Media Map: Exploring Social Media through an Interactive Infographic
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The Honors project is potentially the most valuable component of an Honors education. Typically Honors students choose to do their projects in their area of study, but some will pick a topic of interest unrelated to their major.
The Honors Program requires that the project be presented at a poster presentation event. Poster presentations are held each semester. Most students present during their senior year, but may do so earlier if their honors project has been completed.
This site presents project descriptions and selected posters for Honors projects completed since the Fall 2015 semester.
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The world of media is ever-changing, and the number of social media apps available for download increases each day. In such a fast-paced world, we take for granted the technology we use daily to stay connected with one another, share messages, and learn new information. In reality, we’ve been using various forms of media for centuries to do those very same things. Media and social media are not new. Societies hundreds of years ago had their own forms of media, which paved the way for our present-day apps. In this infographic, I illustrate how media has evolved over time to meet society’s needs. I organized the media based on the original form they derived from (print media, electronic media, or networking) and time at which it was created. I also curated a brief history of each medium that expands when an icon is selected, so viewers can better understand how it’s being used in society. By making the infographic interactive, I hope viewers will engage with the map and discover new information for themselves.