Laura Lambert

This is the first piece of my assignment that I would like feedback on. This is the section where I introduced each off the creators I collected data and analysis from. For each of the three creators, I decided to do a little paragraph about who they are and what they focus on, so readers can see that there are similarities and differences between the three creators. I also then added a bulleted list of characteristics for each of the creator's to just sum everything up. What I would like to hear from peers is if this is a good way to go about introducing the creators, or if there is a better way I should do it. Should it be all paragraph, smaller paragraph and more bullet points, a complete different way, or just leave as is. Thank you guys!

The audience is willing to engage with several types of content, but the content will dictate to what extent. Content creators that offer different types of content can satisfy the needs of the community by posting different types of material. Consistent content creation to a specific niche audience can be a more productive strategy if applied correctly.

Does this explanation of the data make sense? This is for the method section on how exactly i collected my data.

What I learned about data from module 2 is that engagement has different levels. I thought that a like and a share were similar and that one was equal to another. Module 2 explained hoe the different types of engagement such as like share and comments require different levels of participation and therefore not the same. A post can draw lots of likes fail to engage the audience through comments and therefore not successful. For a post to be successful it needs to draw the audience in and they are to participate in the post.

So this plays into me writing my reflections. When writing my reflections I like to look at what I thought I knew to what I now realize. Also in doing this research I am actually conscience of how many likes, share there are on the Taste of Homes site. But I am now aware that I like actually enjoy reading the comments on the Police department page and find myself laughing or eye rolling over other people comments of engagement. I myself never comment but I do share especially if there is a missing or found dog. So the reflection component does make me think and take more awareness of the sites composition.

I am narrowing my account choices by choosing accounts that interest me but at the same time is not something that I love or watch all the time. I feel like if I were to choose something that I watched all the time, I would get sick of it by the end of the project and maybe not like it as much. Because of this, I decided to go with cake and dessert baking accounts. The reason I chose these accounts is because while I do like cake, these are not the typical accounts that I visit on Instagram. I will be able to gather and analyze the data for these accounts without losing my love for them, because I simply find them interesting there is more wiggle room compared to an account I adore.

My experience analyzing data to draw conclusions helps me with this project because it allows me to see different patterns in the different types of content so that I can analyze and discuss those topics better. Through the data of likes, comments and shares it is easier for me to show why something is working through qualitative data and then backing it up with quantitative data. This also helps me make connections between different posts because I'm able to discuss similarities and differences.