Week 2 - Part 2: Post Comments

Good afternoon ~

I posted three comments.  Tracey Walz, Lisa Haas, and Matthew Dangyou.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Week 2, Part 1 - In my humble opinion...

Week 2 – In my humble opinion…

SO MANY platforms!  Yikes.  I thought I was comfortable with the ones that I knew.  In doing some research, I found so many more.  I will go just with the list that I found, but there are so many more out there.  Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Pinterest, Snapchat, Reddit, Flickr, Swarm, Kik, Periscope, Medium, SoundCloud, Tinder, WhatsApp, Slack, Google +, and the list goes on and on (and on…)

Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, Twitter, and the like, all seem to be geared toward personal use.  Recording of personal experiences, chatting back and forth with friends, and sharing pictures, videos, etc. are all reasons I use Facebook, and Snapchat.  Pinterest and Tumblr are great ways to waste HOURS of time, just perusing what people post. YouTube has provided me with hours of videos from old TV shows, musical groups, and I’ve learned how to crochet a rose.  I found this useful for personal use.  There is a business side to this, though.  There are businesses that are posting this information for the consumer to use.

However, there’s a business side to most of these sites.  Many businesses use Facebook to promote their business.  LinkedIn is great for networking, and there is a job search function available.  Instagram, which I originally thought was just a place to post pictures from wild weekends, it turns out is great for businesses and restaurants to promote their sites. 

For the most part, I believe that most sites work well for both. 

Week 1 - Blog Posts

Good morning!

I looked at, and posted on three blogs.  Giuliana Lopez, Francesca Haman, and Bassel Kanj.  After looking at a few posts, I am really regretting the template I chose!  I'll have to make up for it with good content.

Happy Friday!

Week 1 - The Welcome!

Welcome to my first attempt at blogging!  I'm excited to be here.  I hope that over time this blog goes from being a simple exercise in learning the fonts, the format, and all the features that the site has to offer, that it becomes something useful and relevant.

I chose the simple background because I am a simple girl.  I appreciate clean lines, and as a first attempt at blogging, I'm thinking that simple is best.  We shall see! (As I hit 'Preview', I'm realizing that simple is really just that.  Simple.  Wow, is that simple!  I'm hoping there's a way to change that.

I am hoping to incorporate pictures (LOTS of pictures!), text and directions to some of my favorite places to eat in the downtown Oceanside area.  I've recently moved down to the beach, within walking distance of several amazing restaurants, coffee shops, and truly dive bars.

Here's looking forward to some amazing posts! (Meaning, I'm looking forward to going out to eat at some places that I've been putting off...)