Teaching to Designing

 The given article aims to explain how information credibility travels across online communities specifically social networking sites, microblogs and wikis. The author Babajide Osatuyi talks about sharing credibility which relates to credibility of information and credibility of the sharer.  He researched gossip, sensitive topics, sensational information, political news and casual info sharing.  His research shows how individuals hint or imply credibility through an array of factors website link, areas of interest, embedded photos etc. Readers can understand the concept of information dynamism and provide organizational solutions to reach their digital consumers. Have you ever shared information online that later turned out to be inaccurate? If so, how did it affect the way you evaluate information now? Osatuyi, B. (2013). Information sharing on social media sites. Computers in Human Behavior , 29 (6), 2622–2631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.001 As information...

 We use hashtags daily, but who are they truly for? Are hashtags allowing us to reach like-minded communities on Instagram and TikTok or are they primarily used for algorithms determining who sees our content? Let me know!  I used hashtags all the time on TikTok, and I noticed I use them to attract views and like-minded people to watch.

Traditional systems organize information through rules created by experts. Modern platforms often let users organize information themselves through tags, hashtags, and keywords. While user-generated organization feels more democratic, it can also become messy and confusing. On the other hand, highly structured systems can limit creativity and personal expression. If you were designing a learning community, would you give users complete freedom to organize content, or would you create a structured system for them? Why?

 Who are you talking to when you hashtag? Most humans think they are helping other humans discover their content. But what if we are talking to machines more than we are talking to humans? I’ve personally seen people alter how they write/type, when they post and even what they share based off of what they think the algorithm wants. Do you think social media is still primarily about connecting people, or has it become more about learning how to communicate?