Gotta Share
Description
In the media piece, Gotta Share, the speaker, John Reynolds, was going to announce the release of a new social media platform, Twirlr. Reynolds requested the audience to turn off their cellular devices for the duration of this presentation, as he wanted their full attention. However, after his request, an audience member started to sing about the reasons why he could not turn off his phone. Soon after, other audience members joined him in singing about the reasons why they must not turn off their phones. The rest of the media piece consisted of various members of the audience joining the singing and exclaiming their reasons of why they must stay connected via technology and “gotta share”.
Intended Audience
There is a wide audience regarding this media piece. As it could be intended towards anyone who has a cellular device and uses social media. Especially, since in today’s modern society, most people use technology and social media. However, a possible specific target audience pertaining to this media piece could be the Millennial generation. As Millennials of today have grown up in a world of social media and technology, they do not know of a life without it. Since an increasing amount of Millennials spend excess amounts of time on social media and technology, it is prudent to assume that …show more content…
As the guests tried to capture the best pictures, by angling their phones, a guest tells another guest to move their phone, because their large Samsung Galaxy is blocking their view. The guest responds defensively and the situation escalates into an argument. Soon after, all the guests were fighting about whose phone is better. As the fight continued, the wedding couple stood in shock, while two of the staff members conversed between themselves and mentioned that the Nokia Lumia is the
Description
In the media piece, Gotta Share, the speaker, John Reynolds, was going to announce the release of a new social media platform, Twirlr. Reynolds requested the audience to turn off their cellular devices for the duration of this presentation, as he wanted their full attention. However, after his request, an audience member started to sing about the reasons why he could not turn off his phone. Soon after, other audience members joined him in singing about the reasons why they must not turn off their phones. The rest of the media piece consisted of various members of the audience joining the singing and exclaiming their reasons of why they must stay connected via technology and “gotta share”.
Intended Audience
There is a wide audience regarding this media piece. As it could be intended towards anyone who has a cellular device and uses social media. Especially, since in today’s modern society, most people use technology and social media. However, a possible specific target audience pertaining to this media piece could be the Millennial generation. As Millennials of today have grown up in a world of social media and technology, they do not know of a life without it. Since an increasing amount of Millennials spend excess amounts of time on social media and technology, it is prudent to assume that …show more content…
As the guests tried to capture the best pictures, by angling their phones, a guest tells another guest to move their phone, because their large Samsung Galaxy is blocking their view. The guest responds defensively and the situation escalates into an argument. Soon after, all the guests were fighting about whose phone is better. As the fight continued, the wedding couple stood in shock, while two of the staff members conversed between themselves and mentioned that the Nokia Lumia is the