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   Making a Youtube video can seem intimidating at first. Depending on what platform the user is making their video on, it can be pretty user friendly. The two most popular programs are Adobe Premier Pro and iMovie. Either one will work depending on your personal preference.  Using iMovie was a fairly simple process. The platform was user friendly and simple. It seemed to have a more simple layout than Adobe Premiere Pro, which is easier for a beginner who has never made a video before. Uploading clips and moving them around in order proved to be made easy by iMovie. The most challenging part of making a video on iMovie was figuring out how to properly convert the video into a file that I could post on Youtube. At first, converting the file seemed difficult. There are many different types of files that the user is able to convert it to, so it’s important to convert it to one that will work. Once the file is saved on the computer, uploading the video to Youtube is very use...

   Twitter has revolutionized the way information is spread. Beyond socializing and marketing, many people use Twitter as their main source of news. Twitter has come a long way since it started in 2006. The platform seems to continue to grow with more accounts being created and more information being posted.  Twitter has even changed the way political campaigns are conducted. Social media, specifically Twitter, played a huge part in the most recent presidential election. One example of how politicians have used the platform to promote themselves is Donald Trump and the QAnon conspiracy theory. In October, Trump retweeted Qanon posts, falsely claiming that Joe Biden and Barack Obama had SEAL team 6 killed. Trump then continued to spread false information that was meant to discourage his supporters from using mail in voting. As people have seen this past week, his base seemed to believe those claims. Trump also used his Twitter platform to falsy link unrest in Portland to B...

   The wikiHow project is an assignment that takes students out of their comfort zones. This project has a mixture of basic Adobe Photoshop skills, basic coding, writing skills, and knowledge of how to use wikiHow. These skills that are put to use in this assignment almost make this seem like a media production crash course project. It is important for communications students to become familiar with wikiHow. This tutorial filled website is unique in the sense that anyone can edit and contribute to the website. Anyone who has general knowledge of coding and writing can be published on this website.  In the case of writing a step-by-step tutorial on selling clothes online, personal experience with this topic was shown to be the most helpful when working on this project. Having a heavy amount of experience with the topic being written improves the quality of the article.  For this specific project, editing raw images on Adobe Photoshop was required. However, while using...

   The idea of cleaning out your closet may sound boring, but you could actually make some serious cash doing it. The days of uploading on eBay and struggling to get a sale are over. Online selling has become easier and more user friendly than ever on the app Depop. What you need : Any smartphone or tablet. Step one - Begin by going to the app store to download the app. Once you’ve done that, you must create an account. You will first be able to enter your phone number, where a code will be sent to confirm your account creation. Think of a username and password. Then enter your email address. Once you’ve completed these steps, click “create account”.   Step two -If you’d like to make your profile more appealing to customers, you could edit your description for your page. In this box, you can give a brief summary of your style, or any of your policies. Make sure to upload a profile picture to stand out and attract customers.   Step three -Once you’re ready to list you...

  A Wikihow article explaining how to list on Depop would be very helpful to anyone who wants to make some easy money while also cleaning out their closet. Listing items to sell on the app Depop is easy and user friendly. The first step is going to be for people who have never used this app before. It might be an obvious step for people who are familiar with Depop. This step will just explain how to make a Depop account and get your account started once you’ve downloaded the app. It will include a picture of the page where you create your account on the app. Step two will explain how to make a good bio on your profile. This step will also briefly explain what a good profile picture to have would be. Step three is when the wikihow will get into the listing of clothes. Pictured will be the page where you create your listing. This step will cover how to take a good picture of the item you’re listing. Lighting, background, etc. Step four will discuss how to create a description of the ...

  Over the past 10 years, the way people communicate has changed rapidly before our eyes. Social media has become a way to have a window to virtually anyone's life. You can come into contact with someone who you otherwise would have never communicated with. Social media gives us the opportunity to build friendships, relationships, networking opportunities, and other endless opportunities. The power of social media also comes with many consequences. The ease of connectivity also makes it easier for conflict and confusion to happen. Everyone has seen the negative side of social media. From fights between your friends to high profile celebrities and politicians misusing their platforms, social media comes with a responsibility.  Social media has had a huge effect on young people. Especially regarding politics and activism, it gives young people a platform to express their views that they had not been able to do before. Many of the recent human rights movements are powered by youn...