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When it comes to being a metaliterate prosumer and a good digital citizen, I feel I have learned how to be responsible, respectful, and accountable in my methods of delivery and engagement on a social media level. I have learned how to do this using a variety of tools such as Facebook, Instagram, Blogging via WordPress, and so on.

I was already using WordPress to build and maintain the website for Hermann Brothers Logging & Construction. However, during this class, I have increased my knowledge and skill with the platform tenfold. I built my own personal blog with WordPress and incorporated some widgets into it as well as linked social media accounts. Now, I can write about something and share my feelings with my audience there as well as my audience on twitter. I can do this with the click of a button!

https://www.linkedin.com/company/hermann-brothers-logging-&-construction-inc./

I am proud to say that since beginning this class, I have enriched and strengthened my social media marketing strategy and have created ads for Facebook, Instagram, and more, and had unbelievable results from it. I am directly and effectively interacting and engaging with a community of commercial truck drivers who may potentially be interested in coming to work for Hermann Brothers thanks to the insight I have gained from this course.

“My Perception of Social Media”

My perception of social media has not changed much since taking this class, for the most part anyway. I was already well aware of the benefits and capabilities of having a strong social media presence and marketing strategy. However, I have learned of new various tools and methods to employ in my own personal strategy. I very much plan on using these tools in my management and strategy when it comes to the professional business accounts of Hermann Brothers.

Two main things I’d like to touch on. The first is blogging. I had no idea how useful of a tool blogging could be, or how it really even worked in the first place. Taking this course, along with Intro to Digital Video, has forced me to utilize WordPress and become an amateur blogger. By using this feature, in conjunction with the reading of the required textbooks, has taught me a lot and given me the drive and desire to keep blogging, even after I am done with the college courses.

In this class, I have also learned of many new social media platforms that I was not previously aware of. I have also learned about how they work and the benefits of using them. I am particularly interested in a few of these applications including, but not limited to, Twitter, Flipboard, and Pinterest. I am very excited to play around with these a little more once I have some more free time on my hands.