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● Lists Answer: A user-created set of Twitter users. If public, they are
open to subscription by any user.
● Hashtags Answer: Labels included in a tweet to mark it as part of a
category of conversation
● Directed Tweets Answer: Also referred to as "at-mentions" these are
tweets that include a format username in a message.
● Retweet Answer: The practivce of sharing messages originally posted
by other's with one's following.
● Which of the folloing statements best reflects the overall message
contained in this week's assigned materials? Answer: Social media
provides a way for people to form meaningful connections and create
shared cultures in addition to finding new forms of self expression.
● For the purpsoe if this class, the term culture refers to: Answer:
patterns of behavior
, ● Based on his research as presented in his video, anthropologist Dr.
Michael Wesch would agree with which of the following statements
Answer: - One reason behind the formation of communities form is due
to what Barry refers to as "networked individualism," and the desire to
form authentic connections despite the fact that many structures of
modern life tend to isolate us from one another.
-LonelyGirl15 is an example of an authenticity crisis in social media,
where some people are seeking profound connections and others prefer
to emphasize playfulness, which can create clashing expectations.
● Aspiration identity Answer: The person we hope or would like to be
● Construed Identity Answer: How we believe others see us
● Self-presentation Answer: Our behaviors around others
● Self identity Answer: How we feel about and would describe ourselves
● Which of the following is the best example of context collapse?
Answer: You are Facebook friends with people you grew up with,
relatives,new firends, coworkers, and your boyfriend's or girlfriend's
family.