I decided to interview my mom to see how social media use changes generationally. Keep in mind, my mom tries to stay up to date with the new social media platforms, and is often very bored at work. During the interview I compared my mom and I’s social media use and found that we are rather similar in this sense. My mom as well as I tend to check our social media throughout the day through our phones, because of the easy access it provides. The main difference between our hourly usage is that I tend to check my phone out of boredom or routine while she checks every once in a while to see what everyone is up to.

Another big difference between my mom and I, is that all of her social media platforms are on private. When it comes to my Instagram I keep it on public, because I feel I have nothing to hide. Also on Instagram I follow individuals I do not know, because they seem interesting, like models and actresses for example. My mom strictly follows her friends and coworkers accounts, making her following much slimmer.

When it comes to keeping her social media presentable, my mom has no concern about her employers seeing what she posts because she only posts things of her family or vacations. Nothing can be deemed inappropriate. With my generation there comes more concern, because we tend to not think about the repercussions of posting certain things to a platform that is so public and permanent. As time goes on, both my mom and I have progressively added new platforms of social media to our lives, but my mom tends to be a few steps behind me. This is because I will show her what is “cool and hip” and she will try to jump on the bandwagon, staying up to date with the social media world. My dad on the other hand is completely opposite, and the most outdated social media user you will ever meet.