Analysis
4 Paper
Meagan
Morton
Popular
Culture
Professor
Omar Alomari
September
18, 2014
Profiles
of Popular Culture describes a formula as a road map, “It tells in general
where one wants to go and what roads to take to make the journey”. In reading on this topic, many formulas can
relate to movies, books, and story lines.
A similar story with a similar ending. You can see this in westerns,
love stories, action hero films, etc. Social media sites have formulas as well.
There is technology in place to track what is popular, what people are looking
at or watching, what people are following and liking, and essentially what
becomes popular culture on the internet. The formula is to expect someone to
post something and that post to receive any likes, comments, and shares, and
watch it impact the world.
Pinterest is a social media site that applies to these
formulas. And idea or topic is posted, other can pin that item. Also, others
can follow anything an individual pins. There for giving the pin and the pinner
overall popularity. These in turn, describe and analyze these theories into
Pinterest. This allows Pinterest to track what is trending and what people pin
the most. They can populate trending designers, actors, creators, idealists,
ideas, designs, etc. Just as groups go to the movies to watch a common story
line, groups are formed on Pinterest to form a common interest. Then, these
items are even popularized on television and websites, allowing the growth to
expand outside of Pinterest. You can pin anything outside of Pinterest and
bring it into the Pinterest world as well.
I can gain insight in recognizing the formulas of social
media and Pinterest, by targeting items that interest me. By participating in
the pinning and the following, I have a world of my favorite things at my
fingertips. I can pinpoint what groups
or posts are of interest to me and plug into the pinning and following formula.
Then, I’m a part of the popular culture for those selected items.
References
Brownie, R.B. (2005). Profiles of Popular Culture. (pp. 102).
The University of Wisconsin: Popular
Press.
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