Hello everyone! As you are all aware, we just had social media week, which seems very fitting for our society and culture today. Our generation, younger generations and even the attempting older generations are being run by their fascination for social media. While there are both pros and cons for social media, there is no denying that it has made a huge impact on our world today.
Our generation already seems to know the basic insight behind social media, but there is still a lot to learn. It is important for one to know how to go about using social media for professional, business means to help build networks, make a good impression and get an edge on the competition. For this social media week project, I first started out with Linkedln. I soon found out it was more difficult for me to figure out than I imagined (keep in mind, I have a very good grasp on social media and the web!). I decided to switch to Twitter, because I already had one and I knew every in and out to the site. Because I am a performing arts (and soon to be journalism/communications as well) major, I already had a lot of connections or people I follow who were related to my field of study, mainly because they are actors. Ten connections I have on twitter are Theatre Kid Problems (it's funny, but everything they tweet is so relatable to me!), Skylar Astin, Larry Peterson (a writer for my local newspaper back home), CNN News, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anna Kendrick, TMZ, Elvis Duran (because I'm interested in radio/broadcasting), Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.
I found the articles for the assignment to be very interesting, and very true as well! I related to the "How Twitter Can Benefit You In College" the most. It mentions that you could meet people from your school, and that's how I met a lot of people from ISU! It also mentions that Twitter provides news the fastest, which I find to be very true. If something is going on, that's the first place I find out information about it. I know I'll sound like a half-witted hermit, but Twitter is where I found out about the recent government shutdown! I also found the "8 Reasons Why Twitter Can Boost Your Happiness" quite accurate as well. Whenever I don't feel my best, I always go to Twitter to take my mind off things. I also love getting the random thoughts out of my head and out there on Twitter. It's even better when I get retweets and favorites, I'm basically a celebrity for that moment. :)
Just remember to play it cool on social media, and don't post anything you wouldn't want your future employers, children or your sweet ol' grandma to see! Happy posting everyone! :)
