Choumika C's Learning Journal

Chapter 6 of the Textbook spoke about the collecting of user data through social media. The chapter briefs on how one small post has dozens of meta-data attached to it, which is seen s valuable information. "For example, a single tweet on Twitter has dozens of chunks of meta-data, such as location, date, and time. Location data are particularly important ( Lipschultz, 2020 ) ." As we have talked about previously, this data is seen as unimportant to the average user, but companies are using it to their advantage to create specific algorithms. The chapter goes into Google analytics and how web traffic is monitored through user interfaces. Keywords in user searches are used to identify correct information to present to users and help maintain a positive web traffic space.  I don't see this information altering my use of social media. I think I enjoy it too much for it to really affect the way I view social media. Which truly sounds like a bad thing. I do see myself lessening...

 For my Time Diary, I chose Tiktok as my favorite social media tool. Sunday February 19th: 1hr 20m Monday February 20th: 1hr 12m Tuesday February 21st: 3hr 42m Wednesday February 22nd: 4hr 11m On Sunday and Monday I was in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, so I was not on my phone much. My use time went up for the rest of the week as I usually scroll through tiktok while at work. On Tuesday, I worked from 8am-8pm. I have frequent periods of downtime where I'll just scroll on tiktok. On Wednesday, I did not go to class, so I believe that is why my usage time is so high. While using the tool, I am usually just scrolling and watching content. I sometimes post content also. I send videos to my friends every-time I use the tool because of all the relatable content I come across. I comment on videos I find funny and also use it as a search engine. Its much easier to find precise answers on tiktok.  I believe that the point of the semester does affect my usage. With midterms coming up, I a...