5) The final post-
Starting out, blogging was like pulling teeth for me. While I have ideas, opinions, and the desire for personal expression, I always channeled them into my art projects, as a Communication Design student and prior. After arecent transfer into the Mass Communication college with a focus in Advertising, I have discovered the great importance of one’s personal brand, in any aspect. That is, the ability to successfully get one’s name and specialty to it’s designated audience or consumer, and in an attractive, appealing manner. It is important to do your best on anything you want to associate with your brand, whether it’s for business or social exposure, especially if it will be published publicly.
I’ve learned a sizable amount about Twitter, associating others in your posts, cross promotion, tags & hashtags for relevant and related subjects, the importance of noticing and acknowledging others’ work when trying to push publicity on your own, and most importantly networking, especially in person. I’ve tried to make an appearance and meet students and officers in a variety of clubs associated with Advertising, including Texas State’s Ad Club– part of the American Advertising Federation, KTSW 89.9 FM- the official radio station of Texas State University, and AMA– American Marketing Associating.
I’ve also been introduced the the history, regulations, ethics, and methods of idea sharing of the internet, as well as the fragility of protecting an individual’s work from plagiarism and of protecting one’s privacy.
I’ve learned how read and write basic HTML and CSS coding, which I may or may never use again, who knows? I’ve explored useful and informative social media networks, such as Yelp. The site I found most useful however, is Storify. It acts as a social media portfolio of all the KTSW activity I’ve covered over the last semester, and will
continue to cover in the upcoming summer and fall semesters.
Adventures in Central Texas! 