Yesterday was the 54th SuperBowl in which the San Francisco 49ers played against the Kansas City Chiefs in a neck in neck game that resulted in a win for the Chiefs 31-20. It was an incredible game that went one way to another. One couldn’t know who was going to win as the lead switched and points were received. Throughout the game I had the opportunity to live tweet, engaging with the larger Twitter community in conversation over the game, performances, and advertisements.

The interactions themselves were one of interest. As I continued to tweet, tag, hashtag, and respond to others, the interactions increased. The incorporation of gifs especially helped to expand my engagement to a new level. I was able to community with various platforms and companies, which I truly was not expecting to be able to do. I think one of the funniest moments was an interaction with State Farm:

I also received a tweet back from Hyundai:

Overall my experience was very good and filled with some funny conversations, especially about avocados:

There was some controversy over the halftime performance by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. Political themes, cultural discussions, and much more was a conversation hitter. I found it especially interesting seeing all the sides. I haven’t had a chance to fact check too much of it, but according to tweets online some of the dances were based in a Middle Eastern traditional fashion. I plan to check this out more and come to a better understanding for myself.

There was also a political undertone to the performance, specifically to illegal crossings of the border and detention centers of many children and families.

One of the funniest situations of the evening was following the actual Bowl. U.S. President, Donald Trump tweeted in congratulations of the Chiefs win stating them to be from the “great state of Kansas”, yet the Chiefs are a Missouri team. This in and of itself was a big deal over the need for fact checking and thinking before tweeting. Since then President Trump has changed the Trump to say Missouri.

Disney also debuted their upcoming continuation of the Marvel universe in which everyone, including myself, freaked out with excitement over Twitter.

Overall my experience kept me much more engaged in the entirety of the game and helped me to seek out more understanding . I truly enjoyed it. While I have not been an avid user of Twitter, I do enjoy the accessibility to others and a better understanding of the events going on in this world. SO much of the culture for today is indeed found on Twitter and other media platforms where we get our news. While this is not my absolute favorite, I have come to support it.