Miller Blog 3- Interview Questions

1.  .  Ronnie says “I try to keep my followers greater than the number of people I’m following because, you know, it’s just like my, I guess, weird habit.” (14) This makes me wonder if my partner has any habits of Facebook? If so what are they? If now why do you think some people have habits?

2.    Buck states “Scholars have viewed individual identity as embedded in particular contexts and based in individual performance within certain social constraints” (14)- I want to know about my partners Identity on Facebook.. If you could describe your facebook identity in one word, what would it be and why?

3.     Buck states “Scholars have viewed individual identity as embedded in particular contexts and based in individual performance within certain social constraints” (14)- Do you feel constrained by some aspects of facebook?  If so what aspects? If not how does it compare to your other social media sites?

4.      Ronnie says this about tweeting “he updated Twitter several times per day and connected primarily with close friends and roommates through the site.-(16) How often do you post and who do you mostly post for? (your friends, family, public?)

5.     Talking about his profile pictures, Ronnie states “He rotated between profile pictures that portrayed himself as a musician, performing in concerts with his bass, to close up “artistic” (16)– What do your pictures you post say about you?

6.      Ronnie states “Ronnie updated Facebook with content that he felt would be more appropriate for this wider audience.” (17)– Do you post for a purpose? If so point out one post that was for a purpose and tell me what the purpose was. If not, how do you determine what to post?

7.     .Ronnie says he is a part of a community “Along with Ronnie’s specific audiences, he also adjusted his use of different social network sites based on what he considered to be the community on that site.” (18) What communities are you involved in on Facebook. What do those communities say about who you are?

8.     Ronnie calls himself a publisher on page 14 “Ronnie described himself as a “publisher,” someone who creates content online for others.” – What do you want to get out of your social media?

9.  .  Ronnie talks about his devises and how they affect how much he is on social media. “Ronnie cited his iPhone as much of the reason that he shared images so frequently and pointed to one example in which he saw an image in a bar that reminded him of his friend” (22) Do your devises affect how much you are on facebook? How do they or don’t they?

10.  Ronnie also talks about how he divides his time between different sites. “It is not unreasonable to say that Ronnie was engaged in at least one social network site most of the time. He checked Twitter constantly from the website, seeing it as a habit, part of his daily routine, and something he did when he was bored” (22)- How do you divey up your time between sites? How often are you on facebook compared to how often you post something?

11.   Ronnie talk about his activities being a chain of events “Ronnie’s digital literacy practices involved chains of activity that included taking a photo with his iPhone on the way to class and uploading it to Twitpic, sending a link to a video or a news story to a friend, commenting on a friend’s Facebook status, and sharing photos of graffiti he saw on his way to class” (24)- Do you have a chain of events you follow? Do you comment, like, post, or just watch status updates? Why do you feel you do that the most?

12.   Ronnie talks about the online fake persona he made. “Ronnie constructed Alison’s persona not only through her profile page but also through her status updates and interactions” (27)- Do you feel safe on facebook? Do you feel safer or less safe on other sites? Why do you think that is?