This is the last blog of my 2017 spring semester and I can't tell you enough on how amazing this year has been for me. The classes I have been apart of have been challenging but in the long run I can see it being for the best. The class that has been the most influential for me has to be my new media class. In new media we always had to keep our twitter account handy and for me this was horrible just because I personally do not like twitter at all and I never use it but the class has really taught me that companies rely heavily on their social media accounts to stay involved with their customers. This isn't just used by companies though, ESPN uses twitter to their max potential to keep the audience involved. We went over different concepts for new media and how the game is always changing, for example, tons of different organizations and companies are using Hootsuite to be more on top of their social media and most of all the analytics of their social media.
This is the prime time for different tools to be built to help better social media, these programs like Sysomos, Hootsuite and plenty of other programs help companies like McDonalds see how their hashtag is doing and change it up depending on different locations. Using these programs makes it much more simple to work with the details and helps you really get the most out of your social media post.
New media is constantly changing the world we live in through many different and unique ways. Like I brought up earlier it helps people get more accurate data with their websites and social media by using programs like Sysomos and Hootsuite to changing the way we view the world by inventing and working with the 360 camera. There is no telling what the future will hold for media and I for one cannot wait to see how it enhances our everyday life. I honestly did not have a clue to where to start with new media but after my short time studying the material, it has started to make sense to me and a few of my class mates and I were able to get some hands on experience working with new media. We worked with the Facebook group, managed post, shared information, helped promote and most of all, we got a lot of hands on work with the incredible but expensive program, Sysomos. Here is our groups Facebook. Check us out! https://www.facebook.com/MCOM2310MediaDesign/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel