I would
have to say that overall I used different types of media quite frequently
throughout the day. It seems that I used
to most varied media during the weekend but probably use media an equal amount
of time regardless of the day. I also
seem to spend the most time using media during the afternoons when I’m not in
classes and it seems to be used often to complete homework. I also seem to use media more while my family
is home with me, as a majority of the non-homework Internet use and the television
use is while they are at home also.
The
main media I use is Facebook (via my smartphone), the television, the Internet
(most often via my laptop), the television and the radio in my car. Overall, I would say that I use a mix of both
traditional and digital media.
I use
media in general as a source of entertainment.
I used Facebook to connect with family and friends who live in different
states. That is also what I used Skype
for. I use the Internet quite often to
do homework. I listen to the radio in
the car, and am always channel surfing because having music on is something
that puts me in a good mood. The television
is almost always on at my house (even now as I write this post) because I like
having background noise. I don’t think
that my moods really cause me to use one media over the other.
I would
have to say that I almost always multi-task while using media. When I’m on the phone I’m quite often
checking the Internet. When I work on
homework I always have the television on in the background.
I
learned that I used the media quite frequently, and I didn’t realize prior to
this just how often. I have never really
thought about how often the television is on or how often that I get on the
Internet or my phone. It made me realize
that since I rely on the Internet for almost everything news related in my
life, instead of using a newspaper like when I was a kid.
