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Most Proud Of

I am most proud of my structure in my writing process., Before I start writing, I go through a process of structuring starting with a thesis statement, the body paragraphs that I take down notes for and finally a conclusion. I then start writing based of the thesis for the introduction and then using the body paragraph notes to fill in the rest. I am most proud of the structural prep I do before writing because it makes the whole process easy and flow smooth.

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What Do I Like Most About My Essay

I like my data graphs the most out of anything. My data graphs are what represent the whole main focus of the essay. They are what back any point I was trying the make and answer my main hypothesis. Without those visuals the reader would struggle to comprehend what the answer to the research question even was.

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Data Answers

The data that I found for the project answered all the questions that I had before starting the project. The data revolved around engagement numbers and how people respond to different content types. It was actually very surprising with the results. I would have never know the answers to my questions without it. It showed exactly hoe people react to content revolving around education vs content revolving around entertainment.

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Research Question

i learned a lot from my research question. I learned how to find a question within the content creating community that can be answered ton better a creators engagement. Theses questions, when answered by data, can support a creators account and create pathways for future content to gain a greater following. The engagement numbers can differ per post based on what was posted, focusing on these facts what helps these creators grow their numbers per post.

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YouTube

I plan on using YouTube for my platform. The reason I chose YouTube as my platform is because it has a plethora of engagement stats to choose from. YouTube shows subscriber counts that indicate how many people watch the channel regularly. Along with that each video has a view, likes, and comments count that show engagement for individual uploads. The views are always the overarching stat while likes and comments lag behind. The likes are a great show of general engagement. The three content creators I choose have a big presence on this platform.

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How I Divided the Project Up

In order to complete this project in the best way possible, time management was essential. For each day I was working I set goals on what I wanted to complete in a certain time period. For the first day I set the goal of collecting and organizing all the data. For the second day I wrote and submitted the draft. Lastly, the third day I produced and submitted my final piece.

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Data That Excited Me

The piece of data that excited me most was what I found about the Commitment posts on the frats page. I found out that by far posts of the fraternity’s commitment to ALS and helping families effected by this terrible disease received the most likes by far. This was exciting for me because I played a big role in those posts and was active in the philanthropy.

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How I am Collecting Data

I am collecting data by going into the instagram page I am following and collecting all the analytics offered by the platform. I broke up my content types into context, commitment, and organization and then found 10 posts that were put into these categories. For each post I collected the likes, comments, and shares. I then put that data into a table with the organized content types. From there I collected averages and produced bar graphs that represent the differences in engagement.

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What Does it Mean to Write Content

To produce content in writing you have to post it to some kind of online forum or website. If you are writing for yourself, you are not making content, you are merely taking notes or journaling. To write content it has to be created with the intent to be distributed for others to consume. Content is all about consumption, written or not. An audience has to view and gain something from your writing. So to properly write content, you need to stay mindful of those who will be consuming it and write with the purpose of offering them something of value.

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My Note Taking Strategy

When it comes to taking notes, I am a big proponent of boxes and columns. I believe that the whole reason for taking notes is to be able to go back and review those notes. I think that people sometimes forget that point. That is why when I am actively taking notes, I make sure to box out the important key words and vocabulary. This is so when I go back to review my notes, I can easily determine the important parts of the content I was taking in. I also always date my notes to help stray organized when going back to look through them. Also, when possible, I will box off chapters in my notes to even better organize what I have learned.

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What is Content?

Content, to me, is information, enrichment, entertainment, and anything you can post online for others to take in. Posting a video on a platform like YouTube or TikTok is a form of producing content. You are releasing a video for other to watch and enjoy or learn from. That is content. The same thing as posting an official report from an experiment for the public. That is still content in the way that people will read and absorb the knowledge you are providing via the internet.

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What is Content Questions

For the part of this assignment where we are making it personally relevant, are we supposed to use the first person in order to write out or thoughts? I'm assuming because it is web writing we are, but I am not sure if it is supposed to come off as professional or not? Also, what exactly is the structure of the post supposed to be? Is that free for us to make or is there something specific we should follow?

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Who am I as a writer?

As a person I would say I am a fun, laid back guy, however, as a writer I would describe myself as the opposite. When it comes to my writing experience I would say 90% of it has to do with professional style reports, papers, and research projects. I would like to expand my creativity with my writing and produce more encapsulating pieces. I would like to say I am very capable of writing out long, professional papers that the masses would have little to know interest in. It is a skill I am proud of and I would say for now, thats what defines me as a writer. However, I am very exited to expand my skill set in this class.

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My Writing Goals

My writing goals for this semester are pretty simple, become a better writer for larger crowds to read. I feel like in my past classes I have wrote a lot of professional style papers for only my professors to read. I have no experience in any type of web writing or posting any of my thoughts for others to read. I would like to figure out how to go about that style of writing and work with the fact mentally that I am posting for crowds, and not a single teacher. I think that skill set is very valuable and something I need to learn for the future in my professional life. I will have to send mass emails are post mass reports to many coworkers and others in my later life and need to develop that skill.

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Check in! My favorite thing about winter is the snow itself. I love being with my friends outside and doing all types of activities in the snow. Sledding, snowboarding, building snowmen are just a few I can name. Sledding and building ramp to jump off of with a group of friends is one of the most exhilarating things I have ever done. I also really enjoy snowboarding. I normally only go once a year but I always think about those anual trips to Montage mountain. Winter is my favorite holiday and it all steams from the creativity and possibility of fun that snow provides.