Ellie's Writing

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share an example of your experience as a fan of a show that was cancelled

My cousin and I were watching a show on Netflix called The Society. We binged the first season of the show, only to find out that the show was cancelled and not renewed for another season. We were heartbroken because it was a good show and ended on a cliff hanger.

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As I was reading over posts to reply to, I noticed yours because you were not the only person to mention this show. Clearly this disappointed a number of people. I never watched it but now I'm intrigued. I'm not sure I was it to end in this disappointment you are feeling though! Cliff hangers can be effective when you know the question will be answered in the following episode or season. Otherwise, it just leaves people angry. This will be great to channel into the assignment. 

[elraywriting]

Hey thanks for responding! This definitely helped me understand how audiences could feel about my fake show being cancelled and left on a cliff hanger. While I was thinking of shows that I have watched that got cancelled, this particular show came to mind because the show was originally renewed for a second season and was only cancelled due to covid -19, which makes the cancellation of this show even more frustrating!

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share a show detail that is upsetting your audience 

A detail in my show that is upsetting my audience is a character death. The show that I created is in an apocalyptic world, and one of the characters is going to die. Fans will deem this characters death as unnecessary and bad writing.

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explain how audiences connect with show creators and producers on social media

Audiences connect with show creators and producers on social media by following official accounts for shows and movies. Audiences can comment and share their opinions under these accounts so that producers can see them. Audiences can also create their own content about their opinions and engage with other fans of the show, which could gain attention if producers.

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explain how audiences connect with each other on social media over their love for a show 

Social media is a great tool to interact with many different types of people, but it is also used to find people who have the same interests as you. Social media allows people to post content about things that they enjoy, and other that like that same content can interact with it. These sort of interactions help create fandoms and express their thoughts, theories, and opinions over shows.

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Share an example of your favorite television show or movie - how does that show/movie help you work through this project and understand angry fandom? 

One of my favorite shows that is experiencing some controversy right now is The Last Of Us. A lot of fans have been upset over the casting of certain characters such as one of the main protagonist Ellie and another main character Abby. This show has been adapted from a video game, so people have been complaining that the characters from the show don't look like their video game counterparts. This show helps me while working on this project by seeing how the show and actors deal with this hate.

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share an example of your experience as a fan of a show that was cancelled

My cousin and I were watching a show on Netflix called The Society. We binged the first season of the show, only to find out that the show was cancelled and not renewed for another season. We were heartbroken because it was a good show and ended on a cliff hanger.

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Extra Credit Post

We are finishing all the projects - share pictures of your favorite snack foods for staying motivated while you do all the school work

While I don't have this snack often, I love to snack on M&M's while doing assignments!

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how did content creation go for you? What did you learn that will help you write about your tips & tricks?

I enjoyed creating content for this assignment. I thought it was interesting trying to incorporate our tips that we learned from researching content into the content we are creating. I was able to choose certain photos and videos that related to my tips about content creation.

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post an image of an element of your How to Write Guide that needs input from your peers.

Here is one of my slides for my conclusions and my trips and tricks. I was wondering if the way the information is formatted is easy to read or should I format it differently? I was also wondering if I should make this longer or shorter? Thanks!

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post a tip or trick you are offering in your guide that is useful to all of us!

One tip I am offering in my guide is to post regularly and often. posting regularly can help you build an audience because you regularly have content that is being produced. This also increases the chances of your content being seen by and audience and gathering engagement.

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Thursday Check - In

what assignment questions do you have that will help you complete the H2WG assignment successfully?

Is there a specific length or amount of information that our guide needs to have? I was planning on doing my guide in a presentation format, so I was wondering if there was a required length or amount of paragraphs this assignment needs. Thanks!

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now that you've been working with the content of your content creators, what is content strategy? How will you use this in your Content Analysis Project?

Content strategy is a goal oriented approach to releasing content in a given space to effectively communicate and reach it's audience. I will use this to help me with my content analysis project by giving me an understanding on content strategy. It will allow me to look over my data and give me a better understanding of the data. this will allow me to more accurately understand the data I have collected and how it applies to the content creators I have chosen to research.

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How to Write Guide: how will your audience (content creators) influence the design of your HTWG?

My audience will influence my design for the HTWG because I need to create a design that appeals to them. Since my audience consists of content creators interested in making dog-related content, I will incorporate elements that resonate with them. This includes using photos and posts of dogs as examples, integrating dog-themed accessories like paw prints, and selecting color schemes that align with the theme. These design choices will help engage my audience and make the guide more appealing and relevant.

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Thursday Check-In

what questions can I answer about the subheadings you're including?

The subheadings that I have included so far are Content Creators, Audience Analysis, Ways of Knowing and Reading, Interests and Expectations, and Proximity because these are the only headings I could find in the textbook. Are these the correct sub headings and am I missing any?

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what is your working definition of 'content strategy'?

My working definition of content strategy is: Goal oriented approach to releasing content in a given space to effectively communicate and reach it's audience. Based on what we have been learning in this class and what we have read in the chapters, this is the best definition I have come up with for content strategy. We have learned that it is important to have a target audience when posting content, but also that the content is effectively reaching it's audience through the space it is being published on.

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how will your research question add to the ongoing conversation about content strategy?

Research Question: How do different types of posts (humorous, heartwarming, informative) influence the engagement on WeRateDogs, The Dogist, and DogsOfInstagram?

With this research question, I wanted to see what type of content gets the most engagement with users who like dog content. i think that this research question adds to the ongoing conversations about content strategy by analyzing what type of content is popular on different accounts and how they utilize this content. Analyzing this data will allow people to see if there is a certain type of content that does well on these types of pages, and if they utilize that type of content more then others to get engagement.

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how will your research question help you collect data?

My research question will help me collect data by making sure I am collecting the right type of data I need to answer the research I want to conduct. Creating a research question allows you to analyze and collect specific data based on what you are researching. This makes collecting data and the research process easier. I will be able to make sure that while I am collecting data that the data I gather answers the reasearch question and id relevant to my research.