Welcome, Again!

Hello everyone.  I'm just trying to figure this blogging thing out.  I'm reposting my class introduction as a starting point.

I am very excited about this class, since we live in a world of social media its imperative that we know at least one form of social media to communicate with friends, family, co-workers and businesses.

            My greatest challenge is two-fold; learning some of the social media platforms along with keeping up with all the information across them to be sure not to miss important information.  Currently, I have Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram accounts.  I have never blogged or Tweeted and I constantly get invites to join people on Linkedin, which I usually ignore.  The sites, which I have accounts for, I usually use for entertainment purposes only.  However, this weeks readings are great summations of how social media can work for you. The key to this is to know who and what to follow for credible information, especially in the business world.

            The overall class structure and layout is different then previous classes.  However, it follows suit for a social media platform.  I like the idea of following others on sites, this will give us a chance to work with those we have not worked with before during the cohort.  With the group led discussions it will be interesting and exciting to see the direction each leader will focus the discussion on.  This will keep the discussion fresh and new and based on the topic, we will be asked to think differently. 

            One take away from the class would be to how to correctly use and manage each type of account as well as to identify the difference between “good and bad” social media and how to respond accordingly.  In my current position I do not manage or use any type of social media platforms.  However, my husband is self-employed and I have a part time business as a Jewelry Lady and for both of these I would like to use social media as a source of information to get the word out and keep followers up to date.  In addition, when I am in the job market, having knowledge of all the different social media platforms will be priceless. 

I look forward to working with all of you!