I think that there are a lot of purposes to use social media for, but in the blog post I will look at the purposes for me in a close future.
Apply for a job/internship
When I watch my Twitterstream I see it happen more and more, and I think it’s good to follow it. I do a study in the “new media” so why not use them to apply for an internship?
I don’t have a profile on LinkedIn yet, but I think by the time I will end my study I will make one. It’s an easy portfolio for people that look for you on the internet. I rather show them that, then my Facebook profile. It’s not the problem that there is something wrong with my Facebook profile, but is doesn’t give a visitor any idea of what I did in school, LinkedIn has options to show it.
Follow other students/colleagues
For example, the people that are doing there internship now in my university created a special hashtag for that on Twitter. When I open tweetdeck I always see that hashtag so I see what they are working on, and what kind of problems they have. And when they ask a question on Twitter, I can help them sometimes because I already did my internship.
And it’s also nice to follow colleagues that do the same work. Because there’s always changing something and through these fast social media it’s easier to keep up with it.
vrijdag 8 april 2011
Online gender bending
I did some research about online gender bending. I think it’s interesting to look at the reasons why people do it. In this post I will look at that reasons for man and woman to do it.
Male: A reason for man to choose a female character in an online game is because women get more help. So they get free weapons from other (male) character way easier then a male character does.
An other reason I see is that people want to be completely different when they do online roleplaying. So they create a character that has another gender en they can life into that image.
Female: It’s works the other way around as well in online gaming. Some females don’t like the extra help they get and they think that the guys don’t take them seriously so they create a male character to have the same game experience as a normal guy has.
“There are also times when I just don't feel like putting up with some dork who's found out that I'm female in real life following me around hitting on me. “
“Yup. The stereotypes apply. Boy characters didn't stop to help me the way they stop to help my female characters, and they didn't just walk up and start a conversation.”
Source: http://www.nickyee.com/eqt/genderbend.html#6
I think these two quotes show clearly what I meant before.
I think the result of “gender exploration” is interesting because you don’t really become someone from the opposite gender, so the only thing you really explore is how people of the opposite are threaten by people from your gender (online). And that’s actually something you kind off know already because you are from that gender and most of the time you see people from you gender in the game too.
Male: A reason for man to choose a female character in an online game is because women get more help. So they get free weapons from other (male) character way easier then a male character does.
An other reason I see is that people want to be completely different when they do online roleplaying. So they create a character that has another gender en they can life into that image.
Female: It’s works the other way around as well in online gaming. Some females don’t like the extra help they get and they think that the guys don’t take them seriously so they create a male character to have the same game experience as a normal guy has.
“There are also times when I just don't feel like putting up with some dork who's found out that I'm female in real life following me around hitting on me. “
“Yup. The stereotypes apply. Boy characters didn't stop to help me the way they stop to help my female characters, and they didn't just walk up and start a conversation.”
Source: http://www.nickyee.com/eqt/genderbend.html#6
I think these two quotes show clearly what I meant before.
I think the result of “gender exploration” is interesting because you don’t really become someone from the opposite gender, so the only thing you really explore is how people of the opposite are threaten by people from your gender (online). And that’s actually something you kind off know already because you are from that gender and most of the time you see people from you gender in the game too.
Blogging v.s. Microblogging
I’ve started microblogging one year ago (Twitter) and now I have a little experience with normal blogging. In this post I want to write something about my experiences.
Fast
Blogging through Twitter is faster for me then normal blogging because of the 140 characters limit. So that makes it easier to follow a lot of people but it also means that people post a lot of crap en you have to look for the interesting messages.
Personal
I guess when I choose to make a normal blog post I want it to be more personal. So I would use it for example to tell my friends and family about my experiences as an exchange student. I don’t want to do that through Twitter too much because the most of my followers are not interested in my personal life. So I use Twitter to talk about English football for example, or snowboarding. Just things were me and some of my followers have a common interest in.
