Week 2
So for this week, we talked about the social media and how it is such a big influence in our lives today.
The video above compared the social media to making ice cream, which surprisingly does make things a lot clearer. It covers the gist of social media, and even explains the need for it.
As of current, there are many popular social medias around, examples include facebook, blogs, second life, friendster, etc. I for one am quite stubborn in this area, I do not have a facebook and simply refuse to start one. I used to have an account that was meant for marketing purposes (when I was working at Temasek Polytechnic), but I closed it upon entering SIM. However, I do use the other social medias around. For the fact that the video I uploaded above is from youtube speaks for itself doesn't it!
However, contrary to popular beliefs, I am someone who is able to survive without social medias I am not dependent on facebook, friendster, youtube or even blogs. Though I must say that I learnt it the hard way. I used to have one of these social medias which I use quite frequently to update about my life, however it got cracked into and the person used it against me. Ever since then, I realise the danger of having a too detailed profile on the net and stopped relying on it.
Here is another video about second life. It portrays the sarcastic view on second life, and although I think it is quite lame, the meaning is there. During lessons, we have always been talking about second life. Thus it aroused my curiosity in it, and I decided to go create an avatar myself just to see what the whole big fuss is about!
Presenting Kayla in second life!
Here in second life, I can figure skate better than I can in real life (I did figure skating when I was a kid!),
I can also play the piano,
I even sat on a swan which brought me around!
Here is me making my first friend in second life!
It felt really weird to just go up to anyone and start chatting. Apparently the girl I was talking to above have been in second life for two years already! Haha.The thing I love best about second life is the scenery. Honestly! The places are beautiful.
Other than admiring the places, especially their night spots, I do not find myself addicted to second life. I made friends there who planned dates to meet again at certain clubs, but I always am unable to make it for those cyber dates as my real life has already gotten me pretty occupied! Plus after a while, the excitement for it begins to die down, thus I no longer log into second life.The conclusion of my little experiment above tells me that I am really not one who is very dependent on the social media. I can live with it, I can live without it. I find it quite tedious to maintain an account, or to have that 'obligation' to constantly update. It becomes a commitment that takes up time and effort on my part, something I can do without.
That is all for this week!
