Introduction to Social Media

  Social Commerce and Rating Systems Blog I have an ambivalent attitude towards rating systems on CERTAIN sites and types of products. For example, on Amazon, I see the majority of ratings are positive almost exclusively which to me indicates more about the type of shopper who writes reviews. They're clearly a passionate shopper OR passionate about the product. Since Amazon doesn't give you rewards for reviews this is someone who of their own volition is willing to take the time to write a little essay about their shopping experience, self expression and perhaps genuine or intellecutalized thought of helping other consumers make a good choice. Does that mean the product is as good as they say? Is there an equal shadow side of dissatisfied customers who don't care for writing reviews, shop infrequently or with less passion, OR didn't care  enough about the product/content or subject in the first place to bother sharing their negative opinion? Those who do write negative ...

Social Networks, No Privacy and What Rights? “Privacy is the fountainhead of all other rights. Freedom of speech doesn’t have a lot of meaning if you can’t have a quiet space. A space within yourself, within your mind, within the community of your friends, within your home, to decide what it is you actually want to say.”   Edward Snowdon “Privacy isn’t about something to hide. Privacy is about something to protect. And that’s who you are. That’s what you believe in. That’s who you want to become. Privacy is the right to the self. Privacy is what gives you the ability to share with the world who you are on your own terms.”  Edward Snowdown   The same laws that apply to stealing people's paper mail should be applied to all online communication and behaviors. Tradition permission giving don't read the fine print check the box privacy sign overs to social media giants should not exist now in light of the fact that nobody writes letters or uses paper mail, that all commun...

Me, Myself and My Social Profile:  The Social Consumer This is a list of the top 3 social media platforms I use that make up part of my Social Profile and examples of the type of content that I have shared recently on them. Based on the framework of Brian Solis I will determine what type of posts they are (Vision, Validation, Vindication, Vulnerability, Vanity or a combination) and then comment on their balance, the type of impression they might be leaving with others, and what my personality could be construed to be like as a consumer. Instagram: I use it the most, I am an artist so it's only artists I follow and generally who follow me. It's the only way I have right now to show my work, I am preparing for Grad School in Painting and Drawing however and working on my own art website because it's not sufficient and I will be including options to purchase prints and originals as well as perhaps update daily with comics that I draw.  https://www.instagram.com/art_notart_ro...

 What my 'liked' groups on Facebook have to say about me Activity 0201 Scrolling through my liked groups on Facebook showed me from present to past where my interests lay over time, as well as people I was associated with/friends with at the time, and beliefs I had/causes I was passionate about. Honestly as soon as I went down about 30 groups I began to see things I no longer even care about or remember specifically (I can recall the phase of my life, my feelings and attitudes towards peers, culture and society that I held, even the friends and social circles that I was with at that time). For example, currently everything is astrology or tarot, particularly tarot groups. As I scrolled further down I saw more and more environmental activism groups and social justice groups. It's not like I don't care anymore about social justice or the environment, but at that time I still believed that perhaps something could be done to save the environment and prevent it's collap...