Anywhere, Anytime...

For my creative one-pager I chose the topic of "Anywhere, Anytime"-- for this topic I created a short video that depicts students and faculty members on Appalachian State University's campus using electronic devices at any point in time at any location of their liking.

Here is my short video:

Here is my presentation explaining why I chose this specific topic, the method of using photographs and statistics, and what I hoped to ultimately achieve by creating the video:

The transcription of this video is as follows: 

For my one-pager I chose the topic of: Anywhere, Anytime. As I evaluated that term I immediately thought of how individuals today are constantly surrounded by phones, computers, iPads, tablets and the list goes on. I was instantly brought to the fact that our society today is driven by the "anywhere, anytime" use of social media, emails, work, and school in general. In order to show individuals this I decided to create a short video that depicted students and faculty members on Appalachian State University's campus using their phones, laptops, or tablets. 

I chose to take pictures during times where it was either appropriate to be using an electronic device like the ones I mentioned, as well as times where it would be considered rude. These instances range from relaxing in the solarium in between classes, walking to class, sitting in the library doing work, all the way to texting and emailing during class, talking on the phone in line at the coffee shop and so forth. 

In addition to these photos I also incorporated statistics about individual usage of social media like, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. These statistics are meant to help put the pictures into context with the theme of anywhere, anytime. This is evident through the fact that people are CONSTANTLY checking their phones, tablets and laptops. An example of one of the stats I found states: "250 million pictures are uploaded to Facebook everyday," as well as "...there are 175 million tweets sent from Twitter every day". Therefore, individuals truly are spending any and all time in and at any location of their liking tweeting, updating their Facebook, checking their email and so forth. 

Ultimately, what I wanted to share with viewers was the fact that we as a society are too enthralled with the immediacy of social media, thus we use it at any point in time at any place or location (whether it is appropriate or not). I purposely ended my video sharing with viewers three steps they can take to reduce this addiction: take a break, lurk less, and edit yourself. Through these three steps individuals will be able to reevaluate their perception of social media, and possibly the control it has over them. Hopefully, viewers of this short will be able to step away from their electronic devices to instead have a personal conversation with someone or spend time outside separated from any form of media that may make them feel stressed and overwhelmed. As a result-- maybe there will be one day where individuals will no longer immediately and constantly check their social media outlets or electronic devices. 

I hope that through this video, there will be one day where we will no longer be defined by our anywhere, anytime mindsets and instead by our personal and interpersonal connections. Although, the questions remains as to whether that will ever be possible or whether individuals today truly even care or understand the control their media and electronics have over them! 

Works Cited:

Honigman, Brian. "100 Fascinating Social Media Statistics and Figures From 2012." The Huffington  Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2013.

Tell, Caroline. "Step Away From the Phone!" New York Times 22 Sept. 2013: 1(L). Academic OneFile. Web.  6 Oct. 2013.

Tomlin, Cassie. "#takeitoffline: detox from your social media addiction." Natural Health July-Aug. 2013: 96. Academic OneFile. Web. 6 Oct. 2013.

Wortham, Jenna. "Life as instant replay, over and over again." New York Times 22 Sept. 2013: 4(L). 

Academic OneFile. Web. 6 Oct. 2013.