LIBR 559B: New Media for Children and Young Adults

Texts, Tags and Tweets

Discussion by:

Dan Hooker(LOL)

Shannon Ozirny(OMG)

feat. Kay Weisman(ROFL)

POP QUIZ!

Question 1:TXT SPK 4 n00bz

LOL

Laughing out loud

TXT SPK 4 n00bz

ALOL

Actually laughing out loud

TXT SPK 4 n00bz

FML

F*%@ my life

TXT SPK 4 n00bz

143

I love you

TXT SPK 4 n00bz

1432

I love you, too

TXT SPK 4 n00bz

F2F

Face to face

TXT SPK 4 n00bz

ASL

Age, sex, location

Why do young people do this?

ROFLMAO

ROFL + LMAO

This language has commonalities, codes and etiquette.

Question 2: Who’s been on Twitter longer?

MSNBCAshton KutcherLarry KingBill GatesSteve Jobs

March 29th, 2007 January 15th, 2009April 6th, 2009January 19th, 2010Not on Twitter

Question 2: Twitter

MSNBCAshton KutcherLarry KingBill GatesSteve Jobs

March 29th, 2007 January 15th, 2009April 6th, 2009January 19th, 2010Not on Twitter

What makes Twitter so appealing?

Is any of that specific to young people?

Question 3:Twitter

How many followers does the cast of The Hills have?

Question 3:Twitter

How many followers does the cast of The Hills have?

3,671,558

@danhooker has 302!

Question 4:Tagging

Why do you tag people on facebook?

Because they look goodBecause they look badBecause you feel you shouldTo alert others about somethingTo keep track of peopleTo organize your photos

Question 4:Tagging

Why do you tag people on facebook?

Because they look goodBecause they look badBecause you feel you shouldTo alert others about somethingTo keep track of peopleTo organize your photos

YESYESYESYESYESNO?

OMG

“lol Merry Christmas!!!”

OMG

“lol Merry Christmas!!!”

Jabba the Hut

Ursula (little mermaid)

Is tagging an expression of opinion? An organization system? Both?

Why can’t we find anything on teens and tagging?

Last Question:Permanence and SafetyWhere is it worst to get called

a, well, “nasty name”?

____ On your Facebook wall____ Twitter____ To your face at school____ Behind your back at school____ via Text Message

Last Question:Permanence and SafetyWhere is it worst to get called

a, well, “nasty name”?

____ On your Facebook wall____ Twitter____ To your face at school____ Behind your back at school____ via Text Message

_4__5__1__2__3_

Last Question:Permanence and SafetyWhere is it worst to get called

a, well, “nasty name”?

____ On your Facebook wall____ Twitter____ To your face at school____ Behind your back at school____ via Text Message

_4__5__1__2__3_

Things said online tend to stick around

Can you still “turn the other cheek”?

How does this interrupt the linearity of “growing up”?

L8R G8Rz