New Media IA

 Name: Aflesi Gloria 

Index Number: BABJ28049  

        I want to talk about my experience in the Introduction to New Media lectures and share with you, three things I have learnt and the impact it has had on me as well as the difference it has made to my perception about the use of new media.

       On my first day of lectures, I was introduced to what the course,  New media is about. I learnt that, New Media is simply the means of communication using digital technology like the Internet. This brought about the difference between new media and media whereas media are the channels used to disseminate information. We have social media channels and online platforms for networking. This has showed me that, the Internet is not only for sharing contents and information but can give me a great chance of making new friends. Not just friends but brands and business men and women to partner with or learn from.

         I also learnt the types of new media. New media has types and the first is, blog. Blog is a website, online journal or a webpage that is regularly feeded with information that is mostly informal and it is used by individuals or small groups. Another type is the virtual reality. It is an environment created to display artificial contents representing the real world features. This provides entertainment and leaves individual imagination in an artificial world while they are in the real world. I did not only learn about these types but day in day out, I see myself blogging about the things I learn in my daily life and it has helped in revision and grasping of the things I learn. 

       The last experience i would share is about social media campaigns. Social media campaigns are the marketing efforts to promote your business goals using one or more than one social media platforms. Some of this platforms are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn. In running a social media campaign, you need to put yourself out there to get to know what people are talking about, You have to consult people who know more than business to tap from their experience, you have to run a survey on customers to know their experience as well, Put your content out there and see yourself progress and you have to do it persistently and also, you must engage the community you create from it. You have to use hash tags under each content you post but it is advisable to use one. I have created a Facebook page with my business goal there and all the things I learnt are what I have been practicing and now I can see the difference between consistency and going silent after putting yourself out there.

       Previously, I only listened to the negative things about new media but I have learnt the difference when you use it wisely. From my above experience, I can see, I don't procrastinate my decisions and I am happy that I can freely share my experience by just blogging. My Business goal has reached over a hundred audience. My ideas have been seen now.


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