PRCA Comments- end of the semester

Yes, I loved Hal too! I actually loved almost all of the speakers we had this semester. They were all very unique and actually held my attention, which can be challenging! I enjoyed our class time together as well, the weekly discussions kept me up to date with what was going on in the world of social media, and I now how important that is in the public relations world. 

http://shannonwanco.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/lastblogpostofthesemester/comment-page-1/#comment-103

I couldn’t agree more about Twitter, I am not a big fan of Twitter personally. I wish I was, but I just cannot wrap my head around it. Even more so I just can’t make myself want to read a feed that is updated that often. Twitter overwhelms me, but I will say it is a great source to stay connected with news and media coverage. 

http://muccillomegan.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/final-post-for-prca-3334/comment-page-1/#comment-78

End of the semester

This was the first “hybrid” class I’ve ever taken so it was a bit of a struggle. Online classes require much more organization and upkeep than I prepared for, to be completely honest. The weekly discussions, reports, and blog posts were the death of me. I can’t tell you how many Saturday mornings I would wake up and it would hit me that the deadline passed me by yet again! But towards the end of the semester I got a better handle on things. Pretty much I would have done anything if they would have been every other week instead of weekly. Not only because of my forgetfulness, but because I found I was repeating myself over and over and over again in my weekly reports. I was even extremely lucky to have Red Bull as my client, who has an overwhelming presence on social media to follow, and I was still repeating myself. I can’t imagine how you guys with clients like Holiday Inn handled those weekly reports! I actually did enjoy writing the blogs, and reading the blogs. I’ve never blogged before, and I didn’t hate it.

I learned the effects social media can have if used effectively. I also learned how to take advantage of other outlets of social media like LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+. Prior to this class I was solely on Facebook and Instagram. It would have been fun for me if Instagram would have been more involved, since I believe many of our clients have them. I’m addicted, and it appears they continue to become a bigger and bigger presence on social media for big brands such as the ones our class represented. Good luck to all that are graduating! One more semester and counting for this chick! : )