Intoduction

Welcome to my blog! I've decided to christen it 'The Blog of a Social Media Addict.' Why do I identify as a social media addict? Well, I'm sure everyone here has met someone who:

• Instagrams every brunch dish on the table before anyone can eat it
• Uploads a terrifying number of holiday photos on Facebook
• Connects with everyone at work on LinkedIn
• Continually re-blogs pretty pictures on tumblr
• Has a number of blogs and photo accounts on Blogger, Wordpress, Flickr etc.
• Watches more Youtube than TV

 

This person is me (Apologies to those around me who have to deal with my addiction.) So I'll definitely be looking forward to discussing social media over the course of this semester.

Aside from marketing, I plan to discuss this in relation to my interests which include:

Travel and culture: I enjoy travelling and have recently come back from my third trip overseas this year. This trip was with the Monash Marketing department and I visited a number of interesting companies including advertising agencies such as DDB and Adsmith in China....I plan to use the knowledge I've learnt to analyse social media in the next couple of posts.

Film, Music and entertainment: I work in a related industry and I'm interested in how social media is now being used to promote and film, music and entertainment and to co-create entertainment experiences for consumers.

Photography and crafting: I am interested in instagram, tumblr, facebook, pinterest and etsy  and how they serve as platforms for sharing photos and experiences with others, and how they can be leveraged for marketing

 

Food and Cafes: I confess to being a foodie. Which is a bad combination with my love for photography...everyone sees everything I eat! Anyway, I'm interested in looking at how social media has impacted the café scene in Melbourne....

But I am also interested in other things as well, so I'll be blogging about other interesting topics that I find related to marketing and social media as I discover them. Please keep your eyes peeled for future posts!