Social Media Story: Shaquille O'Neal
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Below is a hypothetical social media story I crafted as former professional basketball player and current rapper, Shaquille O'Neal.
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SOCIAL MEDIA STORY
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I think the biggest thing you need to recognize when producing a story from FB posts is the idea of telling a visual story. Each status update I had “Shaq” make was usually accompanied by an image that was associated and corresponded to the status update. Facebook itself is a very visual medium, with individuals scrolling through photos and videos each day. The text that accompanies the images has a faculty in story telling, but I don’t believe as important of one as the images that “Shaq” posts with the text.
The use of the “ShaqDieselReturns” hashtag helps builds the story arc. The whole story is about Shaq making a comeback with this concert. The repetition of the hashtag helps the reader or viewer see Shaq move throughout his day, with the concert being the culmination of his activities. Facebook allows its users to have interaction with Shaq’s story, which will help create buzz for his concert.
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