Shay Dunphy's Learning Journal

 Over the last 4 days, I've been tracking the usage of my personal favorite social media app, TikTok. The only platform I used TikTok on was my phone. Starting Sunday, February 19th, I've spent 703 minutes, or around 11 hours and 45 minutes. The most I used TikTok was today actually, with a total of 4 hours and 8 minutes and the lowest was Sunday with 2 hours. I only use TikTok to view content, and I don't post myself outside of the occasional comment. I'd like to look at the times of day I used TikTok the most to see if there were any patterns. Based on the charts of my usage (I'll post screenshots at the bottom of this post), virtually all of my usage occurred between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. This wasn't very surprising because I typically work around 8 a.m. Monday through Wednesday so it makes sense that I would be up and using my phone. It was surprising to see how much my usage declined around 10 p.m. because I tend to stay up quite late so I figured it would be ...

I would define media as any form of content meant to be consumed either for entertainment or information whether that be images, videos, text, messages, or anything in between. Social networking is the way in which all of us are connected together through our relationships and acquaintances, you can view it as a web in which everyone you know is connected in some way. Social media like TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook combine these to connect with each other and content in new ways. I personally use TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. I use TikTok and Twitter specifically for entertainment. I use Snapchat and Instagram to connect with people I'm close to, but I don't post on any sites. I rarely use anything besides Snapchat a few times a day and TikTok daily whenever I have nothing else to do. My use of social media doesn't affect how I view myself. However, I do have a negative view of people who spend too much of their time worrying about social me...

 This week I read "We Are Data" by John Cheney-Lippold which discusses how our online presence is determined from a more corporate view and how that affects us online. I'd like to begin with my thoughts on this reading, which there are a lot of. The main idea of this book is to explain that all of the data from every action we do when connected to the internet in some form determines who we are, even if it's incorrect or we didn't provide it. Lisa Gitelman and Virginia Jackson summarize it well when they said "data doesn't speak but is spoken for" (Cheney-Lippold, preface xiii) which basically means that the data we leave when using the internet is taken by say Google or an advertiser, and is then categorized into the person that they think we are. For example, I went to google.com/ads/preferences and was able to see the person Google thinks I am. Obviously, since I have a google account, they would have access to things like my age and gender, but t...

I personally don't post on social media, so I don't have much in the way of do's and don'ts but I do have a couple. For do's, try to keep things friendly, and be kind even if you don't have a reason to, it's usually not worth starting an argument even if someone gives you a reason.  I can't think of any more do's so we'll move on to don'ts which are a little easier, don't post personal information, don't post anything you wouldn't want your boss seeing (at least on your public accounts), and don't believe everything you see. I've seen many things where someone's video with false information blows up and everyone that sees it takes their word as fact and spreads it to others. As for my behavior on social media, it has changed a little bit over time, I first began on Instagram in 5th/6th grade where I would just post random pictures I found or pictures of myself, nothing too crazy. Nowadays, I really only use TikTok for ...

Name My name is Shay Dunphy and thats the name I go by, welcome to my blog :). Where are you from and where are you at now  I was born in Palm Harbor, Florida and have lived there my whole life. I've moved a couple times but stayed in the same area. Major I am a Health Science major with a concentration. I plan on taking a 2-year certificate program for radiography at SPC once I graduate from USF. A Few Fun Facts I've never broken a bone, or been to a hospital for anything I strongly, strongly dislike chocolate I also strongly, strongly dislike coffee (I promise I'm not a negative person, I just can't think of anything interesting about myself) Professional Experience I've only worked as a bagger at Publix. I've been doing it for about 4 years now. What's your favorite social media platform and why?  I'd say my favorite social media is probably TikTok. I don't post anything on any platfroms but TikTok suplies me with my daily dose of silly videos. Is...