Week 11 Reflection

This week I have been focusing on the Produsage project. I decided to create a Facebook group designed to support dance students as they progress through their dance journey. I as the instructor would upload dance tutorials and other important information such as membership info and upcoming events. The students are also allowed to communicate within the group and ask questions or make any suggestions to support their own and the group's progress. While creating the group, I decided to set the visibility to "public" for grading purposes. I did not announce the creation of the page on my personal Facebook page, nor did I tell any of my friends and acquaintances about it. But a couple of days after making, I saw that 12 people joined the group! I was very suprised. I guess Facebook notified my followers that I created a new group. I think this is a good example of the power of social media. Even if you don't think people will notice what you are doing online, they are. This week we focused on using social media internationally. As a student of East Asian languages, I have experienced using to practice my language skills and I have used social media in other countries to communicate with people at home in the U.S. I was in Korea back in 2017 and one of the things that I noticed is that there was a bit of a tonal shift in the information that was presented to me online. It was no longer America-centric, but Korea-centric. There were events that happened in Korea, The North-South Korea conflict, and U.S relations from the Korean perspective. China wasn't necessarily the "bad guy" but a trade partner that sent over "Yellow Dust" every year. Japan needs appologize and America.... needs help? It was very different from what we hear from day to day in the States.