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Go-to video content
I am about to get super nerdy here- but my go-to video content is anything Minecraft related. I love Minecraft YouTube videos. I treat them like mini movies. I like videos that have a scripted plot, videos that are 100+ players, smp content, and cozy Minecraft gaming. I love watching Minecraft streamers as well. I am a big fan of Lifesteal smp specifically. I love Minecraft YouTube and the streamer space!
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Narrowing down the options
There are SO many content creators on Instagram it was hard to decide who I was going to use for my data. I finally decided on large accounts that regularly post material on a specific topic. I decided to use differing types of content creators to observe there similarities and differences in hopes of detecting an emerging pattern that I could reproduce. All the creators focus on bourbon, but they use different approaches to target the audience. One uses comedy another uses more tastings notes and distillery tours and the third talks about bourbon adjacent things like glassware and the best bourbon for summer. Each has a different approach and style to learn from.
I found this really interesting! I chose three very similar content creators, so I was really interested in reading why you chose three creators with differences regarding their approaches to their target audience.
Narrowing Account Choices
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.
This is a very interesting take! I think it makes complete sense. I think it could be possible to get burnout while researching a topic for too long. I decided to choose three accounts I personally follow because I didn't think I would get sick of them, but after completing my data and content analysis I am a little burnt out!!
Research Question
I learned about writing a research question that can be answered through social media data + content strategy ideas that the question actually has to be reasonable and be able to be answered! This is really important because the entire project as well as your data revolves around the research question. If it is not something that is able to be answered then nothing will line up for the project and we would have a hard time completing the project itself. This will help me in this module to ensure that I am on the right start for my assignment. if I have a research question that I am able to answer through social media and my data, then I know I have written one that can be answered in this assignment.
I completely agree with this, with an emphasis on the question having to be reasonable and able to be answered. I struggle with that while navigating social media as a data collection platform
Writing a Research Question
I have learned a lot about writing research questions recently, especially regarding social media. At first, I struggled with thinking of a research question, because a person's social media is private in regard to data. I cannot see a content creator's data analytics on every post. I needed to come up with a research question that could be researched using the data that was publicly available to me, such as likes, comments, and shares. It was definitely a challenge thinking of a research question with semi-strict guidelines, but I do believe I have grown in my observational skills and my ability to build upon a small idea until it's a project idea.
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How are you narrowing your account choices?
I made my account choices based off of accounts I already enjoy in a topic I love. I wanted to look at houseplant content creators because plants and plant content makes me happy. I was not worried about losing my love for plants through having to do this research because this hobby already includes research for me. I have twenty-five houseplants, and I have to research their basic and specific care needs. I write all of the information I find in a plant journal. I spend a lot of time researching each of my plants because I love them and want to take care of them well. Due to this, I was not worried about researching plant content creators because I am used to the research and I genuinely really love the topic.
What digital space are you planning to focus on?
I am planning on focusing on Instagram. I only have Instagram and YouTube as far as social media goes, and I found Instagram to be an invigorating space to use for last week's project. I also wanted to use three accounts that I personally follow and enjoy the content of. I also like the different forms of content that Instagram offers, such as reels, regular posts, stories, livestreams, broadcast channels, and highlights. Aside from Pinterest, Instagram is the social media platform I enjoy the most.
Check-In
The questions I have regarding this assignment revolve solely around the data portion. I am curious about what the graph requirement is for this assignment. Is there a certain number of graphs we require to show our data? Or is it up to our interpretation of what will accurately portray the data? I am just wondering what the specific guidelines are on that.
@npfannen
The color that best fits my mood is orange. Orange symbolizes energy, creativity, and excitement. I am feeling very excited about the coming summer and the adventures I want to have!
What's working and what is not
Things that are working include setting achievable goals, communicating with Dr P. with questions and keeping notes to review key concepts. There are a few things that are not working. I feel like I have struggled with applying the principles from the class to identify the characteristics of my target audience. I'm also having a hard time with work life balance with the added responsibilities of school.
Hey! I really relate to your post. I also sometimes struggle with applying key concepts in class to real-world examples. For me, it's easy to define the key concepts in a hypothetical sense but it gets tricky when using them practically.
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My data collection
I think there are a few things that are working and a few that are not in terms of my data collection. I believe that my data does well at seeing what posts get the most attention from the audience, so that is good to be able to compare and contrast. I also believe that my data also has a good variety of posts and things to add comparison to that as well. I think there is a lot of differentiation so there can be a clear analysis. Some things that are not working are comparing some of the engagements, particularly comments. My club did not have ,any comments on any of their posts, so that was something that I found harder to compare or see a difference.
Hey! I really relate to the conclusions you're seeing from your data collection. I also had a problem with comments. The posts I selected from the account I chose all had no comments except one, so using comments as a variable to measure engagement didn't work out so well.
Share an example of a data piece you recorded that surprised you.
One piece of data that surprised me was a post celebrating International Dance Day. This post got three-hundred-and-thirty-nine likes, which greatly surprised me. Out of all of the posts I analyzed, this was the most liked one. This surprises me because I was not expecting a post about dance to be the highest performing regarding likes. Reflecting on this, MU’s campus does have a strong dance presence, with the Expressions dance club, so the amount of likes does make sense. I was just personally expecting content about the fitness center to have the highest amount of likes.
Share how you are collecting data, why?
I am collecting data one post at a time and compiling the information into a large chart. There are ten posts I need to analyze, so I am focusing on one post at a time before I move on to the next. For each post, I first take notice of the image or video being displayed. I also check the date it was posted to make sure I am looking at a recent post. I then record the title of the post as well as a brief description of the content. Lastly, I record the number of likes, comments, and shares. The background information is important for giving the data context, for example what type of content got the most likes. The information on the level of engagement is how I will be analyzing the data of each post and the posts overall.
Share an example of a data piece you recorded that you are excited to analyze.
A data piece that I recorded that I am excited to analyze are the likes of each Instagram post. I chose to observe the level of engagement of the Millersville University campus recreation Instagram account. As I was collecting data, I noticed that some forms of content get more likes than other forms of content. I am interested in truly starting to analyze what topics or content forms get more likes than others. For example, I want to identify if there is a trend between video content and higher likes. I am also curious if videos using trending songs perform better than videos without.
Dr. P Check In
The questions I have regarding this week’s assignments are about the data analysis specifically. How should we go about analyzing our data? Do we need to input the data in statistical software and run any kind of hypothesis tests? Will we be needing to make any graphs or charts? I am not the strongest at math or statistics so I am just curious how mathematically involved the data analysis needs to be. Do you need to find the p value and compare it with alpha in order to determine whether to support or refute our hypothesis?
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I connect with Millersville and the MU community by being in The Crew. The Crew are student workers at admissions, and we have a lot of different responsibilities, but my favorite is working event days. This photo is me with my Crew friends forming the welcoming committee at the last Admitted Student's Day.
Web Writing Is Not One Size Fits All
One thing I’m already noticing is that web writing changes depending on the space. A Tumblr post, Instagram caption, blog post, and website page all have different expectations. The same message cannot always be copied and pasted everywhere.
That matters because each platform shapes how people read. On Tumblr, hashtags, reblogs, visuals, and post structure all affect how content moves. Web writing is not just about writing clearly. It is about understanding the space the writing lives in.
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Great theory! I agree, especially with your point about the same message being copied and pasted. Even social media apps are all different. I think there is a big difference between writing for TikTok/Instagram and writing for Twitter. It is so interesting how web writing and content writing can be so diverse!
