I was trying to explain to a friend about social media and it got me thinking. How do you explain social media? It’s such a wide and open definition that it’s almost impossible to explain and grasp all at once. Social media itself is very dynamic; the mean of it keeps on changing each day. What social media was 3 years ago is not necessarily what social media is now. More importantly, social media has a different definition to each person.
How can we explain it and grasp its full meaning? Any social media person can go on forever about social media. It’s because we’re excited about it. We have embraced it. It’s part of our daily lives. And most importantly, it’s something that we’re passionate about. But how can we best explain to someone who don’t understand it? And how can we keep our definition simple enough that will get others intrigue by it? Instead of a long winded explanation, why not limit ourselves to our social media constraints. But instead of 140 characters, let’s make it one word.
And so I asked. What better way to ask than tweet out the question on Twitter?
Here are the answers that I have received:
My answer? I have to agree w/ @doniree and say “community.”
Just recently Twitter rolled out their “lists” feature to everyone. As people started to use it, I wasn’t surprised when I noticed that I was being grouped into the Chicago, bloggers and 20SB categories. However, one list that I’m a part of really caught me off guard. Heck, it made me laugh.
One of my followers threw me into the group “People I will never meet”. Now I can understand that I’m in Chicago and that person is somewhere else in the world. But let’s not forget, the world is a lot smaller than it use to be. Additionally, if this person is a blogger (not yet confirmed), there still is a chance I can meet this person at a future meet up.
With all that being said, what made this list so hilarious was who I was grouped among. I was put in the company of celebrities and movie stars. Yes folks, I’m in the same class as John Stamos, Lance Armstrong, the Jonas Brothers and Ellen Degeneres. Don’t believe me? Here’s a screenshot:
That’s right folks, apparently I’m a celebrity. Anyone want my autograph?
Not all artists on Unknown Music Tuesday are real. Even fictional artists can surely turn heads and crack a smile like this “Ode to Joy” version by no other than Beaker of the Muppets.
Now just because I’m Asian, doesn’t mean that I can’t grow facial hair because I can! It may take me a little longer, but I can grow facial and I sure can grow a beard. (That’s right Asians, I can grow a full beard. Be jealous!) Now granted, it took me four years to connect my sideburns to my chin hair, but I managed to do it. It took four more years to connect my mustache to my chin hair, but I think this is the year that I won’t have a C-shaped goatee. Either way, I’m doing it folks and there’s no looking back. See you in 30 days!
Both Erini & Rachel paid tribute to an awesome friend of ours who will be leaving her beloved Chi-Town to head west forstardomwork. Today, it’s my turn to honor our dearly beloved friend.
For this Unknown Music Tuesday, I’m going to share with you a wonderful OK Go cover by Nataly Dawn. You may remember her from Pomplamoose Music, but for this occasion, she is on her own and using the video song technique that Pomplamoose is known for.
This is Micaela from Five Blondes guest blogging for Phampants. When I read his hilariously written guest post, I thought it was rather fitting because I, too, am a teacher. Well, I’m qualified to be one but it isn’t that easy here in Ontario! Right now I’m working as a barista (bane of my existence, really) but will hopefully have my own little classroom, or at least a supply teaching job soon enough.
In any case, I spent much of last year in teacher’s college in various schools for weeks at a time practice teaching. One grade seven class I was placed in had an especially difficult student. This boy would find out what annoyed you and then do it constantly. If you asked him a question in class he’d purposely give the wrong answer. If you used the overhead machine he’d always have his hands up blocking the words from view. So annoying, but he was actually very smart and did a lot of really funny things too, which my teaching partner and I had to do our best not to laugh at (which never worked.) Here’s one example.
Billy (name changed, of course): Look, I drew a picture of the devil.
Me: It looks more like a cat.
Billy (adds to the drawing): Would a cat have horns?
Me: That looks like the cat’s ears.
Billy (adds to the drawing): Would a cat have fire around him?
Me: That looks like the cat’s house.
Billy (adds to the drawing): Would a cat be saying “DIE!!!”?
Me: Hmm… no.
