LIKE, COMMENT, AND SHARE THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE-EXPLORING THE NARRATIVES PRESENT IN ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES’ INSTAGRAM PROFILES Author-Aimee Padillo.pdf (1.09 MB)
Like, comment, and share the university experience: exploring the narratives present in Ontario universities' Instagram profiles
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posted on 2022-02-11, 05:38 authored by Aimee Jeanne PadilloThe main objective of this study was to explore the visual content and discourse present in three Ontario universities’ Instagram profiles, particularly their profiles dedicated to student recruitment and admissions. The study looked at the Instagram content published by top-three high application volume universities: McMaster University (macadmit), Ryerson University (whyryerson), and University of Toronto (futureuoft). The data collected was composed of photos, videos, and captions from all three universities from September 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 inclusive. The results showed that visual assets highlighting the institution, portraits of students, and event/advertisements were the most occurring types of Instagram content. In addition, there was a high use of event/advertisement style in the accompanying captions. When the visual assets and captions were juxtaposed against each other, there was a high incongruence between the pairing which can be laborious for readers who will need to consolidate the visual and text information.
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Language
EnglishDegree
- Master of Professional Communication
Program
- Professional Communication
Granting Institution
Ryerson UniversityLAC Thesis Type
- MRP
Thesis Advisor
Dr. Carolyn MeyerUsage metrics
Keywords
Social media -- Marketing -- Case studiesInternet marketing -- Case studiesInternet advertising -- Case studiesInstagram (Firm)Praise in social media -- Case studiesCompliments in social media -- Case studiesEndorsements in advertisingDigital storytellingUniversity and colleges -- Marketing -- Ontario -- Case studiesEmojisOnline social networks