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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HASHTAGS

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What is a hashtag? A hashtag consist of a pound sign and a word attached to it. For example #ICS119 is our class hashtag. They started on twitter but now spread to Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, +Google, and other social networking sites. What is the purpose of a hashtag? Hashtags are used to manage and organize your content. It allows people to easily search and share their thoughts on a relevant topic. For example, on Instagram you can find a lot of memes by searching for the memes hashtag (#memes). The purpose of the assignment is to explain what hashtags are, how to use them, and their purpose. The key question at the heart of the assignment is "how will you use hashtags to share your content?" 

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT A "SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY"

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What is a social media strategy? Social media strategies are way to help you run successful social media accounts. There are tons of different ones like, contributing meaningfully, keeping it real, being respectful and staying current with the trends. They are also strategies that will help you create a thoughtful profile and make yourself memorable. For example, I know a lot of makeup artist on Youtube use these strategies, they are constantly posting new content and giving honest reviews of products, they're usually really on top of the trends too. What is the purpose of a social media strategy? The purpose of social media strategies are to help you build successful account. By following these rules you can increase your chance of gaining followers and building your brand. For example, Jeffree Star uses some of these strategies and he is the highest earning beauty Youtuber. The purpose of the assignment is teach you about social media strategies. The key question at the he...

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT SPREADING YOUR IDEAS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

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What is the purpose of spreading your ideas with social media? People share things that they relate to, or think that others can relate to. Sharing ideas online allows you to reach a larger audience. Sharing is a way to connect to people, maybe they have similar interest or feelings on what you shared. What other information do you need to consider to better understand spreading your ideas with social media? You should consider your audience when choosing what you want to share. Who are you trying to reach? What message are you trying to convey to them? What is the best platform for you to share your ideas (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.)? You need to be able to connect with your audience, you can do that by sharing things that evoke emotion or that are interesting. The goal is to make your readers want to read your content.   The purpose of the assignment is to make you realize why it's important to share your idea's on social media. The key question at the heart ...

PREPARING YOUR CONTENT FOR SOCIAL SHARING

Preparing Your Content for Facebook Sharing I understand "shaping Your content for Facebook" to mean selecting content that you want to share with your friends and family. In other words, Facebook is a more personal social media site, what you share really reflects you. If you want to get people attention you should share things with catchy titles/pictures that will create a creativity gap. An example of shaping your content for Facebook would be sharing a post with a caption that evokes more questions or interesting pictures/videos. I like watching food challenge videos and they look interesting so I usually watch it until the end. Preparing Your Content for Twitter Sharing I understand "shaping Your content for Twitter" to mean compacting a lot of  info into a short statement. In other words, twitter has a 280 character limit so what you share has to be short and to the point. Twitter users look for headline news and quotes. You need to make sure your tweet...

READ WITH A PURPOSE ABOUT ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE PRESENCE ONLINE

1. State in your own words the meaning of each sentence as you read. First, you should make sure that you have a good online presence. You can check that by Googling yourself. Start with your name, nickname, or initials. Then you can add your hometown, hobbies, school, or job. If you run into something you don't like posted about you online you can ask for it to be taken down. After you get rid of what you don't like you can start adding in positive material. You can start off with a blog or website as your foundation. It's important to establish a website to link everything you do. Having things link back to your homepage is important. Search engines count links, the more you link backs you have, the more likely it is your site will appear first on a search list. It's good to have a picture that represents you on your foundation site and all other account, it will help build your online identity. You shouldn't use social media as your base since you can't ful...

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS

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What is a digital footprint? A digital footprint is information about a particular person that exists on the Internet. Weather it's what you post on social media, comment, email, like, retweet, etc. It's your online identity and builds your online reputation/impression. What conclusions are you coming to about a digital footprint? Your digital footprint has the potential to be seen by millions of people, basically anyone who can access the internet.  Future employers and colleges sometime google applicants and "according to a 2013 survey of college admissions officers by Kaplan, the company that makes test prep guides for the SAT and ACT, 29% of them have Googled an applicant, and almost the same number have checked a Facebook page or other social networking site to learn more about them." It's important to establish a positive online presence and leave a good digital footprint. The purpose of the assignment is to learn about digital footprints a...

REMIXING CONTENT

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I understand "remixing content" to mean changing it from its original state. In other words, by removing or adding material to a form of media you can create something new. Photos, songs, artwork, and videos can all be remixed. An example of "remixing content" would be songs that are remixed. Lot's of popular songs get remixed all the time. People change the beats, speed them up, or add parts of other song to them and that changes the original song. The purpose of the assignment is to show you how popular remix culture is and the impact it has on business, society, and culture. The key question at the heart of the assignment is "how can you remix the content that you share?"