Viva La Viv

When Musical.ly first rebranded itself as TikTok many people were against using the app. I however was very excited to see the new opportunities it offered. I was not disappointed.  I use TikTok daily for various purposes. One of the first ways I use it is to stay updated on the news. I am not the type of person who likes to read an article or watch the news on TV so I often don’t know when something big happens. TikTok has helped me become more up-to-date on current events. I can look something up and get a quick 30-second summary of the issue. I like that I don't have to spend a lot of time searching or watching to understand what's going on. It's both quick and convenient. Another major way I use TikTok is to get reviews for products. Whenever I am shopping for something and I don't know what brand to get I look on TikTok to see what other people recommend. I love that I can see multiple reviews for almost any item all in one place. This has been extremely helpful fo...

This week's chapter made me think a lot about my voice and who I can reach with it. In Section One, it states that blogs are popular because they “give everyday people a voice,” and I think this applies to other forms of social media as well. When I put something online I know more people will see it than if I had tried to spread the information differently. Additionally, I have the opportunity to be taken more seriously online because my voice isn't smothered by my gender or my age. People speaking up on social media have a history of making changes that wouldn't have been possible otherwise. Online, people can see wrongs and talk about them. This has become increasingly common in the past few years. Recently, a video went viral from a police officer's body cam. The video showed him and a fellow officer turning on a young Black wo man with seemingly no valid reason and killing her after she made a joke he didn't understand. This video spread so fast that people wer...