Since social networking has become so important in this day and age, I thought it would be interesting to find out what influences social networks such as Facebook and Twitter may have on America and of course how the world sees America. Whilst researching, I came across this map, which expresses America through the eyes of Twitter. 66% of twitter users don’t actually post their real ‘location’ i.e. state, town, street, etc. Thus if navigation was left to twitter, this would be a true reflection of America through the eyes of the world’s tweeter's. This map indicates the power of social media, for example places such as Miami Beach are being recognised more frequently by their nicknames such as ‘Million Dollar Sand Bar’, by not only Americans but also the rest of the world. Some suggest that this infinite access to social networks across the globe has allowed other cultures/countries to understand and see the American culture through their dialect. Considering That social networks such as twitter are still relatively new and developing, it would be interesting to see that, perhaps in ten year's time could many of America's attractions have new conventional 'nicknames' that the rest of the World would have already become accustom to through the likes of social media.
I found this map when searching on Google images, It was taken from the website; http://www.geekosystem.com/united-states-twitter-map/
Jodie, this is an interesting and relevant example. You explain yourself well. In terms of development, you could have thought a bit more about the significance of some of the place names, but this is something we can discuss in class.
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