Nathan Johnson's Learning Blog

 This week's readings talked about RSS feeds and simplifying news consumption. Prior to this, I had no idea what RSS was. I had seen the logo before on different websites and just now made the connection. I learned that RSS brings together a summarized feed of relevant content instead of the user having to scroll through different articles and spend extra time looking at content that they may not like. The readings helped explain how simple it was to access RSS, and it is something I will likely implement into my own news feed to help shrink the time it would normally take to search for content. Additionally, I wasn't aware that Reddit and its subreddits met the qualifications of RSS. I use Reddit almost on a daily basis, so it was nice to see the content relating to something that I understand and know how to navigate. Different social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook have never been too appealing to me as I find it trickier to find content that I like and navigate thr...

 The social media app I will be documenting is TikTok. This is the app I use most, so it will be the best one to gauge my general usage and habits. I will have all 4 days tracked below: Friday: On Friday, February 17, I used TikTok for a total of 2 hours and 40 minutes. I was most active between 12 and 6 pm, which is because I didn't have work that day and had more free time to spend on the app. I just browsed the app, liking several videos and leaving one comment. Saturday: On Saturday, February 18, I used TikTok for a total of 1 hour and 36 minutes. I used the app at irregular times, but I was most active at 12pm and 6pm. I had work this day so that's why my usage was less than on Friday. I liked a few videos but didn't leave any comments. Sunday: On Sunday, February 19, I used TikTok for a total of 1 hour and 31 minutes. I spend most of the time on the app at around 1pm, which was right before I had to go to work. I liked several videos and left two comments. Monday: On ...