Since this is my first post on Social Media I thought I would start off with a list of social media outlets that I am participating in as of right now. That way I can see the progress throughout the semester on my knowledge of social media- it's growth, feedback, participating demographics, and new types; as well as whether I expand my social media footprint.
Right now I have a:
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Blog
Pinterest
I just started my LinkedIn account this semester due to my job search furthering and getting closer to graduation. I would say this is the one I know the least about and the one that I use the least as of right now. Also, I barely ever actually use my Pinterest account. I think it is easier to just browse through my own searches and save the links I like to my computer. I do not like people being able to see everything I pin or I don't like only seeing what people I know pin. Then, this is the second blog I have. The first one I made while studying abroad this summer in London so that my family and friends at home knew what was going on and could enjoy my travels.
I do not have Instagram, like almost every one of my friends, and I have been contemplating it a lot recently. I've tried to not be another girl who gives in to ways to post pictures so people can see how great I think my life is or what I am doing at every second. However, I must admit, it looks pretty entertaining and I enjoy all of the "filters" it provides to make my pictures look better. Maybe because of this class I am in or because of the things I learn for this blog I will give in and get Instagram. TBD.
This morning Instagram announced that it hit 90 million users that post at least once per month. This seems huge especially when last month they had some bumps in the road by unhappy users over the change in service. I was even more impressed that this is Facebook connected users only. I think this is interesting especially coming from someone who is interested in the app but has not given it a chance yet. Facebook paid 1 billion dollars for it, and it has allowed them to connect between both outlets and share all together. Even if I do not have Instagram I can still see the pictures and be tagged in them if they are put on Facebook. It seems like I already have the plus of seeing the pictures I want to see, but I cannot filter the ones I take. I also do not get to see the 40 million photos per day or participate in the 8500 likes per second. I guess those are the main benefits from having your own account. You can post your own photos, filter the colors, and share, comment and like other peoples just like on Facebook, but without all of the political status updates. That seems pretty nice, entertaining, and then just like all the other social media outlets- time consuming.
For all of the other social media hubs I think I will hold off for now.
