Compare Contrast ICTs: Tumblr and Instagram
Tumblr and Instagram are two widely known social media outputs. And because of the fact that they are both information and communication technologies, it brings up the fact of freedom of expression. Though the two apps are very similar yet also vastly different, and it’s all in how they help users communicate to their audiences. They’re both great social media platforms that help people express themselves in the easiest way but they also differ in a vast number of ways. Tumblr has more options on what type of media to post, whereas Instagram has two options: photos or videos. Tumblr and Instagram are great for people to use to express freedom of thought and of these two, Tumblr dominates with ease …show more content…
It's been around for a few years, quietly picking up traction mostly thanks to everybody's new obsession with mobile photography.” (Moreau) Instagram is another great place to develop ones internet persona. Even though it’s primarily a photo heavy ICT, with teens as the majority of the users. A demographics report done by, Sydney Parker, “among teenagers ages 13 to 17 years-old, 23 percent of girls and 17 percent of boys use Instagram.” (Parker) If one were to open Instagram right now, they would probably see a lot of younger teens slime creations or screenshots of text posts from Tumblr. Micah McDunnigan sums up Instagram as, “Instagram users use the smartphone app to post their pictures and view the material other users post. The Instagram website has limited functionality that's mostly limited to viewing your own photos and editing your Instagram profile.” (McDunnigan) It’s true that the simplicity of Instagram draws in most of its user base, and typically that’s also what keeps them in too.
These two ICTs are very similar with their overall use and function. Instagram and Tumblr both have the ability to post photos and videos. (McDunnigan) They both have applications you can purchase on the App store and they both have websites. The Apps themselves are very simple in layout, having a feed where new posts appear when one refreshes it and the ability to search for new content to view, a …show more content…
According to an article by Cooper Smith, “Survey data released earlier this year [2013] by GlobalWebIndex, 34 million Internet users globally say they contribute to or use Tumblr on a monthly basis. Nearly half, or 46% of these users were between the ages of 16 and 24 (always a difficult-to-reach demographic).” (Smith) Young adults as a whole are very critical of where to spread their ideas to get the best audience and reactions. In this day and age, they care about getting a reaction from whatever they post, whether it’s good feedback or detrimental feedback. However, on Instagram, teens typically only care about positive feedback, reacting harshly when something negative is said. Seeing as the demographics for Instagram are mainly young teens, that can really affect their mental state if they get negative feedback. (Parker) That’s not just where they stop. Instagram has a strict no-nudity clause, but people have somehow gotten past through the system, typically these types of posts have been removed very quickly. Tumblr on the other
Tumblr and Instagram are two widely known social media outputs. And because of the fact that they are both information and communication technologies, it brings up the fact of freedom of expression. Though the two apps are very similar yet also vastly different, and it’s all in how they help users communicate to their audiences. They’re both great social media platforms that help people express themselves in the easiest way but they also differ in a vast number of ways. Tumblr has more options on what type of media to post, whereas Instagram has two options: photos or videos. Tumblr and Instagram are great for people to use to express freedom of thought and of these two, Tumblr dominates with ease …show more content…
It's been around for a few years, quietly picking up traction mostly thanks to everybody's new obsession with mobile photography.” (Moreau) Instagram is another great place to develop ones internet persona. Even though it’s primarily a photo heavy ICT, with teens as the majority of the users. A demographics report done by, Sydney Parker, “among teenagers ages 13 to 17 years-old, 23 percent of girls and 17 percent of boys use Instagram.” (Parker) If one were to open Instagram right now, they would probably see a lot of younger teens slime creations or screenshots of text posts from Tumblr. Micah McDunnigan sums up Instagram as, “Instagram users use the smartphone app to post their pictures and view the material other users post. The Instagram website has limited functionality that's mostly limited to viewing your own photos and editing your Instagram profile.” (McDunnigan) It’s true that the simplicity of Instagram draws in most of its user base, and typically that’s also what keeps them in too.
These two ICTs are very similar with their overall use and function. Instagram and Tumblr both have the ability to post photos and videos. (McDunnigan) They both have applications you can purchase on the App store and they both have websites. The Apps themselves are very simple in layout, having a feed where new posts appear when one refreshes it and the ability to search for new content to view, a …show more content…
According to an article by Cooper Smith, “Survey data released earlier this year [2013] by GlobalWebIndex, 34 million Internet users globally say they contribute to or use Tumblr on a monthly basis. Nearly half, or 46% of these users were between the ages of 16 and 24 (always a difficult-to-reach demographic).” (Smith) Young adults as a whole are very critical of where to spread their ideas to get the best audience and reactions. In this day and age, they care about getting a reaction from whatever they post, whether it’s good feedback or detrimental feedback. However, on Instagram, teens typically only care about positive feedback, reacting harshly when something negative is said. Seeing as the demographics for Instagram are mainly young teens, that can really affect their mental state if they get negative feedback. (Parker) That’s not just where they stop. Instagram has a strict no-nudity clause, but people have somehow gotten past through the system, typically these types of posts have been removed very quickly. Tumblr on the other