Introduction
Hello internet world! My name is Alissa and currently attend Arizona State University (Go Devils!). As part of my English 102 class I was asked to share my experience with social media websites such as...
View ArticleWhat I “Love” About Social Media Sites
Despite my lack of interaction on Facebook and overall dislike of Facebook, the one aspect of Facebook that I find very helpful is the birthday reminders. During the very beginning of March, five of my...
View ArticleFacebook Stalking
In the previous blog I stated how I didn’t like social media sites and that I rarely share personal information but what I sometimes I “stalk” or “creep” on Facebook. I am not proud of this but I...
View ArticleSupport from Facebook
This past weekend was one of the hardest weekends I have ever experienced as a best friend. Saturday night, my best friend’s grandpa passed away in his sleep after surgery to remove his spleen. His...
View ArticleParents and Social Media
Ever since I made an account on Myspace when I was 13 years old my parents have not been a fan of social media sites. Despite their dislikes, they have never asked me to deactivate my account or stayed...
View ArticleBreak from Social Media
The challenge of no social media for one week was harder than I thought. As said before in previous social media weekly summaries, I occasionally communicate on Facebook but don’t necessarily like to...
View ArticleCatfish: the TV Show
As a new popular MTV show, Catfish: The TV Show, follows Nev Schulman who tries to arrange for Internet couples who have never met offline to meet one another for the first time and films the result....
View ArticleFacebook Depression
One of the main writing assignments in this class asked us to find a problem with social media and see what others have said about that certain problem. My problem was that Facebook, in particular, can...
View ArticleThe Past
Usually after you graduate high school and going on to college, you lose touch with old high school friends but it is completely different now with social media. This past weekend was my high school’s...
View ArticleEnd of the Semester
At the beginning of this semester, I did not really like social media sites and that hasn’t changed. I still view social media as a hindrance on society but then there are also benefits of social...
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