Choosing the Right Platform
The platform that I have chosen to publish my reading response on is Facebook. It seems like everyone and their dog has a Facebook account nowadays. Facebook introduced us to a new online world affecting how we use social media, as well as help us expand how we engage with other people. Even though many other social networking sites since Facebook’s debut, it is still one of the most used sites on the web. More and more people are getting their news and updates on what is going on in the public eye from Facebook. While other sites like, Twitter, Instagram, Vine etc, are also used daily from people all over the world, I feel that Facebook does a much better job of conveying good information on a global scale. Despite these other social networking sites helping people reconnect or remain in touch with friends, it appears (in my opinion) that Facebook does a much better job of sending out information that attracts the viewer’s eye. I’m sure that an argument could be made for these other social networking sites but, from a four year long Facebook user, it seems like a good match for this class. Since I will be using a platform for use in the classroom Facebook will suffice in displaying organized information for my classmates. Also, I’m thinking that a lot of people will use Facebook in this class as their platform, making it easier to comment on other people’s posts and interact online. If I was using other social networking sites I think the messages I am trying to get across would get lost and misconstrued as just another informal, non-important Facebook page. In reference to the size of the audience, Facebook remains the top used social networking site allowing my work reading responses to reach out to many people who are looking for the information that I display on my page. In terms of trying to gain readership from other people, I