DON'T PEEP PEOPLE

I recently learned how to use photoshop and I must say I am impressed with my skills.  I took a picture off the internet of three women through a peephole in the wall and added a llama to the room to diffuse the situation.  I put the words "Don't be a creep, Don't peep."  These are definitely powerful words that could be considered art because, to me, it means you never know exactly what you'll see when you go around peeping.  So if you ever have the urge, don't peep people.

Every 2 minutes someone is sexually assaulted in the U.S.  Each year more and more cases go unreported.  Individuals who fall victim of sexual assault are often threatened and do not come forward.
This photo represents those individuals who are silenced.  It gives reality to the numbers.  It gives reality to the truth: the statistic of people being assaulted is higher than the number of people who come forward and admit they are victims.

The Victim Posterchild

Over the past few years, I've watched as victims of sexual assault and abuse have banded together on social media to erase the stigma associated with rape victims.

"Rape has only one cause: Rapists."

"No means No."

Powerful campaigns such as the ones centered around the phrases above are created by those who are victims of sexual assault.

I created the poster above after seeing one social media campaign centered around the idea that the clothes worn by the victims is the cause of their rape and assault. After reading stories after stories of people who were abused when they were children, this image popped into my brain. With the combination of several different phrases, this poster creates a powerful message for the campaign against sexual assault:

It is NEVER the fault of the victim.

 

Staying Strong and Working Together

So I chose to make a poster out of this image for a couple of reasons. I liked the message that it was sending before I even got to edit it at all. It shows what looks like a pretty strong and independent female who wrote a message on her body: "A respected athlete does not make you an entitled man." This shows that people cannot just get what they want based on the status they have. No still means no. But part of the reason I chose this was also because I wanted to use her as an example of people being able to stand up for themselves. The statistic that I placed on her forehead came from RAINN's website, along with the hotline phone number in the top left. I added that particular stat because I thought it was a pretty shocking number. I believe I used it in one of my earlier blog posts as well. The reasons why I added the hotline number and the phrase "You can help make this stop" is because I think this is a matter that only working together can help to stop. Many cases of sexual assault go unreported because people are too scared to ask for help. What I am saying is that if you suspect someone of being the victim of sexual assault, you should call the hotline and find out what you can do to help. It's as simple as that. If we all worked together to end sexual assault, it would take far less time and we could prevent many more of these incidents.

Social media user

I am a lame social meidu user.  So lame I cannot even spell the word media right. Hohoho, but all jokes aside I am part of generation Z but I feel like generation W.  I feel this way because people apart of said gen z are supposed to be all up in the social media platform, but I'm all up out of it.  I can use it efficiently but I'm just not about it.  I think I am more of a lurker online because I do not interact with people online often.  I think that more people are becoming like this where they do not share as much online but do still look at what people are doing on there.  I can base this off of the high amount of people in class that said they are content strategist based on how picky of their posts they are. I also think that Facebook is dying and twitter is popping off.  What a time to be alive.   I would have put a link to my power point here.  But it is only saved on the computer in my classroom.

Social Media?

I can honestly say, without a doubt, that I don't really care about social media. I hardly use the accounts that I have now and I'm usually not the first to sign up for any new ones that sprout up.

I use social media mostly for keeping in touch with friends and family and maybe the occasional birthday message or post. I barely post anything myself and when I do, it's not usually anything important. When it comes to what other people's posts, I really don't care what they have to say, especially when it comes to politics or stuff like that. I don't think social media is the place for them to be posting their opinions about that kind of stuff. I think that should be reserved for places like a personal blog or something where they don't have to argue with their "friends" online.

I save what I have to say for real conversations instead of arguing with people over the Internet. Below, you will find a short presentation that describes my social media presence. It's not long, about six slides or so, check it out.

I'm Addicted to Social Media

What Kind of Social Media User Are You?

I love social media. Love it. I'm constantly clicking through my different accounts to see what's happening with my family, friends, and the world. Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram. You name it, I have an account there. That doesn't mean that I'm the most efficient social media strategist. I'm still struggling to get those follows and likes with quality content. But for now, I think I'll stick with sharing cat videos and tweeting about crappy parking on campus.

For our Social Media II class, I created a presentation that talks about my social media habits. You can view it at the link below:

Social Media II Presentation - Emily Schnipke

The Power Trifecta

When scrolling through your social media feeds, it's easy to point out what kind of social media users you follow. From the ideal user to the worst of its kind, the chronic overshares, you're bound to have a melting pot on your feed.  Yet the only thing that matters is what kind of social media user you are. Things get very interesting when you put your social media use under the microscope and begin dissecting.

Born in 1994, I myself am a millennial.  I like to think I am sophisticated and well put together, in terms of social media, but some of me posts say other wise.  Although I have come a long way from the irrelevant, middle school Facebook status that usually ended in "LOL" or a smiley face made out of a colon and a capital "d," I could work on my marketing skills.

To this day, I still consider myself an "open sharer," but my openness depends on what platform I am.  For example, "I keep it clean" on Facebook because a plethora of my friends base is family, but on the other hand, my personal twitter is pretty much an open book. 

My personal twitter's tweet and follow count

My 28 day summary

I did create a PR twitter for academic purposes, and do not find myself openly sharing details under that handle.
Since enrolling in college I have seen my usage of social media remain the same, yet my posts have dropped in number.  Currently, I see my self as a power user.

Here how it breaks down:

The Power User <----- (Me)

• The Creator
• I create tweets, blog posts, events on Facebook, posts on Instagram
• The Critic
• I reply to tweets on my dashboard
• I give feedback to marketing companies

• The Joiner
• Accounts with
• twitter
• tumblr
• facbook
• instagram
• snapcaht
• vine
• pinterest
• youtube

When combing the three criteria I listed above, the perfect balance is created.  I share things that catch my eye just as much as I create my own content so there is a constant balance.

I have much to learn about social media and how to market it in a way that not only benefits myself, but that also benefit others.  Although I see myself as a power user now, I want to an improvement in the future.