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Social Media Etiquette Project

https://voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/30701143 For the social media etiquette project, I chose the CEO of CrossFit's insensitive and racist tweets about George Floyd's death as well as about the COVID-19 pandemic. The tweet said "It's FLOYD-19." The CEO also stated that him and his company were not mourning George Floyd's death and that he had questions as to why people were protesting. These comments are blatantly racist and insensitive to post publicly on the internet. My definition of social media etiquette is to be aware of what you say on the internet before posting it as it can come off as offensive. The CEO also mocked COVID restrictions and questioned whether they really worked or not. This is extremely offensive to healthcare workers and the millions of people who passed away due to this horrible pandemic.  I also wanted to just add my personal perspective on this, my sister is a nurse and was a nurse during the pandemic and it was a very very stress...

Bood/Bad Website Smackdown

 Apple vs. Microsoft Website Smackdown I chose Apple for the good website because they make their products the focus of the home page on their website. They display their new products on the home page without any chaotic or busy backgrounds. Chaotic or busy backgrounds can be very distracting and may deter users from looking at a product or a service that a company is displaying. Having a completely plain background makes it easy to see the products and you are able to click to learn more about the product especially if it was just released. Apple also formatted their website in a way that makes it easy for users to navigate to get to where they need to go which is of course great. When learning more about Apple's products, they provide an in depth explanation of what the product does, what comes with it, and what accessories and other things you can buy for it.  For the bad website I chose Microsoft. The reason I chose Microsoft is because in my opinion, there is too much clu...