This week focused on the ever-changing digital landscape and looked at the different possibilities from digital platforms, in which to disseminate our works.
Instagram being the most effective platform in self-promotion, we were tasked in setting up an Instagram strategy in which we should implement and then develop accounts to hit 30 followers.
I have had a personal account for just under a year, I post hardly nothing and just use to follow a couple of personal interests. I’m not really sure of the use of hashtags or stories and just simply scroll and follow. So I checked out a couple of YouTube videos to bring my knowledge up to date. This was probably the best one as it explains algorithms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgiTBSpNdqo&feature=youtu.be
There is so much to consider and get on top of, I still feel a bit out of depth. I know the pros of social media, opening up communication on a global scale but I still don’t like it. I’m not going to create an account just yet as I don’t feel I have enough content to regularly post but I am very interested in starting a new account for FMP. I think going into the final modules it would be a good way to keep a diary of updates as I visit each site, include recce photos to stir interest into my final works. I also have to be careful as the military advise that all serving personnel keep their social media platforms private so I will have to keep this project separate but at the moment resources do cross over.
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