Self Reflection
Yesterday I walked into class feeling a little awkward and apprehensive. I wasn't sure what I had gotten myself into, to tell you the honest truth. But over the last two days I have learned a great deal. First, that I can blog! Who knew? It was much easier than I would have ever guessed. This surprised me so much, that I actually coined my blog "Look Who's Blogging".
One of my biggest takeaways...
Content Curation - This was a new term for me. And you know what? I like it! T"he concept of journalism is going away and being a writer is no longer enough". These days you need to be both a writer and an expert. Deliberately selecting the content that is going to help you build your personal brand. Consciously choosing what posts to like, favourite, RT, you name it. Your choices should be backed by a well thought-out strategy.
And along the way I discovered some pretty cool apps and sites that I will take back with me and put in my professional toolkit: Google Analytics, Google Adwords, Delicious.com, and Tweet Deck. All very good tools that can help make managing your social media less time consuming, letting you spend more time "adding yourself" and less time on administrivia.
One of my biggest takeaways...
Content Curation - This was a new term for me. And you know what? I like it! T"he concept of journalism is going away and being a writer is no longer enough". These days you need to be both a writer and an expert. Deliberately selecting the content that is going to help you build your personal brand. Consciously choosing what posts to like, favourite, RT, you name it. Your choices should be backed by a well thought-out strategy.
And along the way I discovered some pretty cool apps and sites that I will take back with me and put in my professional toolkit: Google Analytics, Google Adwords, Delicious.com, and Tweet Deck. All very good tools that can help make managing your social media less time consuming, letting you spend more time "adding yourself" and less time on administrivia.
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| Awkward Day 1 |
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| Astonished Day 2 |
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