1. INSTAGRAM. oh instagram.
As we speak…
I am on instagram. Having found a blog post on my rss feed relating to instagram here.
Studying media now, we learn about histories and technologies. The evolvement of technology has definitely evolved into the boom of mainstream social media. From friendster, to myspace, to facebook, twitter, linkedIn, blogs… and the latest craze INSTAGRAM.
SOCIAL MEDIA. Blows your mind!
Now. How did anyone come up with the idea that taking photos and sharing it with the general public would be…… A HIT!
At the end of the day, it is like what the original post addressed ‘EGO STROKING’.
We want to belong, we want to be part of this ever changing and constantly-decresing-in-size-because-of-technology-world. Instagram just seems so much more personal, since ‘pictures say a thousand words’.
With that picture that you just shared, you give insight of bits and pieces of your life to everyone.
Makes things really personal. SO WHY DON’T YOU SIGN UP.
I might just follow you.
2. GROUNDING.
This post was rather different. Scrolling through my rss feeds, I’m packed with technological ‘adjkmnlbjdsufbisyergbfhzvchjaakhdsbvk’ words. It drives you insane.
Then i stumbled across this post.
HOW TO RAISE YOUR CHILDREN.
I barely am an adult myself, having just turned 18 last year. Yet, I guess I can realte to what the post tackled. There are times I wonder how my children will end up. Not just discipline wise. But with media being everywhere now, children are so much more prone to external influences. Good and Bad.
Makes discipline so much more important. So everyone out there. You don’t have to be 25 and getting engage to think about your future. ANYTIME.
Remember, giving birth to a child doesn’t mean you magically receive parenting skills.
3. Welcome to the world of IMAGINATION.
This post was a review for what happened to Liu Xia, a chinese artist.
If you’re giving me the weird look because you have no clue who she is. SHAME ON YOU. *click here*
I, on the other hand, had just done a 1000 word essay on Liu and the ’empty chair’ in 2010. He had fought for human rights in China and had got himself detained. Some people are so willing to sacrifice themselves for art. With China’s government using their control over their media to suppress these fellow people.
No matter how you tie a person down, with imagination, there is freedom.
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