Blog Addiction: A Contingency Analysis
Blog Addiction: A Contingency Analysis
Kristina Semenchuk
November 30, 2012
California State University, Fresno
Introduction
For my Contingency Analysis, I will be analyzing the way I use social networking. Examples of social networking would be Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, etc. These are websites that are primarily created for people to keep contact, come together, and share things about each other to whoever they please. The question is, do I use social networking the way it was primarily meant to be used? Is it good or bad if I take a different turn on social networking and use it other than what it is meant for? Websites like Tumblr are expressive websites involving blogging or posting photos and the question is, why? What is it about posting pictures and stories that is so satisfying? It all started when people started getting Myspaces. I wanted to see what the hype was all about, so I got one and of course fell into the hype. Myspace was different from Facebook. Instead of posting short and to the point statuses, Myspace allowed us to put up long, blog-like structured posts. Unlike the rest of the kids who would post “pic comment 4 pic comment” or “my parents hate me”, I would find myself posting poetry or memorable stories that were funny or lesson teaching. It wasn’t so much because I wanted attention, but more because I wanted to be the person that made others feel like they weren’t alone in certain situations that could come off awkward or funny. I wanted to be the person that they could say “Oh, Kristina did this once, now I don’t feel so stupid” or something along those lines. I was more into the blog-like aspect of Myspace, so when Tumblr was invented, which is a website where one can post whatever they want to and express yourself in any way or form, I fell in love.
Topographical Definition
Blogging is topographically defined as having a website or page where one can write and vent about anything they please for whoever wants or cares to
Kristina Semenchuk
November 30, 2012
California State University, Fresno
Introduction
For my Contingency Analysis, I will be analyzing the way I use social networking. Examples of social networking would be Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, etc. These are websites that are primarily created for people to keep contact, come together, and share things about each other to whoever they please. The question is, do I use social networking the way it was primarily meant to be used? Is it good or bad if I take a different turn on social networking and use it other than what it is meant for? Websites like Tumblr are expressive websites involving blogging or posting photos and the question is, why? What is it about posting pictures and stories that is so satisfying? It all started when people started getting Myspaces. I wanted to see what the hype was all about, so I got one and of course fell into the hype. Myspace was different from Facebook. Instead of posting short and to the point statuses, Myspace allowed us to put up long, blog-like structured posts. Unlike the rest of the kids who would post “pic comment 4 pic comment” or “my parents hate me”, I would find myself posting poetry or memorable stories that were funny or lesson teaching. It wasn’t so much because I wanted attention, but more because I wanted to be the person that made others feel like they weren’t alone in certain situations that could come off awkward or funny. I wanted to be the person that they could say “Oh, Kristina did this once, now I don’t feel so stupid” or something along those lines. I was more into the blog-like aspect of Myspace, so when Tumblr was invented, which is a website where one can post whatever they want to and express yourself in any way or form, I fell in love.
Topographical Definition
Blogging is topographically defined as having a website or page where one can write and vent about anything they please for whoever wants or cares to