Tumblr – a mirror that reflects who we are

According to a piece of news, tumblr is now moving up to the list of the most popular social networks in around the world. But what makes it special compare to others? I guess it is the platform that they have provided for their users to explore and present themselves. Just take a look from the link below, and you will find how special and convenience it is:)

With the use of tumblr, we are all be able to share or explore things that we are passionated about. Like for me, I am interested in stuffs related to interior design, product design, and also typography.

As a reader, by typing down those keywords that I would like to explore, a specific lists of blogs will then pop up in which allow me to further browsing what i would like to.

And as a blogger, I can also share myself by posting or reblogging what I am interested in. Sometimes, people who share the same interest as I do may leave comments or ask questions about me. This also enable us to form a small community to share what we commonly like.

That's why, tumblr, for me is just like a mirror. We can always see who we are from its reflections. This allows us to develop a better understanding of ourselves, and find a simple and easy way to appreciate life.

My Digital Life

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Hey hi! This is Vivian. Thanks for visiting :)

Though it may be the very first time that we have ‘connected’ to each other, I bet we both share a highly synchronized digital usage pattern in our daily life.

Let’s see how likely our digital usage pattern can be…

1) What is the first thing that you most likely do when you woke up?

My answer: Instead of brushing my teeth or washing my face, the first thing that I do everyday when I woke up is to check my Iphone and see whether there is any unread message or not lol

2) Which website do you visit the most?

My answer: Facebook I guess. I can keep browsing on Facebook all day even there has NO MORE “NEW” NEWS FEED…well, that’s not a good student should be I supposed:/

3) What physical thing that you can’t live without the most other than money? And why?

My answer: Smart Phone definitely. It servers as a base for social networking, like people nowadays rely heavily on smart phone for their communications. Applications like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc have provided us more convenience ways to get an access to these social platforms, and to keep ourselves up dated.

As we can see from above, new media has become an essential part of our life. It can help to facilitate communication, as well as widening our social network. But of course, nothing is perfect. We will gain from it only if we use it in a proper way. But how can we define the word ‘proper’? And how can we maximize the gain from using new media? I guess I better leave these two questions now, and answer them at the end of the course ‘Writing for New Media’. Let’s wait and see;)