Mass Communications Comes to a Close

Reading the Wall Street Journal really enhanced the learning experience i received in my Mass Communications class. It helped us to focus on current events and keep up with the trends. This class taught us about the current issues relating to newspapers, internet, television, advertising, public relations, and books. If we had learned from a book, we would have been learning things that were outdated. Having daily assessments was much more effective than having a mid-term and a final.

I am not going to continue my subscription with the Wall Street Journal. I can’t seem to find the time read it on a regular basis. Although, I do enjoy reading the paper so I will pick one up from a stand if I am inclined to purchase one.

This class was probably one of my favorite classes. Also, I learned more from this class than any of my other classes this semester. I don’t think you could make this class any better. Its great just the way it is.

I am planning to base my career off of a part of this class. I am pursuing a career in public relations and advertising in the fashion industry. This class has really shown we many different aspects of that field of work.

Social-Networking

I use three social-networking services. The sites I use are Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter. Overall, I spend about 15 minutes a day on social networking sites.

I use Facebook most often when I am social-networking. I use this site to keep in contact with friends whom I do not see on a regular basis. I usually spend the whole 15 minutes a day on this site. Facebook is convenient for me because I use it mostly from my iPhone. I can update it and see what friends are doing wherever and whenever I want.

I used to be a big fan of myspace, but then again weren't we all. Now, I am only use this site once in a blue moon to check for updates with friends and to keep in touch with some people who have not advanced to other social-networking sites.

Twitter is new to me and I have not quite figured it out. I am slowly grasping onto how it works and I am sure eventually it will be all I use to network with friends. I don’t spend time on this site only because I have yet to fully understand it and my friends are still behind me when it comes discovering the site.

I place value you on social-networking sites because they help me to easily keep in contact with friends and family who are out of state. Although, I wouldn’t want to pay for this type of service. If it came down to having to pay for a website to talk to a friend every once in a while, I would probably just text or call them. If I did pay it would be no more then ten dollars.

Social-networking sites are great tools for keeping in touch with the people you surround yourself with. Although, there should not be a price on these sites.