Week 5

How creative do you think you are when engaging with online user-created content websites? Give some examples of websites or communities you visit/contribute to regularly, making reference to Burgess & Bank’s reading this week.

Generally I don't really find myself all that creative when engaging with online user-created content sites. Really, the only site that I visit on a regular basis where I am uploading my own content is Facebook! I mainly use it to upload photos, post some pieces of writing that I find interesting and to talk to friends. It is more convenient now for me to regularly visit Facebook as it is available as an App on my iphone and is literally sitting in my bag all the time. Because largely people around the world use Iphones and other Android or Smart phones, this has become the case for many people, and now more than ever people are engaging in this online community. It has really formed and marginalized its own culture. Instead of calling or texting someone, you can facebook chat or message them, and they receive an alert to your message instantly, the same way they would a text message.