Today I wrap up my academic blogging for COMM352! Taking Social Media Campaigns was a great choice (not like I had a choice as it required for my degree), I learned so many things and as of right now found a career I want to pursue! If you are a student reading this and have to option to I definitely recommend taking this course!
So for my final blog post I thought I would do a topic close to everyone’s hearts right now.. Social Media and the roles it plays in a global pandemic.
Overnight it seemed like Zoom popped out of the floorboards. If you had asked me what Zoom was in January I more than likely would’ve said “the sound a cat makes when it runs around the room.” Five months later it’s a household name! Face to face communication is the first role social media plays in my line up today!
It’s no secret that non-verbal communication is a major part of conversation. Ask any of my family members or close friends, I constantly think people are mad at me while texting or emailing. FaceTime, Skype, and now Zoom are helping many people, including myself, be able to communicate safely face to face.
Additional Reading, on face to face communication benefits, if you would like!
– https://www.lifesize.com/en/video-conferencing-blog/importance-face-to-face-communication
The next benefit I want to elaborate on is sense of community. Over the course of the Covid-19 Pandemic I have seen numerous posts asking friends to recommend shows/movies/books to keep entertained. Many of my friends have been more active on social media, some friends I haven’t seen in years! Just by watching their Instagram or Snapchat stories I feel connected to them and am able to reminisce on the past times we shared!
Through social media I am able to stay connected to my physical community also. From the seamstresses reaching out to get more fabric to make masks for the clinic in town to getting the memo about how recycling has changed the county Facebook group has it all right at all our fingertips.
Last but not least it’s keeping everyone entertained. I wrote last week about my love (or as my mom calls it an addiction) for TicTok, but often I can be found scrolling Pinterest or watching Facebook videos as well!
(Edit : add cover image and tags – forgot first time around!)
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