For 24 hours I kept track of the different media I interacted with.
9:45am- I woke up and began recording my day. I was pretty tired still, so I drank a Monster energy drink. While drinking my morning beverage I liked a YouTube video, Food is Love [anime food lofi mix], from my phone app and added it to my lo-fi playlist. As stated in YouTube’s privacy policy, “YouTube uses search and watch history to improve your experience, for example to make it easier to find videos you recently watched or to improve your recommendations. Search and watch history can also be used to show you relevant and useful ads.” I use YouTube premium, so my advertisements feel limited, and I tend not to notice anything more than sponsored advertisements during videos through creator partnerships.
10am- I quickly scrolled through Instagram and liked a post from Luvmilk, and am extremely excited that they are creating products again! I absolutely adore this shop and their scent list and have been wanting to add to my collection again! I took a screenshot of some of the unique scents that the shop has to offer, and many different bath and beauty products are offered! I’ve gotten Fairy Dust (dusting powder) and Moon Milk (lotion) before that are shown in the screenshots, and have been eyeing Lofty Castle, Living Ghost, and Polar Bear’s Breakfast for quite some time!
I tend to like food and beauty posts on Instagram, so that is what tends to appear in my feed.
1pm- I ventured out to the grocery store and saved a playlist in my Spotify library. The playlist was called UK EDM, and the description says that it is a “combination of UK bass, drum and bass, and bass house” music. I was looking for something with a fun vibe for my afternoon and was happy to find this playlist.
5:30pm- I completed a survey sent to me from Pinecone Research, a panel that I have been using for about ten years. I always have fun doing these. I share some information about myself, like my age range and other demographic questions. They ask me my opinion about different products or items and I answer with my thoughts. Sometimes I am asked about different potential ideas about consumer items that may be available for purchase at a later date.
7:45pm- I was on my TikTok app for a small bit of time and saved a video from creator @littleremyfood where they recreated chef Gordon Ramsay’s macaroni and cheese recipe. I have a weakness for macaroni and cheese and tend to save several recipes about one of my favorite savory cheesy dishes. I have a habit of saving a lot of food videos on TikTok and that content is probably what I interact with most on the app. I also frequently save animal and amazon product videos, which also appear fairly regularly on my For You Page. According to TikTok, the For You Page and why videos may appear to an individual depend on some different factors, such as: “you commented on, liked, shared, or watched similar videos, this video is popular in your country, this video was posted recently, this video is longer, and you seem to like longer videos, and that you’re following this creator.”
9pm- I found another YouTube video, Cosmic Skateboard Jam, to save to my favorite lo-fi playlist and start to wind down for the evening.
