall, your page had a nice flow. I liked that you incorporated the picture of the incorect email to Facebook, because many users check the "Keep me logged in" box so it really shows the difference between you and users. Although, you had a nice flow and easily readable context, the titles of these could have been more suggestive of the topic you were talking about. Another part of your page that I liked was the Final Reflection. Upon viewing some of the other pages, I thought it was nice that you took some time to gather your thoughts and make a cohesive, last thought to leave to the readers.

-Jenny Kim