While on a solo drive home from AC (for you non-Jersians, that’s Atlantic City), enjoying the quiet, I started to think about how connected we all are to social media, and really, media in general. In the casino I found myself completely over sensitized by the sounds and lights and people, but I was able to spot some of the Bravo® Real Housewives walking through the casino. My first thoughts about this were, a) am I a dork for knowing who they all were (and being kind of excited about seeing them) and b) I should totally Tweet about it.
My professor had an interesting insight into this phenomenon: thinking in “status updates”. When something happens to you, or you do something cool/funny/stupid, you automatically think about how you would word it as a status update or tweet. I have to admit (don’t judge me!) that I definitely do that…
When at a Foo Fighters concert a couple of weeks ago, it was interesting, amusing, and kind of depressing to find that everyone around me (including myself) had their iPhones, Blackberries, etc. out in order to Tweet, FB status update, or check-in about the concert and the people they were with. In times past we would have just shared and enjoyed this experience with those around us, but in these SM crazed times we feel the need to share with everyone else.
Are we over connected or just more informed?…
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