Zone of Qipeng Jiang

              Instagram story tool is a game changer. Most pictures posted by people on their Instagram accounts are elegant and outstanding. I am not a good photographer. So, it’s very hard for me to take a good picture and post it. However, I can post any picture on the story page because the picture will be removed after 24 hours. I no longer need to spend 15 minutes on editing the picture before posting it. I use the story function to simply record my life, taking a picture and posting it immediately. I don’t need to care about the picture’s lightness, color, filter and more. It just simply records my life and people will not care about how it looks.                In the future, I hope Instagram will implement a function to teach user like me to take a good picture. When I turn on the camera on Instagram, it can recognize the scene automatically and search for pictures taken in a similar environment. The...

             New social media is beneficial for creativity because of its convenience. People can access it easily and rapidly. People are free to express themselves and exchange their ideas on it. And usually, there is no cost for people to use the build in function in social media. New social media provides people with a large framework and allows them to fill it with new ideas. Take Twitch as an instance. Twitch is a live streaming video platform. When streamer is on live, people are talking in the chat room. Usually, people will not type too many words in the chat, because the screen will keep rolling up and streamer doesn’t have enough time to read it line by line. In most cases, they use meme sticker to express the same meaning of their words. So, more and more stickers are created. Twitch implements a new function to allow user to save new stickers. During the stream, there must be one or more interesting moments. Sometimes, streamer and audienc...

               I believe most people have experience playing virtual reality games. It provides a simulated environment where people can get auditory and visual feedback. Compared with traditional video games, people can have more interactive communication in reality game and feel more realistic. Besides entertainment, the virtual world has a lot of applications in different areas. In the health care industry, the virtual reality tech helps surgeons practice procedures. And it can motivate stroke or brain injury victims to practice everyday activities. It is easier and faster than traditional physical therapy.   The U.S military uses virtual reality simulator to train soldiers before they are deployed. The automotive industry uses virtual reality not only for design purpose but also to educate teenagers and parents about distracted driving.                In a virtual w...

The first social media I use is Instagram. I am impressed by its photo edit function. It allows me to edit the picture by adding a filter, changing lightness, modifying color and more. Sometimes, I spend 10 to 15 minutes to edit a photo and make it as good as I can. Posting a beautiful picture provides me with a sense of success and satisfies myself. Youtube is my favorite social media. It has become part of my daily life. I will look for a funny video on Youtube when I want to relax. I will search for a tutorial video on Youtube when I need help in life, for example, having a programming problem. To me, Youtube is my friend and teacher. It plays an important role in my life. Facebook and Twitter are similar to each other. Both of them allow me to share information on the internet, such as news, music, movie, sport and my thought. However, there is still a tiny difference between Facebook and Twitter. Facebook is more like a document about my personal journey. It reco...

A Twitter discussion is different from a blackboard discussion. We feel a little serious when we have a blackboard discussion because it looks like a little formal and academic. We need to be careful about the way we talk, think and write in the discussion. Unlike the blackboard discussion, twitter discussion gives us a little more room and freedom. We are free to use some appropriate internet phrases to help to express our thoughts. A Twitter discussion will be more interesting and less stressful than a blackboard discussion. Compared with an in-class discussion, a Twitter discussion can provide us with more flexibility. We can share our thoughts through Twitter whenever we want or wherever we are. We don't have to meet people in person. However, an in-class discussion offers a directive and interactive way for people to communicate with each other. We don't need to wait for people responding to our tweet. In an in-class discussion, we can deliver inform...

Social networking is part of people's daily lives. Most people are familiar with not only the big name in social networking but also the various social networking sites. "Some social networking sites are popular across a broad global audience, and some appeal to smaller niche audiences or specific regions of the world." (Susan Gunelius) People use it to follow the global trend, exchange interesting things, connect with people and more. And some companies take advantage of social networking to promote their business. Take Airbnb as an instance. Airbnb is almost the first company realizes that impactful social networking plays a crucial role in consumer perception and intention to purchase. "Airbnb features host and guest stories on almost every digital channel available." (Laura Busche) It produces interview videos and uploads them to Youtube, designs short stories and shares them on Instagram, and even maintain a blog. Because of this brand strategy, Airbnb bu...