- context:
i spent about an hour per day on Tiktok on average. i enjoy the platform not only for its entertainment value but also for its being educational. Tiktok, as you may have known, has an excellent algorithm and a fantastic creator community.
even though I did “teach” my Tiktok algorithm pretty well by always trying my best to keep myself from scrolling unintentionally, say, like/react/commenting to the video that I like, reporting or clicking “not interested” on the video I dislike, or saving the video for later watch, i still find that my knowledge retention is not always up to par, owing to the low effort required to maintain/store that knowledge.
with that in mind, I’m now attempting to write two weekly blog posts, including:
– TikTok in 10: a recap of the content that i saw in a 10-minute scroll, including a snapshot of their content and what I’ve learned from it.
– TikTok Weekly Hot: top 3 videos of the week chosen from the videos that i have saved.
I’m hoping that by the end of the summer semester, I’ll be able to analyze the topics I’ve been learning through TikTok and create an overall ranking (a Miss Universe for my TikTok feeds!). Now, without further ado, let’s get started with - Tiktok in 10 #1:
| N. | Creator | Topic | Learning summary | Action |
| 1 | Wrap.dev | #Tech #Coding | The F*ck – a plugin for programmer to correct their coding. | Liked. Saved. Subscribed. |
| 2 | Jenny | #travelling | Weed wack queen – a trail behind her home. | Not interested. |
| 3 | Jesse Ryder | #technology #keyboard | A super-dope reaction to FLUX keyboard. | Liked. Saved. Subscribed. |
| 4 | Johny Viaja | #travelling | Shirakawa-Go in Gifu Japan landscape | Liked. Not subscribed. |
| 5 | Moopsten | #game | Guess the Pokémon game | Not interested. |
| 6 | Tiff in Tech | #Tech | Top 5 biggest news in tech: – Blockage Labs announced a new sketch mode for its Skybox AI (Sketch to Image). – OpenAI CEO Sam Altmen in front of Congress to ask to Regulate AI. – ChatGPT released new plugins, e.g: Showme to draw digram. – AI Art tools that is similar to Liquify. – Companies ban ChatGPT at work | Like. Saved. Already subscribed. |
| 7 | Molly Katherine | #fashion | Trying on mermaid tails | Skip fast. Already subscribed. |
| 8 | Tanner Mitchell | #planting | Tips on plantings & transferring pot: Self-watering pot is bad for plant because plants will keep on drinking until their roots suffocate and the plant dies. | Liked. Already subscribed. |
| 9 | Dr. Scott Walter/ Skin Doctor | #skincare | Sunscreen stick review | No action. Already subscribed. |
| 10 | Sinead Bovell | #careers | Why do you need to stop asking kids, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” – Because jobs change/transform – Encourage kids to think about what problems they want to solve and what skills they want to learn. – Don’t associate yourself with your job. | Like. Saved. Share. Already subscribed. |
| 11 | Hannah & Annie | #english | conversational languages with vocabulary | Skip fast. Not subscribed. |
| 12 | Anh Ban Than | #sliceoflife | No action. Already subscribed | |
| 13 | Leo Keller | #tech #design | a snapshot on sound design system in a video clip. | Liked. Subscribed. |
| 14 | Vung | #selfdev | what makes people attractive, e.g., visuals, conversations… how about “scent”? | Liked. Already subscribed. |
| 15 | VOCO Center | #careers | why Vietnamese people can talk about weakness easily but not strength. | Liked. Skip fast. Already subscribed. |
| 16 | The Werk Life | #selfdev | a visualization on mindset shift. | Liked. Subscribed. |
3. summary:
so, in 10 minutes, i had subscribed to 4 new creators, decided not to subscribe to 2 creators, had no interest in 2 videos, and liked 9 out of 16 videos. to be honest, this appears to be a very good set of statistics. let’s see how it turns out over a longer period of time!
how about you? what is your favorite content from social media of the week? let me know in the comment!
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