Comments on: Welcome to Writing and Digital Media

By: Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:42:55 +0000

Hi, my name is Samantha. I’m a Professional Writing Major. When I’m online, I like to use Twitter, Tumblr and Netflix. I’m happy with how I spend my time online, but I probably shouldn’t be using Tumblr as much as I do; I don’t even want to think about the hours I’ve wasted scrolling past gifs and puns. That being said, I spend too many hours online at home and at my internship; I don’t even want to calculate the amount per week. My internship alone is 16 hours.

By: Taylor T.

Taylor T. — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:19:37 +0000

Hi everyone! I’m Taylor and I am currently a junior majoring in multimedia communication and double minoring in English and Spanish. It is hard to approximate how much time I spend online each week, because I check quick updates on my phone a lot more than my laptop. However, if I had to guess I would say at least 20 hours a week. I use Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Gmail. I have a Twitter, but I normally don’t post tweets. Lately, I have spent a lot of time on Netflix. It is so addicting! I am happy with the way I spend my time online, but I think I need to put my phone down more often. I have noticed that I will use my phone during family events or dinners. Instead, I need to live in the moment!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:19:21 +0000

Hi ya’ll! I’m excited to meet those of you I haven’t met yet and to talk with those of you I am already familiar with. I am a junior Chemical Engineering major with a minor in Professional Writing. I am also active with The Marching Virginians and Hokies Pep Band.

I usually spend 2-3 hours online a day (~20 hours a week). I am typically on Facebook, YouTube, or a sports website looking at my Hokies or Philly Eagles teams. I may even post on The Key Play from time to time. I am also a huge Spotify user since I love music so much. I find myself refreshing the page on Facebook sometimes when I am bored and have nothing to do. I should probably find more entertaining things to do than refreshing Facebook.

I am excited to work with you guys this semester!

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:16:58 +0000

My name is Sara and I am a junior English major with a dual concentration in Professional Writing and Literature. My time online greatly varies depending on how much other work I have to get done, but I would say that I spend an average of 10 hours a week online. I usually am on email when I am online, and I also live by my Google Calendar. I do have Facebook and Twitter accounts, but I am bad about checking them and I rarely to never update them. I also have a Pinterest account that I used to use way too much, but I haven’t used it as much lately. I feel like I am constantly on Google, but usually I’m not searching anything important. I like the way I use the internet; I feel like I am connected but I don’t feel like I have to spend all of my time on the internet.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:16:20 +0000

My name is Ryan and I would say that I spend around ten hours per week online when classes are in session and a bit less during breaks. Generally, I don’t spend that much time on social media sites because I can only roll my eyes at ridiculous status updates so many times before I get a headache. I do spend a lot of time reading a variety of articles, watching generally pointless Youtube videos, and doing research for classes. I would like to think that I spend my time online wisely, but then I consider the overwhelming amount of knowledge available and feel slightly less sure of those ten hours per week.

By: Nenna Onwuka

Nenna Onwuka — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:15:07 +0000

My name is Nenna Onwuka and I am a senior majoring in professional writing.

Since I use Scholar and check my email…and go on Facebook a lot…. I am embarrassed to say that I spend about 20 hours a week online. I check my email, go onto Facebook, watch Beynoce’s video album on Youtube, and pin arts and craft ideas on Pinterest. I am not too happy with the amount of time I spend online and I would actually like to delete my Facebook in a few weeks.

By: Pierce Sprague

Pierce Sprague — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:14:24 +0000

Not including scholarly activities, I spend around 18 hours online per week. I only have an antenna for my television (four channels, whoopee!), so I use the internet for any television programs I’d want to watch. I also peruse sporting websites (Bleacher Report, Deadspin) and music sites (Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum), but otherwise am relatively internet free. On buses or car rides or waiting in lines or sitting in an empty classroom an hour before I was supposed to be there, I’m the typical Facebook/Twitter feed browser, but I’m not the addict I used to be. I’ve cleaned up. It’s under control. Really.
I want to increase the amount of time I spend blogging. I used to be a relatively avid blogger, aeons ago, but I’ve fallen out of the habit recently. I like the idea of contributing my own somethings to the internet world, artistically, musically, and personality…ly…
It worked.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:14:06 +0000

Hey guys! I am Sara, and I’m from Manasquan, New Jersey. I live near the beach so I love to go there every day in the summer (visits in the winter are cool too). I love to cook, see live music, and hang out with my friends and family. I would say the amount of time I spend online boarders on excessive. I frequently use Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and online forums to check out what my favorite band is up to. I feel that I could spend my time online more efficiently, because sometimes I will be online and end up staying awake way past the time I was planning on. However, I did just get a kindle so I have been reading more. If anyone has any suggestions of cool blogs, tumblrs, etc. to read I’d love to check them out.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:13:42 +0000

I probably spend around 10 hours each week surfing online between Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest. I am almost always connected to these sites, checking Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and the sites that are installed on my smartphone. I probably spend too much time on social media, and I think it is a negative thing when it contributes to procrastination.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:13:24 +0000

Since I am in CS, I am online almost all day. If I am doing something else during the day, I am usually on my phone. I use the internet for programming support (StackOverflow), facebook, Netflix, news and etc. I am mostly happy with how I spend my time online, but would like to cut down on Netflix/Hulu/Youtube in the near future to focus on more important things. Also, reddit is the devil spawn so I need to stop using it. I just need to find the strength.