April Barbosa PeñaUser Generated Content in Theme Park Lovers of ColorI am blessed with a Facebook group full of people willing to contribute their own content to help the group grow. For example, I reached…Dec 6, 2020Dec 6, 2020
April Barbosa PeñaCommunity Agreements for Theme Park Lovers of ColorI’ve been very blessed in my group to not have any issues regarding moderation. No one has broken any rules, no questionable content has…Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020
April Barbosa Peña#MeToo and the use of social media to build community around a social issueThe #MeToo movement, propagated by Black activist and survivor Tarana Burke, gained momentum online beginning in 2006 on MySpace, and has…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
April Barbosa PeñaUsing social media to recruit members to Theme Park Lovers of ColorI made the following Instagram story to promote my Facebook group. I also made a version that says “Swipe up” in place of “Link in bio”…Oct 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020
April Barbosa PeñaFrancis Dominic: An impenetrable force of love & lightThe online theme park community is filled to the brim with colorful posts, cleverly coordinated outfits, brand representatives, and…Oct 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020
April Barbosa PeñaHow to be a successful social media community manager2020 has caused the importance of social media as community building platforms to skyrocket. As though communities weren’t already…Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020
April Barbosa PeñaLa Communidad del Mariachi: An Active Online CommunityMy girlfriend is in a mariachi band. She’s been playing mariachi for the majority of her life, since she was in elementary school. Even…Sep 20, 2020Sep 20, 2020
April Barbosa PeñaFrom Physical to Digital: How to navigate community-building in an increasingly digitized worldAs an undergraduate student, I worked for a resource center that helped women, survivors of sexual assault and harassment, and LGBTQ+…Sep 12, 2020Sep 12, 2020
April Barbosa PeñaOpen vs. Closed Social Networks: A ReflectionThe live-action Mulan movie dropped on Disney+ this past Friday, September 4. For $30 on top of a Disney+ subscription, users gained…Sep 5, 2020Sep 5, 2020
