Looking at my social media use in
24 hours, I will begin with this morning. I woke up for class at about 7:45 am.
As part of my routine, I usually can find time to go on Facebook and Twitter as
I eat breakfast. Then I headed to school and had class from 9:30-12:15. Usually
I will check my social media sites about 1 time while I am at school. I usually use my cell phone for mostly text messaging throughout the day. I probably only make one or two phone calls.
Sometimes I will check other social sites such as Wikipedia or my Gmail (which are less social sites) to reference an answer or read blogs. When I return home from school I spend about 30-90 minutes on social media sites while checking email and other websites simultaneously.
Sometimes I will check other social sites such as Wikipedia or my Gmail (which are less social sites) to reference an answer or read blogs. When I return home from school I spend about 30-90 minutes on social media sites while checking email and other websites simultaneously.
The forever updating feature of
Facebook and Twitter is what will keep me logged on for a long period of time.
I would put myself into the category of people that use these sites to keep in
touch with current and old friends, like the article, “Why Americans Use SocialMedia” studies. For the rest of the night, I will take breaks from homework to
go on these sites for perhaps only 10-15 minute intervals. After dinner I will
likely spend my time doing some other activity such as homework or TV but I
definitely find myself online for a longer period of time before going to bed
(30-90 minutes). To conclude, it seems to me that because I don’t have a Smartphone
where I can be updated on this information all of the time, I will check social
media sites almost every time I am at my
computer. When I haven't visited social media sites for a long period of time I do feel myself wanting to, so it may be the case that I am addicted to them. However, when I do get an extended break from these sites (a few days or a week) I do feel more relaxed and less of a need to be constantly connected.
