Media plays a huge part in the way we communicate in the world today. It’s so demanding, that even some employment opportunities. LinkedIn is actually a social media career platform. I mean that’s what it seems like to me.
• I was not that surprised about how much media I used. I actually already tried to monitor how much time I was consuming rather it was watching television, music, YouTube tutorials, social media, etc. What I was surprised about was the amount of YouTube I watch. I mostly watch hair and skin videos, and church sermons. I was also surprised about ow much I searched the web, or should I say how less I search the web. I guess I didn’t consider Pinterest media usage, until this week when I read the pew research article.
• In terms of social media, I could find my family members, my spouse, and myself apart of those demographics. For my family I would say they would be under a lot if the social media platforms. Especially my nephews they spend a lot of time on Instagram, twitter and snap chat, my younger brother he’s always on twitter, snap chat and Instagram, my mom is sometimes on Facebook, a lot of my friends are back and fourth between Facebook and Instagram. I am however on always on Pinterest, sometimes on Facebook, and snap chat. I do not have Instagram, and I can not grasp the concept of how to work LinkedIn .
• I received really good insight on all sections. However astroturfing and persuasion stuck out to me the most. It reminded me of so many stories and news reports I’ve heard in the past. For example:
Lobbyist Bonner and Associates was caught pretending to be NAACP in effort to derail the American clergy and security Act. The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 was meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions, which apparently didn’t sit too well with opponents of climate change. Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA) received letters from both the NAACP and the Hispanic non-profit Creciendo Juntos, asking him to vote against the bill for economic reasons. It turned out that the lobbyist firm Bonner & Associates, which has a history of astroturfing and defrauding the government, had fabricated the letters, from the letterhead to the signatures. The very similar looking letters can still be found online. The NAACP released a statement denouncing the stunt as “exploiting the African-American Community to achieve their misdirected goal… to deceive Congress.” B&A, on the other hand, blamed the forgery on a “temporary employee.”

https://www.businessinsider.com/astroturfing-grassroots-movements-2011-9#the-government-contracted-hbgary-federal-to-create-fake-friends-to-smear-those-who-disagreed-with-government-positions-10