Post #2

Post #2:

My interactions daily with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram...

Every morning when my phone buzzes me awake for the day to "Half Acre" by Hem, I immediately roll over, grab it, swipe the little bar to the right to "unlock" my phone, and most likely check both Facebook and the weather immediately. Notice how I said "when my phone buzzes" not "when my alarm clock buzzes"...why is this? Phones have become a huge part of every day life. Mine included. From the minute I wake up to the minute I close my eyes to sleep, my phone is within an arm's reach. Is this good or bad? Honestly, I am not sure. I don't think it is either of those: I think it just is. In the 1950's people were watching black and white TV and waking up to I don't even know what! It is funny how back a couple hundred years ago people were raving about the future, the 2000s, and imagining the crazy gagets we would have. Now that the 2000s are here, we look back at their funny gagets and laugh. Even though time has passed, and multi media has taken over our lives (pervasiveness), we are, in my opinion, just as "into" society as we ever were...we simply have the ability to stay very much more up-to-date than we could when newspapers and telegraphs were the main form of communication. Now, we wake up in the morning, roll over, reach less than two feet and immediately know what is going on in countries all over the earth! I, personally, probably spend about 2 hours a day on facebook, twitter and instagram. Why? Well, lets say I am bored for five minutes while waiting in line to purchase a sub sandwich...what do I do? I get on my phone. I can browse the web, check my facebook wall and messages, send a "Tweet" for the world to see... my phone gives me access to the continually growing web of mass communication. As I said before, I don't think this is good, and I don't think it is bad. Everything has its positive and negative aspects alike. It simply is.

Aside from having immediate access to the weather and any breaking news, I have access to immediate movies and entertainment. I am subscribed to Netflix for about $8 a month, and with this I can watch a variety of movies for that charge per month. I watched the movie "Dirty Dancing" (one of my favorite movies of all time that i have seen so mant times I cannot even count). Throughout the day, I text friends, Tweet at people, get tagged in Facebook pictures, the list goes on and on. I called and talked to my parents back home in South Carolina. I texted a picture of my delicious smoothie I had for breakfast to my sister who replied by calling me on Facetime. (She misses me). Social media and handheld devices give us instant access to anyone anywhere at any time of day. (Well, any time they will respond).