Assignment 21A – Reading Reflection No. 2


Assignment 21A – Reading Reflection No. 2
  • What was the general theme or argument of the book?
o   the general theme/ argument of this book was learning how to use social media for business purposes (whether as an individual or an organization). In this book, the author doesn’t communicate their message in a condescending manner, and they assume the reader knows the basics of social media, which is refreshing. The book includes topics such as how to make a good profile, make good posts, and respond to comments, among other things.
·         How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
o   I think this book connected and enhanced my learning from this class in many ways. The world in shifting more and more to social media in this day and age and I think this class has reflected on that change and how it affects entrepreneurs in the business world. This book gave me insights on how to conduct myself in the world of social media on behalf of a business and I think that insight built on what we have learned about social media in this class.
·         If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
o   I think if I had to make an exercise based on the book, I read I think I would have an exercise where all the students had to make a LinkedIn profile. I would make it so people had to make their profile meet the recommendations that the author makes for social media profiles. I think this would be a good exercise because I think it’s important to have a LinkedIn profile for business and the author makes some great points on how to improve a social media profile.
·         What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
o   When I read this book, I expected to read about obvious and straightforward things that everyone knows about social media, but I was actually surprised to learn a few new things. I learned things that I did not know about primarily when it came to making professional social media pages and I learned about new terms and features of making professional social media pages that I did not previously know about.

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