Maggie McDevitt

    Internet Product has taught me much more than I ever expected this semester. This class has taught me how to provide analytical information for websites, emails, and social media. I have also learned the importance of analytical data and how to can drastically improve your online presence. I have learned how to create a proper social media strategy for a company or a  person and how to maintain that strategy. This class also gave me the opportunity to explore Adobe Spark, Hootsuite, and the chance to create my own blog.      I am so thankful that this class allowed each student to create their own blog page and have the freedom to write each week about any topic. It has helped me to find my path and to have a voice of my own. The blog has been a great way to allow students to use the topics discussed in class and apply them to any situation. I plan to continue this blog page in hopes that it will help other college students that are...

     Social media has grown to be such an important aspect of almost every individuals life. Social media has its fait share of pros and cons, this goes for casual users and professionals. The benefits that social media has brought to professions such as marketing, advertising, sells, and business are not arguable. Social media allows for these professions to easily connect with a world-wide audience to further their success's. However, that is simply not the case for journalism.      The impact of social media is quite heavy for all professional journalists. The ability for users to publish content about anything at anytime allows them to feel like a "reporter". This has a negative affect on the professional journalists that want to share credible news and stories via social media. Now a days, anyone can capture a situation that looks to be news worthy on their smartphone and share it with the world in a matter of seconds. This lessens the credi...