Personal Blog Thoughts

Inside of our class, my personal favorite entry was Justin's "Facebook".

What is effective about this writing is that its the truth. After reading what he had to say, I found myself saying, "Wow, that really is true!". During the week when I am bored or when I need a break from studying or work, I find myself surfing the facebook "stalker" feed to see what people are up to. Do I truly care if Carly has a sore throat and a tattoo session scheduled for tomorrow? No, but I'll read it anyway.

For my reasoning above, I reference "Agenda Setting Theory" from my communication classes. In agenda setting, media is not telling you what to think, it is telling you what to think about. Therefore, facebook (as a "media outlet") is not telling us "to think about Carly's sore throat", its telling us "to think about what other people are doing in general". It's addicting knowing other people's business.

What I can learn from this entry is that honesty is the best practice in writing. Some of the best writing I have come across in my life is true life feelings and emotions.

My personal feelings are that fiction can be too fairy-tale like and add too much information. In real life accounts, I find that what the writer is speaking about can usually be applied to my life in one way or another. Thus, making the story all the more special.