Technology and Popular Culture, Pt. 2

social media - definition (merriam-webster)

• forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)

social media

• be honest - how much time do you spend on social media?
• why?

social media

• what do you use it for?

Hash Tags #

• do you use hash tags with your social media?
• why? what do you use them for?

Likes and notifications

• how important are notifications to your apps? why?
• what about likes? Are you concerned or not with how many likes you receive? Why?

Selfie

• the act of taking a picture (or video) of Oneself
• both versions are intended to be shared/posted on the internet

selfie

• be honest - how obesessed are you with selfies?

friends

• how important is having friends on your apps?
• why?

critical thinking question

• is the number of online friends more important than the friends themselves? why/why not?
• would you ever friend someone from somewhere else in the world even though you may not ever meet them in your lifetime?

Critical thinking

• do you feel the internet emboldens people?
• Say things online they would not say in person?

questions? Technology and Popular culture, pt. 2