Blogging has become a real joy for me! I love to write and since this course I have a generalized focus on Web 2.0 and the tools provided, I am finding it very easy to engage in this type of community (or network - your choice)! I really do think that I will continue blogging even after learning all that Web 2.0 has to offer - I just have to narrow down a concept or idea - or maybe it will just be an area to write my thoughts and opinions, who knows?
This week I spent a great deal of time focusing on the provided tech tools, the concepts of communities and networks, and the concept of 'lurking' - probably my most interested topic. As I scrolled through my feeder I noticed that a great deal of my classmates shared some of the same interests that I have this week. Ericka also focused on the use of some of the tech tools that have been provided so far. We both are engaging in a majority of the tools and trying them all out. Reddit is going to be the next journey we both take!
I started working with Reddit and admittedly got a bit
overwhelmed - planning to give it a second shot thought! 😀
Lurking is something that can be seen as controversial or unnecessary personally use social media for this the most! I do not have much to contribute a majority of the time, but I do like to keep up with what my friends are doing via Facebook. Bloggerdude and I share this tendency. Some questions posed to this are, are we afraid to contribute or we afraid to put ourselves out there? For me, like I said, I just don't have much to contribute. I think if I had more to say, I would post more - but probably not. Up until this course, I did not give social media much thought. I prefer to be low key and not leave much of a digital footprint. Shaniqua also shared similar views as I and Bloggerdude and has also opted to become less of a lurker and more of a contributor!
Tweet #2 - This article really sparked my interest! I was excited to engage with my classmates in this topic as I am not a big social media person. It was interesting to read about the perspectives of others when it comes to social media.
Hi Frankie,
ReplyDeleteI have used Reddit off and on over the years, and I have recently started getting back into it. I would very much describe myself as a lurker. However, I find myself more comfortable on Reddit due to the anonymity - it's a username I do not use anywhere else.