A student conducted a university project where she pretended to take a trip around Southeast Asia by posting fake photos on social media, without ever leaving her home city. The purpose was to show how social media today does not always reflect reality, as it is easy to fake experiences through edited or fabricated posts and photos. Several respondents agreed that social media use does not always match up with reality, and some people exaggerate or enhance their lives online. However, a few respondents said they do not misrepresent themselves online or edit photos.
Social Media + IRL Networking = A Job! A real life success storyNick Rovisa
I gave this presentation at the Social Media and Communications Symposium at RIT on 9/29/11. It focuses on my story using social media and real life networking to land a digital gig in NYC.
I am in talks to give this presentations at a few more colleges and am always looking for new opportunities to present. If interested, please reach out to me at nicholas.rovisa@gmail.com
Social media can provide great results when done right. In this article I want to explore the most common reasons your social media is failing and provide you with some ideas on how you can easily fix them.
If you are floundering in the social media realm get ready to turn it around with awesome results.
Includes 3 presentations from the #musesocial session at the MCN 2014 Conference in Dallas.
1. Dana Allen-Greil, Meagan Estep, Margaret Collerd: "Education + Marketing = #musesocial?"
2. Alli Burness: "Body Critical: What Do MuseumSelfies Mean?"
3. Lori Phillips and Ryan Dodge: "Organizing The World's Museum Social Media Managers"
Social Media + IRL Networking = A Job! A real life success storyNick Rovisa
I gave this presentation at the Social Media and Communications Symposium at RIT on 9/29/11. It focuses on my story using social media and real life networking to land a digital gig in NYC.
I am in talks to give this presentations at a few more colleges and am always looking for new opportunities to present. If interested, please reach out to me at nicholas.rovisa@gmail.com
Social media can provide great results when done right. In this article I want to explore the most common reasons your social media is failing and provide you with some ideas on how you can easily fix them.
If you are floundering in the social media realm get ready to turn it around with awesome results.
Includes 3 presentations from the #musesocial session at the MCN 2014 Conference in Dallas.
1. Dana Allen-Greil, Meagan Estep, Margaret Collerd: "Education + Marketing = #musesocial?"
2. Alli Burness: "Body Critical: What Do MuseumSelfies Mean?"
3. Lori Phillips and Ryan Dodge: "Organizing The World's Museum Social Media Managers"
#ArtAtoZ: Serial Social Media at the National Gallery of ArtDana Allen-Greil
A case study talk given at MCN 2015.
In this case study I will discuss the National Gallery of Art's innovative approach to developing serial content for social media as illustrated through the #ArtAtoZ initiative.
Every two weeks, the Gallery explores a new topic in art (i.e., asymmetry, brushstroke, color, and drawing) across multiple social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest). This focus on broad topics allows the Gallery to leverage its extensive permanent collections as well as draw upon a diverse array of staff expertise including curatorial, education, archives, conservation, and horticulture. The “A to Z” concept also affords museum staff the ability to plan up to a year ahead, as the set of 26 topics is set at the beginning of the year. The added benefit of this structure is the ability to collaborate with other institutions and build momentum over time. From the perspective of the social media user, one is invited to dig deeply into a given topic over the course of two weeks rather than receive seemingly random bits of information each day.
Social media followers are encouraged to engage with the broad theme in myriad ways included guided looking, guessing games, and challenges to respond creatively. I will share findings from ongoing evaluation of the initiative, including what we’ve learned about optimizing content in order to generate the most conversation, sharing, and other engagement.
Top of the Newsfeed to You, Sir – Ryan CazaresRodney Hess
How to market on Facebook using your most important marketing tools: your current clients and your friend list! Without being spammy, of course. Learn how to appear at the top of your friends' and clients' newsfeeds with tried and true tactics.
What is Social Media? Is it only about Facebook and Twitter? Is it only about sharing thoughts, special moments and tweeting? Social Media has much more to offer. Are you aware of Pinterest? No? Worry not! Come, and learn about the most interesting social media platform and the ways how to use Pinterest.
Why Size Matters
Social Media is an incredibly capricious and fickle beast. With more and more emphasis being placed on visuals in day to day outreach it’s very easy to send the wrong message out to your audience. It also doesn’t help that even when your visuals are on point, that the social networks change so much your imagery gets cropped, cut up and poorly displayed.
This talk won’t just list the do’s and don’ts of social imagery but will take an introspective look at the way we communicate online, and the best ways in which to engage with your audience.
What's Going On Behind The Screen With College Students - OLC InnovatePaul Brown
Originally presented at the Online Learning Consortium's (OLC) Innovate conference in New Orleans in April of 2016. Provides an overview of research on college students developmental and educational experiences online.
#ArtAtoZ: Serial Social Media at the National Gallery of ArtDana Allen-Greil
A case study talk given at MCN 2015.
In this case study I will discuss the National Gallery of Art's innovative approach to developing serial content for social media as illustrated through the #ArtAtoZ initiative.
Every two weeks, the Gallery explores a new topic in art (i.e., asymmetry, brushstroke, color, and drawing) across multiple social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest). This focus on broad topics allows the Gallery to leverage its extensive permanent collections as well as draw upon a diverse array of staff expertise including curatorial, education, archives, conservation, and horticulture. The “A to Z” concept also affords museum staff the ability to plan up to a year ahead, as the set of 26 topics is set at the beginning of the year. The added benefit of this structure is the ability to collaborate with other institutions and build momentum over time. From the perspective of the social media user, one is invited to dig deeply into a given topic over the course of two weeks rather than receive seemingly random bits of information each day.
