Interesting Vs. Boring Classes

I thought that the most interesting topic we have talked about is impression management. I found this discussion one that was very interesting. The part that I found most entertaining was when everyone agreed that we have different personalities depending upon which platform we are on. For example, most of the class agreed that the way they act on Facebook is not the same way they act on Twitter. I felt like our class was on the same page for most of the discussion, which made it enjoyable to hear all the different points people were making about how people act on social media vs. real life. The picture that I included on this post relates to this topic. It shows a person holding up four different masks and typing on a key board. Depending on who he interacts with online, depends which “mask” he puts on. This is what I think of when I hear the term impression management.

Another class that I enjoyed was the one where we had the skype guest speaker. She was so inspirational and had so many great tips to share with us. The confidence she had in herself and her work was very evident to me. She seemed very real when she was giving tips and ideas to the class. I see blogging as a very tough career path. A career path requiring a creative and intelligent person, especially if you want to be successful in the field. She has both of those qualities and having her share tips with the class was very influential.

The most boring concept that we have talked about in my opinion was the day we discussed the construction of social media. I did not enjoy this unit as much as some of the other units. I felt like it was harder material to understand. I had a hard time relating these terms to social media. Eventually, I did understand, but it took a couple times of you and people in the class explaining these terms for me to have a clear understanding. The terms that I had a harder time understanding were Governance and Ownership.

The material that I have been learning will help me in the future of the real world because it is giving me a deeper understanding of social media. I feel like I have a better understanding of social media as a whole and where each platform came from. Seeing web 1.0 and comparing it to web 2.0 was a time in class when I saw a clear progression of social media and the internet over time. Before this class I did not have a clear understanding of either web 1.0 or 2.0. Social media plays a very important role in this day and age. Being able to understand all the different details that this class goes over, is making me a more well-rounded social media user.