Option 1: When we talked about YouTube on Tuesday, you were given the assignment to make a viral video. Reflect on the nature of viral videos. What is it that makes them go viral? Can you set out to make a viral video?
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Detail the process your group used in creating the video for class. Link your video to your blog post. What were some of the challenges you faced as you began to think about and shoot your video? Noting that you had no control over the topics for the videos or the timeline you were given, if you had this assignment to do over again, would you change anything about your approach? What did this activity teach you about completing tasks in a fixed amount of time?
Finally, how did you go about trying to leverage support for your video in terms of winning the contest? What strategies did you use to get people to like and RT to up your chances of winning the contest? Refer back to Kawasaki and Fitzpatrick - did their tips work for you? Why or why not? What did this activity teach you about the challenges of marketing ideas and projects?
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Option 2: Both Salvio and Seddon (read for Thursday's class) refer to food blogs and performance.
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What do you think about blogging and its strengths and weaknesses, based off of the readings we've done this week (specifically focusing on Salvio and Seddon)? In general, what types of performances do we do in social media spaces? Your topics can relate to performing and food, but can also be more general. How do you perform in your social media spaces? (Think back to when we read Goffman... yep, here he is again.)
Remember to break up your text by including appropriate images for either of the options you choose to write about for this week's post. Blogs are due by 5:00 PM on Friday, November 3.
