Blogging-
A blog is an online conversation like this one. It is informal in writing and tone and allows readers to comment. The purpose of a blog is many things. For some it may be something like an online diary or journal to vent, or it could be used like this one, to bring forth information and used as a classroom tool. Another, great use, for a blog is to inform its readers of important information. One such site is AIDS.gov. This site, “serves as a gateway for information about these Federal efforts, with a focus on domestic programs,” (AIDS.gov, 2010, ¶ 1). This blog enhances the delivery of information that would otherwise not be available unless through a research department or doctors office. Not everyone is willing to pay for this information and the AIDS.gov blog offers this information for free for anyone that is willing to read it.
Social Network Sites-
A social networking site is something that almost every person is familiar with regardless if they have one or not. The most popular of these right now are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. These sites are made available for free and are used for many different reasons. Facebook is can be used to share information about yourself, your business, your cause, etc. It can also be used to play games or just keep in contact with friends and family around the world. Twitter is limited to 140 characters worth of writing, but we will get into that in the next paragraph. Instagram is limited to photos and videos but is a great way to spread the word about almost anything. With the use of video and photo you can get your point across better than is just by word. Although, Pinterest is a great social media site it is not one of the best for getting a point across. This site is more, or less, just for ideas and interests that allow you to share these ideas with others. While all these social media sites are great I believe that the best one to use to get a message across would be Facebook. As of July 23, 2014, Facebook has, “1.314 billion monthly active users,” (Smith, 2014, p. F). Because of the number of users on Facebook, this makes it the perfect social media site in which to enhance our delivery of information. For example, the Breast Cancer Awareness page currently has a little over 4.2 million followers (Facebook.com, 2014). This shows just how far Facebook’s reach can go in providing information for anyone.
Twitter-
Social Network Sites-
A social networking site is something that almost every person is familiar with regardless if they have one or not. The most popular of these right now are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. These sites are made available for free and are used for many different reasons. Facebook is can be used to share information about yourself, your business, your cause, etc. It can also be used to play games or just keep in contact with friends and family around the world. Twitter is limited to 140 characters worth of writing, but we will get into that in the next paragraph. Instagram is limited to photos and videos but is a great way to spread the word about almost anything. With the use of video and photo you can get your point across better than is just by word. Although, Pinterest is a great social media site it is not one of the best for getting a point across. This site is more, or less, just for ideas and interests that allow you to share these ideas with others. While all these social media sites are great I believe that the best one to use to get a message across would be Facebook. As of July 23, 2014, Facebook has, “1.314 billion monthly active users,” (Smith, 2014, p. F). Because of the number of users on Facebook, this makes it the perfect social media site in which to enhance our delivery of information. For example, the Breast Cancer Awareness page currently has a little over 4.2 million followers (Facebook.com, 2014). This shows just how far Facebook’s reach can go in providing information for anyone.
Twitter-
This is another social networking site that we briefly touched on in the paragraph above. So to clarify a little more information on Twitter here we go. Twitter is a social networking site that allows users to “tweet” messages in 140 characters or less and follow “tweets” made by other users. These “tweets” can be about anything from how a person’s day was to showing support for a specific cause or foundation. On any given day the average number of “tweets” sent out is 177 million (AIDS.gov, 2014). With this amount of messaging someone could easily convey their message to millions of people. A great example of this would be fellow Twitter user, actor, and animal rights activist Ian Somerhalder (whom I personally follow). Mr. Somerhalder runs a foundation called the ‘Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF)” to help, empower, educate & collaborate w/ people to positively impact the planet & its creatures” (ISF, 2010). Mr. Somerhalder currently has 5.32 million followers and his foundation has 181,000 followers. Different states and countries also have pages for ISF making it hard to pinpoint exactly how many there are. Although, it is hard to pinpoint the number of pages, it does go to show that Twitter is another great platform to convey your message.
Anyone of these would be a great way to get a message across, but it is simply up to the user and the message that needs to be conveyed. Although, I use Facebook on a daily basis, I personally prefer the blogging experience.
AIDS.gov. (2010, Sept. 21). About this blog. [Web log comment]. Retrieved from, http://blog.aids.gov/about
Facebook. (2014). Breast Cancer Awareness Page. [Social Media Site]. Retrieved from, https://www.facebook.com/BreastCancerAwareness
Smith, C. (2014). How Many People Use 700 of the Top Social Media, Apps, and Digital Services? Retrieved October 9, 2014, from, http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/resource-how-many-people-use-the-top-social-media/7/#.VDaZb_ldXpE
Twitter. (2014). Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF). [Social Media Site]. Retrieved from, https://twitter.com/IS_Foundation?lang=en
Anyone of these would be a great way to get a message across, but it is simply up to the user and the message that needs to be conveyed. Although, I use Facebook on a daily basis, I personally prefer the blogging experience.
AIDS.gov. (2010, Sept. 21). About this blog. [Web log comment]. Retrieved from, http://blog.aids.gov/about
Facebook. (2014). Breast Cancer Awareness Page. [Social Media Site]. Retrieved from, https://www.facebook.com/BreastCancerAwareness
Smith, C. (2014). How Many People Use 700 of the Top Social Media, Apps, and Digital Services? Retrieved October 9, 2014, from, http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/resource-how-many-people-use-the-top-social-media/7/#.VDaZb_ldXpE
Twitter. (2014). Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF). [Social Media Site]. Retrieved from, https://twitter.com/IS_Foundation?lang=en
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