Violet Soliz JR #5

When I think of social media, I think of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. All of these platforms, with the exception of Instagram, have the ability to share posts publicly. Twitter you can "retweet", Tumblr you can "reblog", and Facebook you can "share post". All of these platforms also have the ability for users to "like" and "favorite". "Like" and "favorite" go hand in hand with sharing posts, or "spreadability". There is no doubt that users of these platforms craft their posts in a way that they know it will receive many "notes", "likes", and "favorites". The higher the number of these, the higher the chance for it to be shared among its users, spreadability. When posts go viral, its because it has been easily spread. Viral posts are either funny, sad, or offer insight that social media users have felt are worthy of sharing, or spreading, to their "followers", "friends", etc. 

Personally, I do account for spreadability when I am making a funny or insightful tweet, part of this may be due to ego, but I am no people pleaser when it comes to this. I make posts on social media that are relevant to me and that I can connect to. If other people agree then great, but I do not post just so it can be spread among users and go viral. Those people definitely exist, as exemplified by parody Twitters, Facebook fan pages, etc., but I do not consider myself one of them. I am a true lover of content over popularity. If I tried to please everyone I would not be pleasing myself because I would not be true to who I am. I enjoy insightful posts that are relevant/political/spiritual because I feel that they help me become a more educated, happier, etc. person in society. I try to contribute to these posts, and yes I try to word them in a way that will grab the attention of others, but I do not try to frame them so that they purposely go viral.

Spreadability is very important, but it's not the only important thing in my everyday composing via social media.