UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST STUDENT NAME - KOMALPREET SINGH STUDENT ID - 2113183 COMM 150: CURRENT ISSUES COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA JOURNAL #1 TO #6 Professor - Teresita Dela Cruz JOURNAL #1 Think of the time when you failed to convey the message to someone. 1. Setting – who, what, where, when I remember this situation when I took my sister’s responsibility to do her school project. She had a deadline just after 2 days she told me. I was pretty sure I could do that because I also passed that class the situation went wrong when I see her subject the syllabus got changed and I didn't know anything about that concept. I keep learning from the Internet. 2. Possible causes and the consequences of such failure I ended up with the project I completed but the time I supposed to update in portal my interest was lost...my keep trying went to cafe for Wi-Fi and I was so stressed that I took one responsibility and didn't complete on time. Later after a few minutes of deadline, I uploaded and mailed to professor by apologize to delay from her side. 3. Lessons learned to avoid repeating the same mistake. lesson I learned from this situation never take any responsibility if you didn't know about that, also don't promise to them so that they can fully trust on you. Nobody can know if the situation changed. JOURNAL# 2 Given the various media platforms, which ones do you frequently use? 1. How much time do you spend each day on these platforms? Platforms are expanding day by day there are a lot of platforms which we use but Insta is the app where I spend more time than other platforms. I mostly use Insta to talk with my parents. There is the option of making videos. Clicking picture and to see worldwide talent reels in Insta. I spent approximately 3 hours. It’s an interesting app. 2. What is the impact of such use on your daily activities as a student? Besides entertainment if we talk about as a student life, we can grab a lot of informative quotes also there are a lot of videos related to study we can watch that to make our concept clearer and easier to understand. A student can share their thoughts so if another person is suffering from this question, they will get help. Also, there are a lot of opportunities that students can grab from Insta. 3. Are there certain changes you would like to make given such an impact? Why and how? I would like to make changed in security of Insta app. Because most I heard Insta accounts are hacked by Third party also few people create a fake account and misuse this platform so security is must so everyone can use this without any fear. JOURNAL # 3 1. What are the possible challenges when you network online? Networking can help us all to advance our career, meet potential clients, and get knowledge from people in our industry. However, networking can also provide certain difficulties, or we can say possible challenges, such as handling embarrassment, competition, or rejection. In today's world there is a wide range of competition between different products with fluctuating choice of customers and demand which results in rejection sometimes. 2. How will you overcome these challenges? To avoid all the networking issues, we must build ourselves according to current trend. And demand if demand is high of brand, then supply will also increase. Which results in positive profit and satisfaction. In stock with trend and demand with overcome rejection 3. What are the possible opportunities to enhance your personal branding online? Developing personal branding media plays an important role. advertising your brand with good definition and benefits why people choose your brand define then advantages also create banner as more and more people know more will attract. think different than others so customers are attracted and like to choose your personal branding. JOURNAL #4 1. Do you care about what you wear? If yes, then why? If not, then why? I always like to go with trend wearing different trendy clothes and I like to try different attire according to places. I care a lot because it shows my personality and my lifestyle, my likes, and dislikes. 2. What do you wear at the following different activities? ◦ Job interviews ◦ Outings with friends ◦ University classes ◦ Job/workplace ◦ Place of worship This is right that different places are set according to different attire. For the interview - I wore professional dress up with casual pants and shirt with a tie or sometimes coat and pants with shirt and tie. Mostly for job interview full. Black or white shirts and black pants are popular. Outing with friends - it depends on where we are going if we are going to beach I wore shorts and t-shirt but if we are going for movie or dinner I prefer to wear jeans and shirt. For university classes I always wear comfortable clothes so that I can fully concentrate on my studies. I prefer to Wear coodds or bottom with comfortable shirt or t shirts. For job or workplace mostly few of the jobs have their own uniforms like I work at Tim Hortons and A and W they have their own uniforms but like in warehouse mostly I prefer to wear all black at workplaces with non-slippery black shoe Most important place of worship i am from India so in my culture we always wear attire named kurta pajama whenever we go for worship. It’s a decent look with a cultural trend. Mostly I prefer to wear white whenever I go there because I feel like white is a symbol of peace and harmony, which I always like. Get and love to go there. 4. Do you feel that your chosen outfit is appropriate? Why and why not? As per my perspective I think so my chosen of attires are Accurate because these are also going with trend and according to occasion and situation, it gives a decent and perfect look. JOURNAL #5 Analyze your posts in the social media platform(s) that you use. 1. How do your viewers/followers react to what you have posted? If we talk about post I barely click picture but when i do and post it on Insta, WhatsApp. I always get good comments sometimes related to background, mostly combination of my attire. Example of comments they send like nice, great, awesome bro, fire etc. 2. How do you respond to such reactions? for my loved ones I write in comments by saying thank you hope you doing good some relatable message but for other viewer's i just put heart in comment or say thank you. 3. Given your reactions, why do you choose to respond that way. It’s easy to do and another person will not think that I ignore his/her comment or compliment. So that why in the way to respect his time and commenting on my post in revert I appreciate him to say thank you or send heart in comments. JOURNAL #6 1. Analyze your consumer habits. Are these habits influenced by your blind spots? 1. After examining my purchasing patterns, I've discovered that I frequently choose goods or services that are extensively advertised on social media channels. Given that the algorithms favor displaying content that matches my current tastes, these behaviors may in fact be influenced by my blind spots. In doing so, you can pass up lesspromoted alternatives to products or more environmentally friendly options. 2. What is the role of various social media platforms in creating your consumer blind spots? Give specific examples. 2. Social media sites contribute to consumer blindspots by adjusting material to the tastes of certain individuals. For instance, the Explore page on Instagram promotes articles and goods that are similar to those I've already interacted with, potentially limiting exposure to different viewpoints. Similar to this, YouTube's recommendation algorithm can cause content tunnel vision, making it simple to miss out on insightful information. 3. How can you weaken (better, eliminate) these blind spots? 3. I have a few options for weakening or removing these blindspots: - **Diversify my sources:** Actively look for knowledge from several sources, even if it doesn't suit my inclinations at the moment. This may give a broader perspective on goods and services. - **Interact with stuff that challenges my previous beliefs:** Doing so can help me extend my perspective and lessen the influence of echo chambers. - To prevent being limited to a small number of possibilities, manually investigate stuff that is not recommended by algorithms. - **Research before buying:** To make sure I'm making educated decisions, I can do extensive research, read reviews, and evaluate alternatives before making buying decisions. Follow a number of accounts on social media to expose myself to varied topics and types of products. By consciously taking these steps, I can minimize the impact of consumer blindspots and make more informed and balanced choices in my purchasing habits.
