tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408708679086492818.post3875322840327667077..comments2023-02-02T14:33:37.014+10:00Comments on BA1002 Monday 3-4pm: Facebook + Food = Facefood?RhianMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06067301118199954742noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408708679086492818.post-9796487531438181872013-09-19T22:59:13.448+10:002013-09-19T22:59:13.448+10:00Hi Summer,
I like how you have described the way ...Hi Summer,<br /><br />I like how you have described the way in which food represents people. I believe that Kuttainen (2013) was correct in her statement that “food is not just food… food can be a repository of culture (a mirror) and a transformer of culture.” This view is also supported by Atkins & Bowler (2001) who stated that “the distinction between social groups... their taste for food and other commodities may become a badge of their identity” (p.272) In my time as a Facebook user, I have noticed the way that people connect through food over Facebook. Facebook helps us with this, in the way that it encourages us to share our interests and preferences in food choice. By doing this they are able to screen our likes and dislikes and advertise appropriate material, such as food Facebook pages and sites on our newsfeed. Then through these pages and sites we are able to connect with others that have similar taste.<br /><br />Good luck with your last blog!<br /><br />Reference:<br /><br />Atkins, P., & Bowler, I. (2001). Food in Society: Economy, Culture, Geography. London, England: Arnold. a member of the Hodder Headline Group<br /><br />Kuttainen, V. (2013). BA1002: Our Space: Networks, Narrratives and The Making Of Place, Lecture 7: Food Networks. [Lecture] Retrieved from: http://learnjcu.edu.au<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515863329559568527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408708679086492818.post-28930060818148043302013-09-13T16:16:09.188+10:002013-09-13T16:16:09.188+10:00Hi Summer,
You identified clearly in your blog how...Hi Summer,<br />You identified clearly in your blog how food is involved in numerous ways on Facebook. I specifically like how you discuss how we as individuals base a lot of our opinions on food choices based on others opinions. We definitely would be more inclined to attend to a restaurant that our friends had raved about on Facebook and avoid places and food with bad reviews. This aligns with what Atkins & Bowler (2001) state with taste having both “physical and social meanings” (p.272). They go on discuss our taste being socially-derived from our desire “for our consumption habits to show us in the best possible light” (Atkins & Bowler, 2001, p.272).<br /><br />References<br /><br />Atkins, P., & Bowler, I. (2001).The origins of taste. In Food in Society: Economy, Culture, Geography (pp. 272-293). London, England: Arnold. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428664108818994364noreply@blogger.com