Social media followers are encouraged to engage with the broad theme in myriad ways included guided looking, guessing games, and challenges to respond creatively. I will share findings from ongoing evaluation of the initiative, including what we’ve learned about optimizing content in order to generate the most conversation, sharing, and other engagement.
Top of the Newsfeed to You, Sir – Ryan CazaresRodney Hess
How to market on Facebook using your most important marketing tools: your current clients and your friend list! Without being spammy, of course. Learn how to appear at the top of your friends' and clients' newsfeeds with tried and true tactics.
What is Social Media? Is it only about Facebook and Twitter? Is it only about sharing thoughts, special moments and tweeting? Social Media has much more to offer. Are you aware of Pinterest? No? Worry not! Come, and learn about the most interesting social media platform and the ways how to use Pinterest.
Why Size Matters
Social Media is an incredibly capricious and fickle beast. With more and more emphasis being placed on visuals in day to day outreach it’s very easy to send the wrong message out to your audience. It also doesn’t help that even when your visuals are on point, that the social networks change so much your imagery gets cropped, cut up and poorly displayed.
This talk won’t just list the do’s and don’ts of social imagery but will take an introspective look at the way we communicate online, and the best ways in which to engage with your audience.
What's Going On Behind The Screen With College Students - OLC InnovatePaul Brown
Originally presented at the Online Learning Consortium's (OLC) Innovate conference in New Orleans in April of 2016. Provides an overview of research on college students developmental and educational experiences online.
Being Good Digital Partners With College Students On #SocialMediaPaul Brown
Originally presented at the Colorado College Personnel Association Conference in February 2016. Discusses the developmental journeys of college students online and how to be good educational partners.
1. Questionnaire on an article
“Around the world in 80 fakes.”
This article is simply about a student’s trip around South-East Asia that took place without her ever leaving her home city. How? By posting fake
photographs on social media. The reason why she did this was because it was part of her university project; which aimed to show how social media use
today does not always reflect reality.
1) Do you agree with the statement “social media use today does not always reflect reality?”
Yes, as things likes Photoshop make it easy to pretend things happened that didn't.
2) Do you know of anyone who represents him or herself online differently then they are in person, if yes, how?
No.
3) Do you think this causes trust issues?
It definitely can, I think, in cases in which people met online. For people who know each other in the flesh, however, it’s less of an issue.
4) Have you ever lied about yourself on social media? (such as listing a hobby that you don’t do to make yourself appear more appealing etc)
No.
5) Have you ever taken an image where you have edited it and why?
No.
2. Questionnaire on an article
“Around the world in 80 fakes.”
This article is simply about a student’s trip around South-East Asia that took place without her ever leaving her home city. How? By posting fake
photographs on social media. The reason why she did this was because it was part of her university project; which aimed to show how social media use
today does not always reflect reality.
1) Do you agree with the statement “social media use today does not always reflect reality?”
Yes
2) Do you know of anyone who represents him or herself online differently then they are in person, if yes, how?
Yes, I believe many people enhance, exaggerate social life, holidays etc
3) Do you think this causes trust issues?
It can but it is often used to boost ego (insecurity)
4) Have you ever lied about yourself on social media? (such as listing a hobby that you don’t do to make yourself appear more appealing etc)
Yes. On facebook I stated I was born in New York, when I wasn’t.
5) Have you ever taken an image where you have edited it and why?
Yes, I have often edited my images on instagram to improve lighting and shot quality.
3. Questionnaire on an article
“Around the world in 80 fakes.”
This article is simply about a student’s trip around South-East Asia that took place without her ever leaving her home city. How? By posting fake
photographs on social media. The reason why she did this was because it was part of her university project; which aimed to show how social media
use today does not always reflect reality.
1) Do you agree with the statement “social media use today does not always reflect reality?”
I do agree, because I think online social media is where the mind is in control.
2) Do you know of anyone who represents him or herself online differently then they are in person, if yes, how?
Nope, I can’t say I do.
3) Do you think this causes trust issues?
It can especially for other people, lies can affect the person on the other side of the screen.
4) Have you ever lied about yourself on social media? (such as listing a hobby that you don’t do to make yourself appear more appealing etc)
I did lie how I was a kick boxer for a year but then I actually did take it up as a hobby.
5) Have you ever taken an image where you have edited it and why?
Never, I think if you edit an image almost to the extent of adding effects and editing lighting structures can make me believe this person obviously
does not want to show people how they will appear in reality.
4. Questionnaire on an article
“Around the world in 80 fakes.”
This article is simply about a student’s trip around South-East Asia that took place without her ever leaving her home city. How? By posting fake
photographs on social media. The reason why she did this was because it was part of her university project; which aimed to show how social media use
today does not always reflect reality.
1) Do you agree with the statement “social media use today does not always reflect reality?”
Yes.
2) Do you know of anyone who represents him or herself online differently then they are in person, if yes, how?
Yes, I know quiet people who pretend to be very outgoing. They reflect an unrealistic image of themselves
3) Do you think this causes trust issues?
In some instances.
4) Have you ever lied about yourself on social media? (such as listing a hobby that you don’t do to make yourself appear more appealing etc)
No.
5) Have you ever taken an image where you have edited it and why?
Yes, to make myself look better.