The White Paper! It’s finally DONE!
Filming and editing have wrapped for Social Recess, but our findings have taken on a life of their own. Check out the Social Recess White Paper It’s a strategic document […]
Filming and editing have wrapped for Social Recess, but our findings have taken on a life of their own. Check out the Social Recess White Paper It’s a strategic document […]
Kait’s In truth, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what social recess has meant to me. After beginning with anxiety, sustaining with apathy, and ending in disappointment, the roller coaster has […]
Social Recess is over for our participants who survived 3 full weeks without social media! They finally log back on to check their notifications. How many new friend requests or […]
Being on social recess is starting to affect Michelle’s subconscious. She shares some Facebook nightmares she’s been having, i.e. logging back on and only having 2 notifications?!
What did we do before Facebook introduced the status bar and, with it, opened our eyes to a world of endless running self-commentary? We sure as hell don’t use it […]
The girls hypothesize what to expect when they finally log back on social media. They explain what they are looking forward to the most. How many notifications will mean that […]
Our participants tell us all the things they wished they could’ve shared while on social recess, from tweets to pins to instagram pictures. You’re in for a ride with some […]
Recently, in an article by TechCrunch Reddit is viewed as the most up to date news source on the Aurora, Colorado shooting incident. The girls discuss whether it’s a good thing […]
It’s been a weird week in the old Social Recess crew. This project, as most extremely strategic projects often do, has evolved considerably from the strategy we set forth when […]
The girls rant about their frustrations without social media, from falling behind on news to losing the ability to mass-communicate their thoughts on cultural happenings.
Our participants discuss their habits on social media and whether it’s a time waster or time saver.
Michelle cheated on social recess this week! She explains how more content than we realize is user-generated through social media and we are inevitably exposed to it.
Our participants discuss the different motivations behind creating, sharing, and consuming content on social media. And perhaps there is a fine line between sharing versus creating.
Our participants discuss their thoughts and preferences on content sharing via social media.
Get to know Kait, Kelly, and Michelle who are giving up social media for 3 weeks. Learn about their background, social media habits and favorite sites.
We had expectations for this project. We anticipated the frustration, we planned to feel ‘out of our element,’ we were eager to challenge our habits, and we looked forward to […]
Yesterday, I was talking about Social Recess to someone who I regard pretty highly., His response? “Hasn’t that been done already?” This is something I should’ve anticipated: I obviously need […]
Do you feel more or less connected without social media?
What are you most nervous about giving up social media?