Final Reflection
BEN CIRBA- PROFESSIONAL USES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
I have finally reached this point. Here is my final portfolio. I’m excited for a number of reasons. For one, this is the first time I have ever created my own website, and while I have realized that I’m not very tech savvy, I’m still proud of what I was able to accomplish. I have also never created a strategy plan of any sorts like this before, so this was a very unique experience.
Over the course of the class I have realized that I am just not that interested in pursuing a career in social media. I love to go on social media, look at funny content and read the news, but as far as working for a company and being in charge of posting content for them, it just doesn’t sound like a job for me.
However, I will be able to use my knowledge of what I’ve learned in this class to potentially help out here and there with my future employers. Knowing how social media works is so important in today’s social climate, and it’s becoming one of the biggest tools for marketing brands and companies.
As the years continue to come, I am excited to see what direction social media takes. With technology advancing as rapidly as it is, I can only imagine what tools will be at companies’ disposal in 20-30 years. I’m sure then, I’ll look back and think of this class and laugh at how much has changed.
BEN CIRBA - PROFESSIONAL USES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Introduction
Growing up in the social media age, I have never really been extremely immersed in the social media scene. I have many forms of social media, but tend not to post much. I find it very interesting to see what people post more and why. It’s also cool to see what kind of content they are putting out for the world to see. Social media has become such an important medium for information in the modern world. People learn about news, sports, culture, and much more through social media.
I decided to take this class for a number of reasons. As a communications major I am obviously interested in the ways we communicate with each other. I see more and more people branding and marketing their businesses using social media. People make millions of dollars just because they have a lot of followers and can generate lots of ad money. As someone who is joining the workforce very soon, I think it would be extremely beneficial to know how to effectively use social media in a professional setting. Businesses who don’t use social media in this day in age are very behind the curve, and are setting themselves up for failure.
Learning how to use social media in a professional setting will also give me an edge over my peers in the search for jobs. I hope that this class will put me in a positon to be as successful as possible in the future years to come after I graduate.
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