Business
The head of the company where I did my internship did a lot of blogging and posting comments on blogs. For him it was a marketing method. It’s a good way to show your name on the internet, especially when you do it in blogs about the fields you are working. And other people see your opinion so you can connect with each other and maybe make some changes in the field you are working. So company’s can also use it to keep up with what’s going on, or they just read what their customers say about them on internet.
I think the same things are possible with microblogging, the difference is that the messages are shorter so there is not too much space for explanation.
Me, myself and I
I personally like the microblogging more because it’s only short messages, you don’t have to think as much about a post as you have to do on a normal blog. And I think it’s easier on Twitter to create a circle of “friends” because there are a lot of open discussions going on. Maybe it’s just me but I don’t see that so much on normal blogs. Of course there are great discussions too, but it’s most of the time just between a few people.
Fast
Blogging through Twitter is faster for me then normal blogging because of the 140 characters limit. So that makes it easier to follow a lot of people but it also means that people post a lot of crap en you have to look for the interesting messages.
Personal
I guess when I choose to make a normal blog post I want it to be more personal. So I would use it for example to tell my friends and family about my experiences as an exchange student. I don’t want to do that through Twitter too much because the most of my followers are not interested in my personal life. So I use Twitter to talk about English football for example, or snowboarding. Just things were me and some of my followers have a common interest in.
Business
The head of the company where I did my internship did a lot of blogging and posting comments on blogs. For him it was a marketing method. It’s a good way to show your name on the internet, especially when you do it in blogs about the fields you are working. And other people see your opinion so you can connect with each other and maybe make some changes in the field you are working. So company’s can also use it to keep up with what’s going on, or they just read what their customers say about them on internet.
I think the same things are possible with microblogging, the difference is that the messages are shorter so there is not too much space for explanation.
Me, myself and I
I personally like the microblogging more because it’s only short messages, you don’t have to think as much about a post as you have to do on a normal blog. And I think it’s easier on Twitter to create a circle of “friends” because there are a lot of open discussions going on. Maybe it’s just me but I don’t see that so much on normal blogs. Of course there are great discussions too, but it’s most of the time just between a few people.
Second Life
I was not able to play second life because it kept crashing..
But I did some thinking about it. I like to talk to other people on the internet but I don’t think Second Life is the right way for me. The 3D buildings look cool but I don’t see the advantage of it (when you just want to talk about something).
And I read on Wikipedia that it calls itself a game but it’s not a real game because it doesn’t have a real purpose. So that’s the second point, why should you play a “game” that doesn’t have a real purpose?
The only real use I see is a marketing purpose, but that counts more for company’s then for the users I guess. And that only works as long as there are users on Second Life. It’s interesting that some people become rich in real life by investments in virtual money. In 2009 there were around 64.000 Second Life accounts that hat financial advantage from the game. Most of the time it’s just about a little money but it’s still interesting.
I don’t know how much time they spent to make money on Second Life but I think I rather invest my time in working or studying then playing a “game” that has no purpose and when I want to talk about something I rather use the good old message boards.
But when I should decide to go into a virtual world, I would choose Second Life (if it works) because I think there are still the most people.
But I did some thinking about it. I like to talk to other people on the internet but I don’t think Second Life is the right way for me. The 3D buildings look cool but I don’t see the advantage of it (when you just want to talk about something).
And I read on Wikipedia that it calls itself a game but it’s not a real game because it doesn’t have a real purpose. So that’s the second point, why should you play a “game” that doesn’t have a real purpose?
The only real use I see is a marketing purpose, but that counts more for company’s then for the users I guess. And that only works as long as there are users on Second Life. It’s interesting that some people become rich in real life by investments in virtual money. In 2009 there were around 64.000 Second Life accounts that hat financial advantage from the game. Most of the time it’s just about a little money but it’s still interesting.
I don’t know how much time they spent to make money on Second Life but I think I rather invest my time in working or studying then playing a “game” that has no purpose and when I want to talk about something I rather use the good old message boards.
But when I should decide to go into a virtual world, I would choose Second Life (if it works) because I think there are still the most people.
From 3 to -1 (Narrative video)
I got the idea for this video because we have an elevator in my dormitory and I always feel bored when i'm using it...
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