Well here we are! We have reached the end of the Principles of Social Media course. All assignments are soon to be submitted and our last day of class has passed. Congrats to everyone! Even though I didn't get to talk to many of you throughout the class it was nice getting to know you through your blogs. Today I wanted to discuss one of the more interesting parts of the class, the social media simulation program called Mimic Social. Mimic Social was a semester-long assignment to give students an opportunity to learn how running a social media marketing campaign really works. This simulation had us learning in stages with making organic posts, paid social posts, and working with influencers. Eventually we had to work in conjunction with all three at the same time! I have never done anything like this before. To be honest I didn't even know social media simulations were a thing. Regardless, this pushed my critical thinking in new ways. Social media posts are complex with sever...
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Source: IGN Watching shows and television is something I haven't had much time for as of late. Freshman year and sophomore year I had time for watching a few different series. Now, I generally can only regularly watch two shows. "Critical Role" and "Gundam: The Witch from Mercury." "Critical Role" is a whole blog post in itself to explain so I'll focus on Gundam for now. For those of you who don't know, Gundam is an anime franchise that began in 1979 with the premier of "Mobile Suit Gundam" and has since grown into a world renown legacy of starting the genre of mecha combat and giant robots. Since its inception many series have followed in Gundam's footsteps due to its realistic concepts and commentary on world current issues through the lens of a futuristic setting. Some even compare Gundam's impact to Japan equivalent to Star War's impact on the United States. The most recent series in the franchise is "Gundam: The...
