Prompt #6-Natalie

I'd say that Facebook is a huge center for sharing culture, and values. Not only am I able to read status' and get a person's point of view, or feelings on a certain topic, but even through pictures and songs that people share, you are able to get a sense for their moods and certain likes and dislikes. Many people find themselves relating to another persons views through status updates. I know for a fact when people post a status and depicts something that they like or hate, if I happen to feel the same way about it, I automatically "like" it, in order to depict the fact that we share the same feelings on that specific topic.

I think that the website Tumblr, actually has more aspects of culture sharing, because people blog about things and then other people are easily able to reblog what that person posted if they agree with it. Many times you can tell a lot about a person by the things they blog about. I know that when there is a controversial event in the news, many times different pictures will arise that relate directly to that event. Recently with the cases of Casey Anthony and Troy Davis, there were numerous pictures that had something to do with the cases, whether good or bad, many people reblogged the photos or even paragraphs that detailed the way the public felt about the cases. Many people were throwing morals into it and there were heated arguments about it, where the country's values were being questioned. In that sense I think that this social network also helps people connect and relate or even disagree and question culture and values.