{"id":637,"date":"2019-10-09T11:08:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T15:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2019-2020\/?p=637"},"modified":"2019-10-09T11:09:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T15:09:36","slug":"titan-tik-tokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2019-2020\/titan-tik-tokers\/","title":{"rendered":"Titan Tik Tokers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How do TC Titans really feel about Tik Tok?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Alexandra McArver, Katie Mathews, and Eliza Coast<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Being a Tik Tok influencer is no easy job, but it\u2019s worth it for the 500 million people who have downloaded the app across the globe. Tik Tok is a social media app used for creating videos that are a brief fifteen seconds long. These videos can include jokes, dancing, lip-syncing, or skits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The app has recently become popular among teenagers, especially high schoolers, although students at T.C. Williams have mixed opinions about the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s addicting\u2026I get lost, but it gives me something to do and allows me to not be bored with my life,\u201d said junior Alex Kelley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tik Tok was adapted from an app known as Musical.ly, which was predominantly used for lip-syncing. The app recently made a comeback and is now being considered the \u201cnew\u201d Vine, which was an app that was shut down in 2016 where people could post six second comedic videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tWhile Tik Tok may seem like all fun and games, some Titans don\u2019t like the app. \u201cI don\u2019t care for it, it seems irrelevant to me,\u201d said freshman Bronwyn Gaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Adam Yakoub said, \u201cI feel like [Tik Tok] tried to be like Vine but it failed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTik Tok is a serious illness that needs to stop. I am concerned about the health of these tik tokers,\u201d said sophomore DeAngelo Palucho. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a question of how much time spent on Tik Tok is too much. The average Tik Tok user spends 52 minutes a day on the app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Deirdre Brown said that she spends around 4 hours daily on Tik Tok. Senior Katherine McGowan said, \u201cI spend around 8 hours a week on Tik Tok. I clearly need to rethink my life choices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tTik Tok is a global platform, meaning that people from anywhere in the world can share and view content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tik Tok created by the TC Volleyball Team featured on Everyday Titan. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have it but I like it\u2026 People around the world can communicate and share creative ideas,\u201d said sophomore Esme Damico-Lassman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI make friends on Tik Tok,\u201d said Brown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students have opinions on the popular app, but teachers and administrators also have their own thoughts on Tik Tok. English Honors 10 and AP English teacher Matthew Henry said, \u201cI think it\u2019s something fun for kids until adults start using it and then kids will move on to something else.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re amusing to watch if they\u2019re done well…I\u2019ve never used it but I\u2019ve seen people use it,\u201d said Campus Administrator Carmen Sanders. \u201cDepends on the purpose, if [Tik Tok] is fun and just has some type of recreational purpose, I think it\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of Titans\u2019 opinions on Tik Tok, it is clearly an influential platform that allows many users to express themselves.
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