As the title suggests, I am beginning this blog journey at the request of my professor. She is determined to get us into social media no matter how many tantrums we throw, but, just like our mothers would say, it is for our own good (and I recognize that).
So, here we go. I have typed, deleted, re-typed, criticized, giggled (at my cleverness), then deleted again (nope...that's just stupid) more introductions to this thing than I dare to mention. So, no words of wisdom, slick puns, snarky stabs or thought-provoking statements from me...this time. I'll work on it, I promise.
Confession: I knew NOTHING about mass communications before I started this program. I was testing the waters I guess. Well, that is part of it, and I also knew an English degree wouldn't get me where I wanted to be (don't ask me where that is though). If I think too hard about it, I start to realize how incredibly stupid I was for shelling out tons of cash to take classes in a degree field I didn't even research beforehand. Not sure what I was thinking, but I must say, I am so glad I didn't over-analyze it because I do believe I have fallen in love. I mean, how neat is it that I get a grade for playing on Twitter, starting a blog and keeping up with media gossip?
This class in particular has been quite eye-opening. I had a Facebook, but that was the extent of my social media activity. I didn't really even post on the thing though...to be honest, I used it for creeping on other people. However, because of this class, I now have a Twitter (which I do post on), I have a blog (which I am attempting to post on), and I, occasionally, post on Facebook, but I still mostly use that for creepin' (some habits die hard). Without the gentle push this class has given me, I would be in a communications degree field with little knowledge of social media and its immense impact on the field. My new (and still growing) knowledge of social media will be the biggest thing I take from this class. Well, that and my AP Stylebook and me should get to know each other better. So, I owe my professor a HUGE thank-you for expanding my horizons and showing me what I have been missing.
