Facebook Ad

For my Facebook Ad I wanted to get more likes. Because I am doing a page for a business, I think it's more important to have people know about it and like the page then to boost the individual posts. The more people who know about us, the better the business which the company will not complain about!

For my location, because it is a St. George based business I kept it local with a radius of 25 miles so people in the outskirts of St. George, like  Hurricane, could be included as well. I kept the age range from about 18-65+. While kids may not be able to afford the service themselves, they can spread the word to their parents and hopefully get business that way as well. Men and women were both included. For interests, I played around a bit. I could add all the different kinds of vehicles and trucks and things like that out there, but I just stuck with vehicles which encompasses them all. I included people with an interest in pets because most people who are pet lovers let them in their vehicles. Hair and hidden dirt can be all over and this is a service they might be interested in. I also added all sports and outdoors. I could have narrowed down this section but I think including all outdoor activities and sports would help reach more people. Both of those are activities that include getting dirty to some degree so all could be interested in a detail of their car. I made the connection to all, reaching me to about 86,000 people reached. Once again I wanted to reach as many people as I could with this ad.

For my actual ad, I chose to stuck with their logo for the business. It is crisp and clean and I think draws peoples attention. For my text I chose to do tell them what we did, mobile detailing, and then tried to make it relatable to everyone. I did that by choosing to say, " dirty from daily routines or spontaneous adventures!" Our vehicles can get dirty from daily routines, running kids around, getting in and out, etc. However sometimes we all chose to do those fun activities and just make the car a mess. I went with this because to me it helped people relate better and make the ad more personable to them. I know my ad would need some improvements if I actually did want to run it, but for now I think it's a great start! 

Religion 3.0 / Sex X.0

Religion 
I know we talked about religion quite a while back, but it was a topic and discussion that I really enjoyed. I myself am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I grew up a member and am still an active member. A lot of the ideas we hit on about my religion, as well as others, I found to be very true and this is me having the chance to have a voice on the matter. 

No matter what religion you are a part of, there is always going to be the people who don't follow all the teachings, those who aren't 100% committed, and those who may act complete opposite of what they are taught. Mormons just like everyone else are guilty of this. Mormons I feel have the label of being very judgmental, when in actuality they are suppose to love everyone. Sometimes I wonder if this stereotype is felt more in Utah than other places because there are so many of us here. I agree with this statement and I have my judgmental moments too, just like everyone else. I know there is one thing that has helped me with this idea and maybe can help others to. It is simple and nothing you haven't heard before. Look at yourself before you look at others. It is easy to look at someone else and say they do this, dress/look like this, act like that. Each of us are unique individuals in our own ways. We can't judge others until we look in the mirror and see our own flaws. It's a hard thing to do, none of us want to admit to things we aren't good at, or areas we struggle. However as we realize our own flaws and focus more on ourselves, I don't think we will be as worried or judgmental of others because the focus is on ourselves and how we can improve. There won't be time to see the flaws of others, and even if you do, you easily remember that you have your own and have no place to speak up. That's my advice and probably my biggest input from our religion discussion. There is so much more I could go on about, but this topic hit me the most. I myself have been working on being more caring and non-judgmental of others, not purely for religious reasons, but because it is something I need to work on to become a better person. I hope all of us, no matter what religion, can take a look in the mirror and see our own flaws before we go and point them out in others.

Sex
Now to the Sex topic. This was such an awesome week of class and discussion. It has been one of my favorite weeks so far, because the topic hits home so much. There are so many internal and external pressures when it comes to being what a "man or woman" is suppose to be like. Social media plays a huge factor in what the world wants us to believe is acceptable, how we should dress, what beauty is, etc. As a woman I pay attention to what it says and speaks to me. It was eye opening to hear about the "man box" and some of the guys perspective on this. Sometimes I forget they have their own expectations of what they should be, and I am trying to be more conscious of how I treat men. I don't want them to feel like they have to fit that box if it's not how they are. They don't have to fit into any expectations, they just need to be true to themselves whether that is what society says you should do or not. Just do you guys! 

Back to what I can relate to, woman. Sometimes I forgot just how much pressure there is to be beautiful, skinny, and dress a certain way. The media portrays woman in a way that I think isn't beautiful or realistic. In order to be beautiful you have to be tall and thin, wear the most "in" clothes, wear make up and always look good. However when I think of people that are beautiful in my eyes, I don't think of celebrities or whoever the media is portraying as beautiful. Beauty to me is something so much more than looks and physical appearance. Beauty is being confident in yourself. Not only on the outside, but on the inside and who you are as an individual. It's the people who can say i know i'm not perfect, but i'm working on it. I have things about me that are wonderful and i'm going to embrace these, as well as find new things to improve on.
It was so sad to hear women in our class talk about how they felt the need from their mothers to be beautiful as the way the world would portray it. The women who are close to us I feel should be the ones to help us embrace our own beauty. I know growing up my mom has always been great at this. As a kid I use to wear these shiny pink pants with a purple shirt that had roses on it. I thought it was the most amazing outfit ever, but looking back now, I can see it was the furthest thing from it. My mom however never told me I looked silly or that I should change. I loved that outfit and felt great in it, and she never took that away from me. We need to be able to feel beautiful in our own skin, in our own way no matter what the media or others tell us. 

