With the advancement of the times, the use of social software in life is increasing. Before I went abroad, WeChat and Weibo used the most, and often shared some of my daily life and interesting things. After going abroad. Social software such as instagram and twitter were used. After studying abroad, because there are many people from all over the world, social software such as twitter has gradually become mainstream. However, communication with domestic friends is still using software such as wechat.
When creating these accounts, I have to give my name and avatar. For the convenience of others, I usually use my English name as the username on instagram and twitter, so everyone else knows who I am because I compare I like animals, like cats and dogs, so I usually use these pictures as my avatar.
Cute dog by Chong wai suen (CC by BY-NC-ND 2.0)
lovely cat by One zilla（CC BY-ND 2.0）
Different softwares use different functions. On the wechat, my friends, classmates and family members are added. Occasionally, some users who use shopping are added. I will share some interesting things on the wechat. In the circle of friends, every Chinese New Year or holiday will also send some greetings to the family, and some users who sell things will also send us some choices in the circle of friends, and the instagram is concerned with some stars or friends. Friends will send some selfies on it to give people appreciation. The stars will send some daily life to the fans to tell us about their daily life. Twitter will pay attention to some national leaders, such as Trump, who often sends some very Interesting articles and ideas, so twitter is the place I use to watch news. Instagram is the place I use to see my friends’ daily life. Wechat is the place where I communicate and chat with my friends to share my life, so wechat is used more frequently.
Wechat has a feature called a circle of friends that can send short videos and photos, and we can like and comment. I often admire some good friends. I can also know where some friends who haven’t been in contact for a long time are doing something. Under the photo, friends will send their address. Some fun and delicious places will attract his friends. Feel the scenery and the food there. I think this is a function to bring friends closer, because many friends can’t see it all the time, and the friend circle function makes you feel like being with him. It is also very convenient to use wechat for video and voice calls. On Twitter, I like to read the comments under the content, you can see different people’s ideas, sometimes you can’t understand the content of the article, you can also understand his meaning by reading the comments, no need to go to someone else, it is convenient, in isntagram There are a lot of network red gathering places, they will go to a variety of places to play, a lot of places you want to go but don’t know, you can know them by private chat.
The function of social software is sometimes very useful. Sometimes when we do group work, we will start a group chat. The group members will discuss the homework and it is very convenient to put forward their own opinions. A few days ago, the Hong Kong independence incident was very troublesome in Melbourne. I was not very clear about many things. So I added a group chat and there were more than 500 people to express their opinions on this matter.
When we use these social software, we must think about what his role is. When writing articles and publishing things, you must make your own articles interesting to attract more visitors and attention. This is explained in the book by Meredith G. Farkas.if you create a blog without really knowing what your intended audience.(social software in libraries by Meredith G. Farkas pg19).
The use of social software is very diverse. In China, there are often cases where you can’t buy a high-speed rail ticket. You need to grab the ticket. I will send the ticket-collecting function to my circle of friends and I will get the ticket for me. At this time, you can feel the feelings between friends, help each other, and friends who haven’t contacted for a long time will help you click. Sometimes friends are living behind and appear again when you need help.
Reference
social software in libraries by Meredith G. Farkas pg19
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