media diary week 2

Name of text: Facebook

Where did you find it: On the app store

Genre: Social media

What is the purpose: The purpose of Facebook is to 'give people the power to share and make the world more open'. Facebook explains that it believes that increased connection between people through their site will lead to better understanding between disparate groups. Facebook is designed for users who want to stay in touch with friends and family.

Target Audience: Facebook's target audience is teenagers - adults as it allows people to stay in touch with other people from all around the world. A study was shown that 65% of Facebook users are over 35.

Your reaction to the text: I think Facebook is a good social media website as it lets you connect to people from all over the world and it share moments that you have experienced. However Facebook can contain some disgusting videos that people don't want to see. This is a shame because it puts people of the social media website.

Why would people consume the text: People use Facebook for many reasons. The main reason is simply because everyone is on Facebook. Other reasons is it contains instant messaging so people use it to stay in touch with their friends and family. Also people might use it because it is an easy way to share photos and upload status.

Could some people react in different ways to the text? How?
People could react differently because people might not like Facebook because it is full of videos that might not be the nicest things also Facebook is full of fake links that take you to virus so they feel like they are risk.