Using social media has always been a challenge for me. Not in the conventional sense of some old relative not knowing what the "Poke" button does or wondering where all the game requests from friends are coming from; but in the sense of content. Often, I fear my own power in posting on Facebook, reblogging something on Tumblr, or retweeting a good Twitter post (or, considering if I would, if I even had an account on Twitter).

I'm well aware that I have different moods at different times of the day; on one hand, I have the option to vent about particular things in my life or in society at large, or to present completely uplifting quotes and motivations for the focus and attention of other people. Both methods are both valid and invalid, depending on what you use them for. And for good reasons, too: While it's comforting and helpful to gain support from others, the opposite can probably ring true as not so much effective when you have a job or interview coming to mind. But more on that another time.

So, what do you do when you try doing both at the same time? Something like this:

Now, let me explain my post as if I were some curator in a museum: Hmm, there appears to be some need for change. It's in January so the weather may be colder than average, and what does "starving" lead into?

Many of the posts I make on my own page appear to come more from a sense of abstract self-expression than they do in order to ask a question, or comment about a particular topic. Then I consider the composition of my friend list, the pages and people I follow, and the articles that pass along my news feed, and I think, what's the composition of my network? How well would this work by hinting at my problems but not being downright explicit?

Often when we think of the definitions behind the word "art," certain terms and images come to mind; for example, we think about ideas, creation, paintings, drawings, music, works of literature, and many other things that we believe that can fit into that compact three-letter noun.

But what about social media posts? Could they be another way to make literacy and culture more relevant to our technological age? Could we view them as art that needs to be preserved and remembered to provoke emotion: rage, laughter, solemn acceptance?

Of course, this has been in active for the last few years with the advent of social media sites like MySpace and even messengers like Yahoo. Recent media has a knack for pointing out certain posts as a higher standard above others. Posts are similar to the way we view music, novels, and other forms. Those known for their work are likely to get higher likes, views, and retweets, namely because they have a larger base of followers. Take Kanye West's Twitter page, for example. Almost anything he says, he can expect at least 5K in some form of response. With events such as the 2016 presidential election coming around, we've seen varieties of posts concerning the candidates and general election information that have been passed around like gum throughout the Internet. Some for information, some for humor. Just like other art forms and their intentions.

So, to sum up everything: You could be creating some kind of art daily and not even be thinking about or realizing it.