1. Make a list of the social media platforms you’re active on.
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • TikTok

2. Who are you speaking to (or listening to) on each one? What communities are you participating in?

  • In each one, I watch how to videos, like for food or crafting items. For YouTube specifically, I watch those types of videos or gaming channels for laughs. That is also one of the communities that I participate in.

3. What do you share about yourself on each platform? What do you keep private?

  • I usually share about who I am as a person and what I’m interested in doing throughout my life. What I keep private are things like my address, my phone number, family information and so forth.

4. Think about this class as a digital community of colleagues. What information do you want us to know about you?

  • Hello! You can call me by my first name, Madison. I’m from the south suburbs of Chicago. I’m 20 years old in my sophmore year of college. I’m majoring in computer science cybersecurity. My favorite color is blue. My favorite food is shrimp alfredo, but I have other favorites, such as macaroni and cheese, greens, sushi and oysters. I’m sometimes a nerd, who likes to play video games on occasions and watch other people play games. I like to go out and practice bowling or skating if there is time to do so. I was also into playing the violin but stopped playing. I might go back into playing it again sometime in the future. When I was younger, I was on the junior cheerleading team and became homecoming queen at the end. Usually, when people get to know me, they note that I’m quiet in the beginning, and that is because I’m not as comfortable yet as I would be with people I hang out with more often and familiar with. When I become comfortable with people, I start to become myself.