Project Method

For my project, I am going to be looking at the hashtag #happyathome, specifically on Tik Tok. I want to gain an understanding of what people are doing to keep themselves busy while in quarantine (and also for likes if we're honest).

As far as the method goes, I will be going to the #happyathome page that Tik Tok has set up and viewing the first 100 that appear on the page. Here's a picture for reference as to what that looks like:

I will start from the first video pictured and scroll my way through 100, that way I can see the most popular videos that the most people have interacted with rather than random videos that may have no significance. When I am going through the videos, I am going to be marking them into groups. For example groups such as cooking, exercise, art, etc. so that I can see what people are doing while they are stuck at home. I want to gain an understanding of the trends people are falling into and how Tik Tok may have a role in peoples' behavior during this unusual time. I will also make note when I see celebrities participating in this trend because I want to see if that is different from other postings. My goal is to gain an understanding of the effect on people and their behaviors from staying at home.