Glittery Week 2 Reflections

A snapshot of Week 2 in #eme6414 Web 2.0

This week was more of a growth week for me in terms of Web 2.0 tools. Last week I looked at tools I was pretty familiar with, so this week I wanted to challenge myself to try out new Web 2.0 technology.

The three platforms I'd like to focus on for purposes of this reflection are Reddit, Instagram, and Periscope.

Reddit

I created my first Reddit account and joined the EME6414 Reddit Group!

Reddit still has a dark-web vibe in my opinion, and the interface design is very unattractive. For those reasons I had not previously engaged with that social media platform, but in an effort to stick to my challenge I created an account.

Overall I still am not impressed with the platform. While there may be professional benefits, I found most subreddits to be full of trolls and people sharing biased opinions instead of facts.

I think Reddit would be useful for personal interests and research, such as looking into Photoshop Battles and lurking Ask Reddit but I am struggling to still see the professional value.

If you are super into Reddit please comment on my subreddit post sharing best practices!

Instagram

Instagram is the social media account I use the most, I am absolutely addicted! However, I had not explored using Instagram through a blogger lens. I made the Always Add Glitter Instagram account and blogged about my thoughts on Instagram being the best platform to facilitate community and connections.

Thus far Instagram has been great. I introduced myself and the Always Add Glitter brand via a picture post, but have yet to post stories because I've been a hot mess the last few days. I feel pressure to look great and have an engaging background for stories but that has not yet been the case! Stay tuned for more story action this weekend as I discuss how to add glitter to road trips and how to add glitter to traveling with friends via Instagram stories!

Did you make an Instagram account this week? Follow always_add_glitter and I will follow back!

Periscope

Periscope is a very new Web 2.0 tool to me; I had never even heard the name before Chris tweeted about his Periscope account. Tyrone shared a brief history of the application via Twitter and I made an Always Add Glitter account!

I still am new to the system and hope to share some live makeup tutorials in the coming weeks. I am most interested to see how Periscope facilitates community engagement with live videos. I think Instagram does a great job of showing community comments directly on the live stream feed, so I will compare the two experiences and share my thoughts in a blog post.

Have you used Periscope before? If so, what are your thoughts? If not, do you see any benefit to using Periscope versus Facebook Live, Instagram Live, or IGTV?