Social media in a way has become a documentation of peoples lives while they are always sharing what they have done, what they are doing and what they are going to do. People, especially people who are heavily involved with social media feel a desire to share with others. This is how humans are naturally wired, we all want to be connected with the people we like or the people we care about. This is the phenomenon with social media in this generation, is now we are sharing information out with people who we aren't even wanting an interaction with. As Kaydee http://kdcomm339blog.blogspot.com/ said in her post, "However, being “on” doesn’t always mean you are connected with those who are also “on”. I find myself being both on and “on”, but I don’t necessarily find myself feeling connected or “connected” with those who are always on and “on”; not even with my friends who are actually my friends, I’m just there to be supportive in the form of a like or comment."
Snoop Dogg has been one of those people on social media that just shares for responses. He posts on Instagram up to six times a day. He is just looking for a connection with anyone who is online, unlike typical users such as myself, where I only post to get interaction with my friends. Snoop is trying to get interactions with anyone and everyone.
This post clearly shows meaning as to why he posting. He is advertising a new cooking show that is going to be airing soon. However this is just one post. Where most of his posts are useless, like this one:
This one is has a completely different purpose and he is clearly trying to target different audiences. He is just trying to target those who are "On". Where as the first picture was clearly an advertisement for his own fame, clearly targeting his fans and people who admire Martha Stewart. This is interesting, especially for Instagram where only photos and videos are shared, for everyday people this is where they go to get noticed and are trying to get shared by people. This is the reason for hashtags and people go to the extreme to try to get their posts shared. Some people even post the hashtags in their comments, so once they get shared they can delete their hashtags, making it look like they just got the fame. So why is it that everyone is so obsessed with wanting their media shared by everyone.
Taylor Swift posts on Instagram for an entirely different reason. As the picture above shows she just wants to live her life through social media as a glass window for people to see what she does as a celebrity. People then feel empowered when they see a post that she posts, that they have also done. When people see this connection it gives them a feeling of empowerment and makes them feel good. So yes we are always "On" social media, but we are all "On" for different reasons. Those reasons define who we are as social media users and maybe even as people.
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