Rachel Blogs

Creativity can be expressed in many ways. It can be expressed through drawing, photography, music, and more. Today, new media has helped people share their creativity with others, as well inspiring others to become creative.  With new media, people are encouraged to share their work with others. Not only will it help them gain exposure to companies, but they can gain a profit on their own if they gain a following. We see this with make up influencers today, who create YouTube videos depicting different techniques of applying makeup. Photographers also get exposure to companies through new media. Alissa Ashley , a YouTuber, has been able to get opportunities with companies such as Fenty Beauty due to her photography skills that she has depicted on her YouTube channel as well as her Instagram photography account. Had it not been for new media, Alissa Ashley's passion for photography and videography would have most likely not been discovered by others. Creators on new media help foste...

 As an avid food lover, I love trying new restaurants, cafes, etc. I would always post pictures of my food on my personal Instagram account so that I could share these new discoveries with my followers. However, these posts would only last 24 hours on my Instagram story.  My friends eventually convinced me to make an Instagram food page being that I loved both eating and sharing the new places I had found. I also found inspiration from other food pages I had followed and appreciated the way in which they took pictures of food that made it look so appetizing. I created my food page on February 20, 2019. I posted consistently and made sure my pictures were making the food look appetizing. Unfortunately, the pandemic discouraged me and led me to deactivate my page, as I was no longer able to go out to eat and try new places.  I reactivated my page as of recently because I have discovered my passion to keep this page running again. Instagram helps me use my creativity as I al...

     There are a myriad of ways that virtual worlds can be used. For instance, it can be used for virtual museum tours. Virtual worlds are being used a lot as of recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade will be virtual to avoid crowds of people from gathering. Even schools are using virtual worlds to practice social distancing and teach from home. There are also virtual social worlds, where you can create your own world and interact with others. An example of a virtual social world is The Sims.       In the virtual world, there are pros and cons. Beginning with pros, the virtual world provides gaming experiences such as the PlayStation VR. With the PlayStation VR, one can feel as if they are in the game itself, feel like they are in a theater when watching a movie, and much more. Virtual prototypes is also another pro, being that you can see a car in your room virtually and see its' features. It is helpfu...

Social Networking sites can be different from one platform to another. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn are all platforms that I use, but the experiences on each platform are unique. While I may use each platform, each one serves it's own purpose to me.  Beginning with Facebook, I see it as a way to socialize with family members, high school classmates/teachers and current classmates. While I have not posted on Facebook since 2017, I often log in to see Baruch College Class of 2020's page so that I can see what classes my current classmates are taking. Most times, they are either selling textbooks, or asking opinions about how to be successful in a class. I find this very helpful as it helps me get an overview for a class I may be taking, or even helps me find an elective I would have never known about. Facebook has grown to be more of an educational platform for me, rather than posting about my everyday life like I once did in 2017.  Twitter is a platform I use all ...

Twitter is a social media platform in which you are able to interact with the world in just one tweet. Twitter discussions, BlackBoard discussions, and in-class discussions may have similarities, but for the most part they are very much different.  Being that Twitter is used worldwide, discussions may not always be educational. Users can have a discussion about almost anything, such as what outfit is best. Twitter discussions are also limited due to tweets only being able to be 280 characters. If one wants to have a long discussion, they would have to create a thread in which consists of many tweets. Twitter discussions are also not always backed by facts, in the sense that no one provides references as to where they got their information.  On the other hand, BlackBoard discussions are always educational based. On BlackBoard, you have the liberty to make your post as long as you want. BlackBoard also encourages users to cite references and/or provide links in order to back up ...