Check Yes Juliet

February 21, 2009 at 12:08 pm · Filed under Delicious, Digg, Facebook, LinkedIn, Michigan State University, New Media, New Media Driver's License, Social Networking, Twitter and tagged: challenged, Delicious, Digg, Facebook, LinkedIn, Michigan State University, New Media, New Media Driver's License, savvy, Social Networking, technology, Twitter, websites

Hey everybody,

How’s it going?  Sorry it’s been a while.  Again.  Haha, I need to stop giving excuses and just keep up with this blog, yeah?  Well, this time it was kind of legit: I was pretty deathly ill for the past week or so.  Now don’t worry, I’m all better and can finally breathe through my nose, so I figured since that miracle occurred, I should keep you guys updated on my life.  Well, this post is going to be a little bit different because I am actually going to be doing some advocating here (hence the song title, which, this week, comes from We the Kings).  It’s a little different than what I normally write about, I know, but it goes hand-in-hand with my assignment from my ADV 492 class at MSU (which you should totally check out, by the way).

My assignment this week is to basically pretend my blog (well, my other blog, which you should also take a look at) is a landing strip for new recruits.  I’m not kidding, guys, this is what it said on the assignment page.  And I’m supposed to advocate for this class, say things about what I’ve learned and such.  Or something like that.  I guess we’re supposed to be creative, too, because the winner gets a prize?  Sounds kind of sweet to me.  I’m willing to bet not many people linked up to their other blogs, either.  But enough about that, here’s the real meat of it.

ADV 492, as it says in the course description, is all about new media.  While you would think that it’s only for the technology-savvy, it’s really a great tool for the technology-challenged.  I was raised in this technology world, and even I’m learning new things that I have never even heard of, such as Google AdWords.  Yeah, what in the world is that?  Well, through one of our assignments, I figured it out, AND, I was able to advertise myself through it, albeit was a tad difficult.  But still, just knowing that I did it was pretty awesome, not gonna lie on that one.  

Even more so, this class, which I think pretty much suits the description, is almost entirely online.  We have a Facebook group, a bunch of us are connected on LinkedIn.  And even more over, we’ve had assignments dealing with sites I have never even heard of before, such as Digg, Del.i.cious, and Twitter.  It’s kind of mind-blowing how many social networking sites are out there.  And I’m sure there’s even more that I will discover in the coming weeks. 

I strongly suggest if you are a student at Michigan State, or even if you’re not and want to take an interesting class, take this one.  If you think you know enough about technology to get by in the world, well, this class will definitely open your eyes, because I considered myself more on the technology-savvy end of the spectrum before I took this class.  Now, well, I still think I know a lot about technology, but I don’t think I would consider myself savvy.  More like knowledgeable.   Trust me, this is an experience that you don’t want to miss.  If you want to know more, read up on the course description, which you can find on the class website!

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