What forms of new media do you use daily? How has new social media influenced your perspective of events? Are these positive or negative influences?
I only use Facebook as far as online social is concerned. I do not have a date plan on my phone, therefore, all my online interactions are on my computer. I almost signed up for twitter a couple of times, but all the best tweets are posted on facebook anyway. I'm not aware of any others aside from those two. I'm a rare or diminishing breed, I like verbal interaction with people. I call amazon when I have a problem because I like to speak to a person, I know weird right. I'll occasionally text my bff on google text but I still expect a call every night, so I we can verbally exchange ideas, thoughts, and goings on. I hate email. I hate having to remember to check my email, The tee fury daily email is only reason I check it at all.
I think what social media I do use has expanded my world view and perception on world events. I didn't read newspapers unless my grandmother handed me an article and told me to read it, although I would read the art section regularly. I know about news all around the world and the US because it is posted on facebook. Otherwise I would be very disconnected with the world around me today, I've just never been that involved with people or places I don't know. I think my influence with social media is positive. I can still talk to the friends I made while studying abroad without having to spend a dollar on postage every time I want to connect with them. It is much easier to share anything with people I like, from hilarious pictures to actual new items I thought were interesting. I hope I didn't bore you too much this is first thing I had to write in this fashion in a year and a half. I normally write fanfiction, dialog and descriptive text is very different than this style of writing.
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