Social Media

On social media, I tend to represent myself as a very happy and fun-filled 18 year old. I have my age and relationship status public on my profile because I don’t feel the need to lie about who I am or have any secrets.

I chose 5 things to analyze all from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. First, my cover photo on Facebook is a picture of me and 3 other Pi Phi’s who go to Auburn but are all from my hometown. I chose this photo because we are all laughing and having a good time and it shows, to the people back home, that Auburn is awesome because 4 of us chose it and are all friends now. Second, I posted a tweet that said, “I just need a dog with me at all times. Please.” I wrote this because I know all of my friends are missing their dogs right now and a lot of people would relate and, in turn, choose to favorite my tweet. My third choice was my Facebook profile picture, which is a picture of my boyfriend and I kissing at prom. I posted this to show everyone at home that things are going great between us and we are still keeping in contact with each other. Next, I posted an Instagram of me and my “Big” for my sorority. I know so many people get annoyed with how many “Big/Little” Instagrams they see but I know that if I didn’t my friends would think something went wrong. I also want to show that my big was from Newport too! Lastly I posted a tweet the other day, when I was mad at my boyfriend, that said, “Not having it today.” I wanted to get my feelings out through social media, and whether he did or didn’t see it, I still wanted to get it out there, because I knew there would be someone else having a bad day as well that would appreciate it.

I do believe that all of my social media posts are very accurate representations of myself unfortunately sometimes I can tend to be too negative on twitter. Everything other than that is on spot.

I do very much so feel liable for everything I post. I have had 2 jobs and hope to get on in a few months, and I know that I will probably have to make my twitter private and figure out how to make my vine private too.

I would probably not get a job based on a few of my Instagrams, but it would be pretty hard for any future employer of mine to get access to those. I do believe that I would get the job as long as the employer didn’t judge a book by its cover. It may appear that all I do is go out and have fun, but it reality I can sit down, focus, and get my stuff done. But obviously people aren’t going to post pictures of themselves studying on Facebook.