Definitions:
Media- the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet) regarded collectively
Effect- an attitude change that is a result of an action
List:
Hailee Milligan:
1. “Hit me with your car lmao”: Many people on the internet (especially sites like Twitter/Tumblr) are making more and more self-deprecating jokes/joking about wanting to die as a result of the trend starting and then continuing to grow on the platforms. Millennials are known to have a very dark sense of humor (and are usually on social media very often), so it is assumed that they started this trend.
2. False Fantasy: Porn creates an unrealistic idea of sex/sets false expectations.1. “Hit me with your car lmao”: Many people on the internet (especially sites like Twitter/Tumblr) are making more and more self-deprecating jokes/joking about wanting to die as a result of the trend starting and then continuing to grow on the platforms. Millennials are known to have a very dark sense of humor (and are usually on social media very often), so it is assumed that they started this trend.
3. Media-tonin: Media (predominantly social media) can act as a night-time routine for users. Some people may even claim that it helps them fall asleep.
4. The “Local” Effect: Twitter users have begun referring to people as “locals” and have started calling different users on twitter “local twitter” as a whole. “Local twitter” is basically the group of people that run in your circles or that live in your area that you see on your timeline. “Local twitter” is known to retweet lots of parody accounts and “fake deep” tweets.
5. Late-Night Twitter: People tend to tweet more risky/controversial tweets late at night when most users of the website are asleep. Many of the “late night twitter” tweets are sexual or just generally risky.
6. The Weird Part of YouTube: Continuing to click on suggested videos and going down the rabbit hole of watching weird, random YouTube videos.
7.Local Celebrity… Or Not: People thinking that viral tweets will increase your follower account, when in reality the follower count will most likely only increase heavily with repeated viral tweets.
8. “Like and Subscribe For More!”: The media influences young children much more than we realize- my cousin’s 5-year-old daughter literally pretends to be a Youtuber and plays pretend with her dolls as if she has a Youtube channel.
9. #IGBeauty: Ridiculous makeup trends spreading through social media (mainly Instagram) at a rapid pace, regardless of how ugly they are.
William Pomeroy:
10. Tastemaker/Trendsetter effect: YouTube stars (Ex.: Casey Neistat), Instagrammers (Ex.: Zach King), and formerly Viners. These new age media stars are influencing the way consumers are exposed to new products and ideas.
11. Quod ibi pro multis(One speaks for many): Fixed angle driver-side car vlogs are now becoming very popular on FB, with some reaching millions upon millions of views. All the “creator” does is sit and rant about something everybody should agree with (stupid or not), and rake in the views. (Ex.: http://bit.ly/2xLCnUm)
12. “Everyone’s playing it!”: When a trend gets noticed by a large group of people, such as playing Flappy Bird, users feel compelled to join in lest they be “left out”.
13. Spinner Craze: When a product is seen multiple times triggers an international buying spree. Also called the Tickle me Elmo effect, or Furby Frenzy.
14. Pink Drink Phenomenon: When consumers manufacture demand for a previously nonexistent item/consumable. Like how Starbucks was bombarded with requests for a made up drink that trended online.
15. Szechuan Sauce: A TV show mentioning a nostalgic item that is no longer available, and consumers clamoring for the company to bring said item back. (Ex. Rick and Morty)
16. “(Blank) hate them!”: When an ad attempts to sway viewers into clicking the link by stating that someone of authority hates that the information contained in the link is available to the public. Ex. “Doctors hate him!”
17. The Rotten Tomatoes Trend: If a movie has a low score on the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, audiences tend to avoid that movie en masse. Examples: Suicide Squad, Pixels, or The Book of Henry.
18. Skip this Ad: When a video has a commercial playing before it, users get upset when the video does not have a “Skip this Ad” button.
19.The Cinnamon Challenge: When a (subjectively) stupid trend starts has gained cult popularity, and causes large amounts of online users to imitate it. (Ice Bucket Challenge, Cinnamon Challenge, or Makeup Layers Challenge)
Barbara Garcia:
21. The Dumb Reader - Articles that contain redundant information, in order for the reader to easily follow along. Usually contain limited vocabulary, simple syntax and sentence structure. ex: Any DailyMail article
22. Down the Rabbit Hole - Prolonged, tail-spinning media usage. Starting with the intent of researching or using media for one purpose, but venturing into other unintended related/suggested topics, articles, videos, etc.
Rahele Tesfu:
23. What was I doing again?- we are able to consume a lot of information and can distract from the intent of opening up your device as if we have short term memory (EX. AI suggestions on Youtube and Instagram)
24. Gullible Consumers- Naturally believing everything we see at face value. Content is photoshopped and manipulated and users only see post editing.(Ex. Instagram Models, Reality TV)
25. Hooked by Titles- Users read countless articles with a title that hooks their interest, often involving clicking through multiple web pages for the same article.
26. Morning Joe- Media can act as a morning ritual for users to catch up on the world they are interested in
27. The Community Celebrity- Users are active in increasing their follower account on social media platforms, and are concerned with posting content consistently for their follower fans
28. The 5 minute rundown- Users use media to consume a large amount of data in a short time using different social, and news media to catch up on popular news to contribute to discussions about the media.
29. The conscience Ad critic- Users constantly evaluate advertisements for non ethical subliminal messages
30. The three dot anticipator- User anxiously waits as a text bubble with three dots are displayed on a messaging app -indicating a message is being currently typed
31. I want it!- User watches an advertisement that appeals to them visually and begin seeing themselves experiencing the product and service and has an urge to purchase
32. The trendy retweeter/reposter- Users repost/retweet trendy media to share that they support the content and are part of the community that cares about it
33. The viral challenge fan- users participate in viral challenges and in turn challenge other people in a public display in order to keep the trend going and show followers that they support the challenge- (exp. Ice bucket challenge)
34. Food porn affect-users watch countless videos of instructional short videos on how to make different types of foods
35. Pimping Pranks- users post content on youtube of planned pranks to maintain and grow their subscriber base--that Youtube pays them for
Jatarrion Brown:
37. Fast food commercials attract people's attention by using very clear and edited food items as well as deals.
38. The trending topic effect - users use media to find out things that are trending right now.
39. Bold title effect- users tend to pay attention to bold topics because they stand out.
40. Media Burst - users usually tend to believe something when they see it in the media multiple times.
41. Proofread Content affect - Users Tend to pay attention to things that are written with correct grammar.
42. Good quality images affect - users normally pay attention to things in the media that you have good quality images.
43. Waste theory- people tend to scroll pass information that they do not care about.
44. Copy and paste - a user will copy and paste a post that is similar to what they are thinking.
45. The reaction theory - people can choose how they feel about a post.
PART 2:
Our choice is- #17, The Rotten Tomatoes Trend: If a movie has a low score on the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, audiences tend to avoid that movie en masse. Examples: Suicide Squad, Pixels, or The Book of Henry.
PART 2:
Our choice is- #17, The Rotten Tomatoes Trend: If a movie has a low score on the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, audiences tend to avoid that movie en masse. Examples: Suicide Squad, Pixels, or The Book of Henry.
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