We interviewed Taylor Baker, the 2013 Mr. TCU, and asked for his opinion on social media use and addiction at TCU. Taylor had some great insight as to how social media affects the TCU campus.
Taylor has accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but mainly uses his Facebook account. He claims that it's difficult to determine how many hours he spends on social media each day, because he checks it periodically throughout the day rather than sitting down for a long session. He believes it would be a good to have a break from social media, but thinks that overall, social media serves a greater good in that it allows him to stay in better contact with people. However, he still believes that social media addiction is valid and that people can become addicted if they don't limit their use.
Furthermore, Taylor thinks that social media is also a big deal at TCU, because so many people use it. Social media allows people to share their opinions on various topics, and Taylor has used this to his advantage by posting many statuses about Horned Frog football. Social media has also led to some online trends at TCU. For example, two years ago, the Facebook account "TCU Memes" became popular and got a large TCU following. Accounts such as "TCU Admirers" and "TCU Funkyfrog" have also served as ways to bring the TCU population together based on common interests. In the past few weeks, the article "The Woes of Being a TCU Girl" has led to a lot of heated discussion on Facebook.
Overall, Taylor gave some great insight on how social media affects his life and life at TCU. It is very interesting to reflect on how social media has changed our experiences at college and will continue to change them in the future. It's important, though, to remember to limit social media use as to not become addicted to it.
Feel free to take a look at our video, either on this page or at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1KY7ugQvLM
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