Jackson Baumgartner Learning Journal

  How our data is used      Society is at a point where we joke about how when we say something, we will get an ad for it later on our phones. If there were a time machine and we told people that computers we put in our pockets would be able to track our thoughts, locations, and voices they would think we are lying. The We Are Data reading touched on many topics about data collection that I found very insightful. I first found out about people's information being used and spyware on devices when Snowden first leaked information from the FBI about spying on people through their cellphones. This was breaking news back in 2013, and now people seem to be aware that things like this are still happening, but they do not care. The reading describes information as companies like Google taking as much as they can and making predictions about people based on that data. It is next to impossible to know what information about you is out there because "our algorithmic identity ch...

     When I think of media and social networking I think of websites like LinkedIn, Handshake, and Facebook. When I hear the word networking my brain assumes networking in a business sense, but networking takes place even when you follow someone on Instagram, posts for your friends, and in other casual forms of media. I define it as making connections with individuals either in-person or virtually for social or business reasons. The social networking apps and websites I use are Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok. All of these apps have a way of connecting with others and sharing content with people. I use LinkedIn specifically for networking and posting business accomplishments to build my portfolio, while the rest I use for casual and entertainment purposes.     I use all of my social networking apps often throughout the week. I spend the most hours on YouTube for entertainment purposes and learning how to do new things like video editi...

My personal do's and don'ts of social media      Social media has become a profound part of my and everyone else's lives in the past 20 years. According to Blogging Wizard, 53.6% of the global population uses social media. I have grown up surrounded by social media and seen the good and bad that it can do, so I use these learned experiences to influence how I use social media today. I have learned that posting milestone accomplishments or fun experiences can be good for both yourself and others. I also make sure that I do not spend too much time looking at social media; it is good in moderate usage, but if you continually use social media it can become bad for your mental health. The rule that I follow the most is not to post anything that you would not be comfortable seeing in the news. Words can be taken out of context and once you post anything online it is there forever.  How I used social media     Although social media was around since I was born, I d...

 Hello everyone, This is the first of many blog posts for my Information & Social Media course. To start, I will give a little background of myself and some fun facts to get to know me better. About Me My name is Jackson Baumgartner and I am a sophomore at the University of South Florida. I am originally from a northern suburb of Chicago, but since starting college I along with my family have fully moved to Florida, so I am a new Floridian. I am majoring in Health Science with a concentration in Medical IT. I have a broad idea of what I can do with that degree, but I usually make something up whenever someone asks me what I plan to do in the future.  Things About Me When it comes to interesting things about myself or fun facts I usually blank, so bear with me with what I have picked to share. Something interesting about me is that I get into random phases where I want to learn about something and I somewhat become fixated on learning it for a few weeks to a few months. I h...