The Platform Pupil podcast

110 When there’s an Elephant in the World Wide Room

In this episode we’re tackling the tough topic of how to react when there’s a war on.  Or a pandemic, or a social movement and you find yourself stuck in the “damned if I do, damned if I don’t” conundrum of whether to address it on your social media platforms.  We have some great tools for you no matter what kind of approach you end up taking with this question. Salon Article about influencers and the war in Ukraine: https://www.salon.com/2022/03/21/narcissism-tragedy-celebrities-ukraine/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab [https://www.salon.com/2022/03/21/narcissism-tragedy-celebrities-ukraine/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab]  Kate Kennedy’s article in the Washington Post about influencers and the pandemic: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/12/influencers-social-media-pandemic/ [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/12/influencers-social-media-pandemic/]  Open Influence’s article about influencers and the BLM movement: https://openinfluence.com/stand-for-something-the-role-of-influencer-marketing-in-blm-movement/ [https://openinfluence.com/stand-for-something-the-role-of-influencer-marketing-in-blm-movement/]  Purba Ray’s article about influencers and the war in Ukraine: https://www.arre.co.in/social-commentary/russia-ukraine-conflict-influencers-trend-content-war-world-war-international/ [https://www.arre.co.in/social-commentary/russia-ukraine-conflict-influencers-trend-content-war-world-war-international/]  About David Beckham’s account takeover by a Ukrainian doctor: https://www.insider.com/david-beckham-hands-over-his-social-accounts-to-ukrainian-doctor-2022-3 [https://www.insider.com/david-beckham-hands-over-his-social-accounts-to-ukrainian-doctor-2022-3]  Excellent Finding Alexx article about posting during a crisis: https://findingalexx.com/influencers-posting-about-global-crisis/ [https://findingalexx.com/influencers-posting-about-global-crisis/]  Harper’s Bazaar article on influencers and the BLM movement: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a32905510/what-role-can-and-should-influencers-play-in-the-blm-movement/ [https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a32905510/what-role-can-and-should-influencers-play-in-the-blm-movement/]

109 The Audit Self

In episode 109 we explore all the ways that your online activity functions as an audit self and what that means for your real life.  Most people, when asked about their concerns about social media affecting their real life, can only express a concern about protecting their privacy, but as we’re going to point out, there are lots of ways your social media activity can impact your health, wealth, and relationships in your real life. Having a more holistic picture will help you make better decisions.    Links: Melanie Curtin Social Media Audit Tips: https://www.inc.com/melanie-curtin/54-percent-of-employers-have-eliminated-a-candidate-based-on-social-media-time-to-clean-up-your-feed-and-tags.html [https://www.inc.com/melanie-curtin/54-percent-of-employers-have-eliminated-a-candidate-based-on-social-media-time-to-clean-up-your-feed-and-tags.html] Statistics on Employers vetting with social media: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/10/digital-dirt-may-nix-that-job-you-were-counting-on-getting.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/10/digital-dirt-may-nix-that-job-you-were-counting-on-getting.html] On your social media content being used in court:  https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/getting-social-media-evidence-admitted-in-court-33538 [https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/getting-social-media-evidence-admitted-in-court-33538] On Clara Dollar’s NYT articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/learning/are-you-the-same-person-on-social-media-as-you-are-in-real-life.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/learning/are-you-the-same-person-on-social-media-as-you-are-in-real-life.html]   Music is by That Escalated Slowly and Painfully: https://sites.google.com/view/escalatedslowlyandpainfully/home [https://sites.google.com/view/escalatedslowlyandpainfully/home] Graphics by Kaylee Dunn Design: https://kayleedunn.myportfolio.com [https://kayleedunn.myportfolio.com/]

108 The Autobiographical Urge

In this episode we will explore the autobiographical urge, or why people are driven to share about themselves online - and give you some tools for thinking about your own online behavior that will help you make more sustainable and thoughtful choices in your own autobiographical content.

107 Attention Economy

In this episode we talk about the business model of social media platforms and the commodity that makes them work: attention.  Your audience’s attention, but also your attention as a content creator.    great links in this episode:   The Guardian Article that is also an excerpt from Johann Hari’s new Book is well worth a read and a good day of mulling over afterward: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/02/attention-span-focus-screens-apps-smartphones-social-media?fbclid=IwAR2Lx8rmJl8yEXmb7ubF47B4V2bCYPUAngIXH7LkuSszrEfU-07J-lZpBRg [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/02/attention-span-focus-screens-apps-smartphones-social-media?fbclid=IwAR2Lx8rmJl8yEXmb7ubF47B4V2bCYPUAngIXH7LkuSszrEfU-07J-lZpBRg]   And his new book is titled: “Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention [https://amzn.to/3qKqVn9]” It’s available everywhere you buy books January 25th.    If you’re interested in more scholarship on audience work or audience attention as a commodity, I can recommend these academic papers:   Dallas Walker Smythe - Dependency Road: Communications, capitalism, consciousness, and Canada. “On the audience commodity and its work” Ablex publishing corporation . New Jersey 1981.  Fisher, Eran. (2012). How Less Alienation Creates More Exploitation? Audience Labour on Social Network Sites. tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society. 10. 10.31269/vol10iss2pp171-183.  Garnam, Nicholas.  Emancipation, the Media, and Modernity.  Arguments about the Media and Social Theory. Oxford University Press. 2000.   The Video mentioned in our Midroll Message, “How to Give Your Brain the Stimulation It Needs” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6WCkTwW6xg&t=11s] by How to ADHD.    Check out our website at www.platformpupil.com [http://www.platformpupil.com/]

106 Public and Private Spaces

In this episode we will start fleshing out how you perceive of your online spaces and how that is informing your decisions and performance there. Some important factors to be aware of so that the choices you make are purposeful and aligned for you.  Check out the New Public Initiative at https://newpublic.org/interactive [https://newpublic.org/interactive] Priscilla C. Smith’s instagram post quoted in our midroll message is here:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CTfNTdaFQAP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link [https://www.instagram.com/p/CTfNTdaFQAP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link]  The quote from Jenny Komenda is from a July 27, 2011 post that is no longer available, but  she can currently be found online at Juniper home and on instagram as @jennykomenda https://www.instagram.com/jennykomenda/ [https://www.instagram.com/jennykomenda/]  The Verge article from the end of our episode: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/13/22228208/social-networks-public-spaces-civil-signals [https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/13/22228208/social-networks-public-spaces-civil-signals]    Our theme music is by That Escalated Slowly and Painfully [https://www.facebook.com/EscalatedSlowlyandPainfully], used with permission Graphics are by Kaylee Dunn Design [https://kayleedunn.myportfolio.com/]