I myself have been caught up in the media telling me what beauty is. I want to wear some of those clothes, I want to be tanner, more fit, have volumized hair, look as pretty as other girls. However I have learned, and am continuing to learn that I am beautiful just the way I am. We all have things we wish we could change, but that's not what makes us, us. I am learning to love everything about me and things I don't love that I can change, well that's just something I can work on to improve everyday. I can't say it's been easy to come to this, because the media does play a tole on us whether we want it to or not. However i'm better able to recognize it and resist the urge to just give into to what everyone else thinks.

For all you woman out there, don't ever forget how wonderful and amazing you are. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL JUST THE WAY YOU ARE!! Embrace it :) 

Climate Change

When it comes to talking about climate change or global warming, to me it is just another example of what we have been talking about all year long. Social media puts out all sorts of views on the topic coming from both ends of the spectrum. People can voice their own opinions, say whatever is wanted without facts to back it up. That is what social media is and mainly consists of. Sadly we all are sucked into this trap, and without conscious effort, it's hard not to. Its easier to just believe what pops up or what most people you know are thinking or saying about the matter. 

How do we fix this problem then? What is a solution to the matter?  I think it comes back to what we have continually talked about since day one in this class. We need to figure it out for ourselves. We need to go dig and find the data and truth about the topic, no matter what it may be. Whether it's global warming or what ISIS is doing, or the next big thing, we just need to find the truth. Go out and find reliable sources that can give us the right information for both sides of the issue. From there we can form our own opinions about the matter, and follow through how we see fit. It we want to find a solution to climate change, go out find the truth and make the change you see fit. While we are only one person, we can make a difference by knowing, understanding, and making change happen.

Contextual Analysis Topic

For my contextual analysis topic, I want to look at the issue of vaccinations and how the recent effect of social media has made an impact on this topic. I chose this topic because I myself think vaccinations are important, as well as topics in the health field interest me. I am excited to learn more about the topic and how social media has played a role! :)

Learning 2.0

Ever sense leaving class on Tuesday, I have been thinking about this blog and what I would change about the education system. I think the biggest thing to realize is that change IS needed. The system was set up many years ago, and sense then it hasn't changed much. The world around us has changed and continues to change constantly. The eduction system needs to hop on this boat of change and roll with it. 

Kids are learning in different ways, mostly using technology. My friend is currently in the education program here at Dixie State and they are given an iPad to use for the semester so they can learn how to use and be able to teach with it. Technology is becoming a tool to learn. This goes to show that there are other ways to learn besides standardized testing. I myself don't mind tests. They don't give me anxiety unless I am completely unprepared. I don't get too nervous and don't mind taking tests. However, these tests we are all required to take don't necessarily show how smart or how much people are actually learning. I have an example from my own life. Last semester I was studying to take the Kaplan, which is a test you have to take here at Dixie to apply for the Nursing Program. I bought a book to help me study, actually studied and then of course took the test. In order to apply you have to get a 74% on the test. I sadly got a 73%. I was one percent off and therefore I couldn't apply. This was frustrating because to me, a test shouldn't say whether or not I am smart or good enough to apply. The ACT also has this same concept for me. Tests aren't always the best way to say what level people are at. 

It is easy to realize that the education system needs to change. How though? I think we need to rid some of the old ways and come up with some new. Incorporate technology in the way we teach and learn. I think we have slowly already started to do this, but we can do so even more. I don't know if I can think of a specific way but I definitely think there is room for change and improvement. Just as times have changed sense they set up the eduction system, it is also time for the education system to change. 

Connect the Dots

Reading all those articles definitely opened my eyes to things I had not thought of before. I am so caught up in the technological world that I live in already, that I am changing as it changes, but not always aware of it. The one dot that stood out to me was location. We all know that are phones have location services on them, and when in a new or unknown place, the GPS is great to us. However, after reading this article and listening to the presentation given on it, it really is crazy how much location plays a role in the technology we use. 

In the presentation they talked about how when we go new places or even tag ourselves somewhere at a certain location, we then become susceptible to our information being given out. Ads from where we are at can now start popping up on our feed. I have never really realized how often this happens until I listened to the presentation. It made me think of my own example I had happen just a week ago. For basketball we traveled to the Bay area. Before practice we had some spare time and were able to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge. While using my snap chat on the bridge, a little picture popped up of the bridge that I was on. It only would show up while I was on the bridge though. I hadn't shared a picture of where I was at, but my phone and the app I was using knew exactly where I was at. While at the time I thought this was awesome, after reading and learning about location, I am a little skeptical. While it is fun and we want people to know where we are going, it crazy to think that our phones and technology have grown so much, and that our locations are that easy to track now. It is important to be aware of this, and to decide how and when we want to share our location. This way we can do it on our terms so we know when and how we are sharing our location. 

Never Having to Explain Yourself

Looking for an explanation to something is not a new concept for today's society. Nor do I think having to explain ourselves is a new idea either. We as humans are curious people, and this includes wanting to know why people feel the way they do. People are constantly posting their views on different things going on in our world today. They have their opinion and we each should have our own, but is there a need to have to explain ourselves on social media?  

I think most of us feel the need to explain the things we post, but this really isn’t a necessary thing we should feel obligated to do. If you have read and done your research and formed an opinion, or feel strongly about something, you don’t have to tell others why you feel or think that way.  We should all post what we want to. If you are honest in what you post and how you feel, no explanation should be needed. Even if you do it should be simple because you already know why. Just be true to what you feel and no explanation is needed. I think we should all try to remember this in our social media postings.