I thought this was interesting, but it’s consistent with the curated photo stream on Instagram: If they broadcasted live, the content would go out to the world, unedited, which is the last thing they want. Or any of the “live” tools available to them (e.g. Liking is really lazy, comment is better, even if it’s just a kissy face emoji.Ī typical response to a selfie might be something like, “omg so pretty”, then the ONLY acceptable reply to that comment is “stop no you are” (or the equivalent).īy the way, if you’re judging this at all, remember this isn’t millennial behavior, it’s human behavior: “Friends HAVE to like or comment on your photo. There are social norms behind Instagram commenting. After we pick one, I’ll post it and they’ll immediately like and comment on it.” 5. Instead, they rely on timing: “I get the most likes when I post late at night, because all my friends are on Instagram too, just scrolling through their feed before going to bed.įrom someone else: “I send a few photos that I’m thinking about posting to my friends, so they can help me decide which one to post. They don’t leave that to the internal plumbing of Instagram, e.g. It used to be 50 likes, more lately I’ve been getting a lot more.”Ĥ. “Today, if a photo gets less than 100 likes, I’ll probably delete it (she has about 250 followers and a private account). How does she know whether to like or delete a photo? In other words, Instagram is a snapshot of who she is NOW.Ĭompare that to how I (and many peers) use Instagram: As an archive of everything we were and are, told through filters. If it’s no longer a reflection of how she sees herself (“I had a bunch of photos of when I was in middle school, why would I want anyone to see that? And my first photo was a cup of yogurt. How does she decide which posts to delete? If they don’t get enough likes. She’s probably posted at least a hundred more, but she goes back and deletes posts. In other words, she has less than 50 photos on her account. Instead, her first social app was Instagram. And if she’s not into it, that tells me her friends probably aren’t on there either. Here are my notes on how they use social media: 1. (Mary Choi takes an amazing in-depth look teen behavior on social media here.) We were talking about how they used social media, and how completely different it was from how I (and my peers) use it. I have a ton of younger cousins and second-cousins (which is what happens when your mom is #7 of 7 children and your dad is #4 of 4). Last updated on November 3rd, 2021 at 03:27 am
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