Kristin decided to get a Tumblr account for her 16th birthday, but she didn't start using it until January 25, 2014. (Which was when she had to stop using her LiveJournal blog.) While doing so, she grows into her Tumblr account, using it to post funny pictures and rant about which movies and books she hates (and she has a crapload of them). She starts enjoy using Tumblr when the few friends she makes at Cimarron High School are into Tumblr. Plus, Tumblr leads her to enjoy watching movies and reading instead of bashing books and movies.
As for her Blogger account, Kristin is forced to use that to replace both her LiveJournal and WordPress accounts. Blogger is slightly dated, but she uses it to unleash not only her anger at being forced to give up her other blogs, but to rant about the school in general.
As for Google+, Kristin isn't particularly a fan of using it, as it seemed to be a poor replacement for Facebook. Yet when she is forced to delete her Facebook account and migrate to the site, Kristin realizes that she has wasted a good part of her life on Facebook, especially after most of her other friends abandon her (at the orders of the Northview High School student president). In addition, Kristin's cousin Velvet calls Facebook "poison on the computer". Go figure that one out.
To cut this blog post short, Kristin starts losing everything that once held meaning for her. Not to worry, as I'll be talking about her other online activities in the next blog post.
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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
The Future of Social Media
In this blog post, I will tell you where I think social media is heading in the next five years. (And if you say "down the toilet", I will hunt you down and shoot you. That kind of loser talk is not allowed on this blog.)
So anyway, I have this to say about where social media is heading:
If you recall, everyone you knew had a MySpace profile, which was the big thing back in the day. There, you could chat with others and share fun things. In 2005, Facebook was founded, and almost everyone flocked to that site, leaving MySpace in the dust. On Facebook, you can find people who are part of your network, making those dreaded high school reunions more bearable.
In 2006, Twitter was founded, with many people flocking to that site. Twitter is known for micro-blogging, in which users are allowed to post 140-character tweets. Most people combine the usage of Facebook and Twitter.
There is also Tumblr, which was founded in 2007. Tumblr is a site where users can post whatever they like on a short blog. Users can follow other users' blogs.
(And before you ask, yes, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.)
Next to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, there is also YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and Vine, but that's for another blog post.
In the story "And You Thought Your Family Was Weird", Kristin is a major social media addict, with accounts on Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, and LiveJournal. But she soon decides to get a Tumblr account, which leads to her addiction. She is later forced to use Google when her new school decides to convert to using Google-only products.
So, how will Kristin's social media usage survive these changes? I'll let you know when I finish the story.
So anyway, I have this to say about where social media is heading:
If you recall, everyone you knew had a MySpace profile, which was the big thing back in the day. There, you could chat with others and share fun things. In 2005, Facebook was founded, and almost everyone flocked to that site, leaving MySpace in the dust. On Facebook, you can find people who are part of your network, making those dreaded high school reunions more bearable.
In 2006, Twitter was founded, with many people flocking to that site. Twitter is known for micro-blogging, in which users are allowed to post 140-character tweets. Most people combine the usage of Facebook and Twitter.
There is also Tumblr, which was founded in 2007. Tumblr is a site where users can post whatever they like on a short blog. Users can follow other users' blogs.
(And before you ask, yes, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.)
Next to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, there is also YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and Vine, but that's for another blog post.
In the story "And You Thought Your Family Was Weird", Kristin is a major social media addict, with accounts on Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, and LiveJournal. But she soon decides to get a Tumblr account, which leads to her addiction. She is later forced to use Google when her new school decides to convert to using Google-only products.
So, how will Kristin's social media usage survive these changes? I'll let you know when I finish the story.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Kristin's Social Media Accounts
Here's a short list of every social media account Kristin uses in the story:
- Twitter - MissEnergeticRants
- Facebook - Cristina M. Fernando
- Tumblr - journeys&memories.tumblr.com (A Heart's Lament)
- Wordpress - invisiblevolume.wordpress.com (Another Useless Blog)
- LiveJournal - notanotherblog.livejournal.com (Not Another Blog)
- Email (Yahoo) - FlamingDream181@yahoo.com
- Blogger - thewiredmuses.blogspot.com (I've Got the Write Stuff)
- Email (Google) - KrisMFern0109@gmail.com (school), WritingThief2@gmail.com (personal)
- Google+ - Kristin Marie Fernando
- Wattpad - FernFayeCross
Monday, January 4, 2016
Story of the Month: And You Thought Your Family Was Weird!
OK, while everything else is starting to fall into place, I will explain my story here:
The year is 2014 (I know, how original), and Kristin Fernando is being shipped off to stay with some relatives in Arizona while her parents deal with a bitter and nasty divorce. Kristin is a huge social media addict, with accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Wordpress, and Livejournal. She also texts her friends as often as she can.
But once Kristin gets to Arizona, she is given a less than stellar welcome and finds herself in a new school where the use of social media is not allowed. Due to an incident in her old high school, Kristin loses most of her old friends and has difficulty making new friends. And to top it all off, her cousins aren't exactly the traditional American family that she sees on TV.
But when her online life is exposed to the school, Kristin will have to make a radical change to her entire life or else her life (both online and offline) will end up going down the drain!
This month will be dedicated to not only blog posts about the usage of social media, but about Kristin herself and the world she lives in.
Now you know.
The year is 2014 (I know, how original), and Kristin Fernando is being shipped off to stay with some relatives in Arizona while her parents deal with a bitter and nasty divorce. Kristin is a huge social media addict, with accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Wordpress, and Livejournal. She also texts her friends as often as she can.
But once Kristin gets to Arizona, she is given a less than stellar welcome and finds herself in a new school where the use of social media is not allowed. Due to an incident in her old high school, Kristin loses most of her old friends and has difficulty making new friends. And to top it all off, her cousins aren't exactly the traditional American family that she sees on TV.
But when her online life is exposed to the school, Kristin will have to make a radical change to her entire life or else her life (both online and offline) will end up going down the drain!
This month will be dedicated to not only blog posts about the usage of social media, but about Kristin herself and the world she lives in.
Now you know.
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