Jake Strange
ENGL 254
January 24, 2015
Blog 3
My partner for the first major project of our Writing & Communities course is Mason Mabin. After taking a brief look at his Facebook profile, I have compiled a list of questions I think would be of use to gain a greater understanding of how Mason represents himself on Facebook.
My partner for the first major project of our Writing & Communities course is Mason Mabin. After taking a brief look at his Facebook profile, I have compiled a list of questions I think would be of use to gain a greater understanding of how Mason represents himself on Facebook.
- In your Screencast-O-Matic, you said you used to have a Facebook profile that you ended up deleting. What kind of differences exist in how you used Facebook back then compared to how you use it now?
- What is the purpose of the Young Americans for Liberty group of which you are a part?
- How do you personally contribute to the Young Americans for Liberty at UNL?
- When posting political materials to your own Facebook wall, are there any particular sources you go to regularly for content?
- What is your motive behind posting materials that are critical of American government and law enforcement?
- What are your thoughts on the "data mining" practices that Buck references on page 34 of her study?
- How do you feel data mining impacts the autonomy of users of services like Facebook?
- How does the collection of data about you impact your use of Facebook?
- Mason's critiques of American government. His analysis transcends bipartisan loyalties. There is content on his wall that is critical of both Democratic and Republican leadership.
- Mason's interests outside of politics. Although his page "likes" are fairly limited due to how new his second profile is, he does advertise his support of a couple TV shows and several classic and contemporary musicians.
- Mason's tendency to be highly selective of the people he connects with on Facebook. According to his profile tour, he makes an effort to keep his friend base limited to people he keeps in touch with frequently.
- How Mason represents himself within the UNL community in regards to organizations he is a part of.
These look like great specific questions. How, though, will you encourage him to talk about your last 4 points without creating leading questions that already reveal your analysis. This can be a tough situation to navigate.
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