Nayla R's Learning Journal

Reading Chapter 6 has given me more in-depth knowledge on topics I had previously known about. I found it very interesting how much goes on behind the scenes for companies that are trying to grow on social media.  While companies "want visitors to respond to each post" they "also seek higher levels of engagement through liking comments of others and making comments" of their own (Lipschultz 2021).  Reading page 165 specifically made me think of interactions I see happening online everyday. Companies use "trendy" words and try to speak like they are human, and not a corporation. Social media has made these companies decide to speak informally and like they are our friend (probably to make us feel they are more "relatable"). I always found it to be cringe-worthy and very strange.  It also highlights how social media has changed the landscape for things in the real world.  Another interesting part to this reading was the statistics on social media i...

 For this time diary, I chose to track my usage of Instagram. I used "Screen Time" on my iPhone to track my usage over 4 days (since I only use Instagram on my phone). I prefer to use Instagram on my phone because it's more user-friendly and I can use it while I'm out. Since it is supposed to be a mostly mobile app, the website version lacks many features. I decided to track from Wednesday to Saturday (as seen below).  Wednesday - 41 minutes Thursday - 51 minutes Friday - 16 minutes Saturday - 1 hour 6 minutes  I tend to use Instagram in short 5-10 minute periods throughout the day. But, my most frequent usage is at night around 8pm-12am. This is because it's usually the time I get to relax and everything slows down. The time of semester usually does not affect my usage. The only time would be when I have many essays or readings to do during a short period of time. My screen time will decrease and my most frequent hours of usage moves into the daytime. Rather than...