Facebook Social Media!

     The social media I chose was facebook because it is the one I use most often. Since I chose this one, I was supposed to "like" ten companies who were related to my major (Apparel, Merchandising, and Design). After liking their pages I was then supposed to re-post ten posts to help promote the companies.

     Some of the companies I chose were TOMS, Free People, Urban Outfitters, Express, ModCloth, Vogue, and Anthropologie. It was really simple to re-post their posts because they were featured on my news feed. Since there were a lot to choose from, I mainly chose the ones that were promoting a sale coming up or an informational post about the company.

     By taking a part in social media week, I now have easier access to learn about companies related to my major. It also allows me to get the low down on what sales are going on. It is also a good way to spread the word about smaller companies/boutiques. My friends on facebook were able to learn about the companies as well and the sales that were going on if they were interested. One of my friends who is interested in fashion merchandising commented on a few of my posts and later she told me that she appreciated me re-posting the posts.

     Overall, social media week was interesting but I really did not learn too much for it. I feel if we did more than just re-post posts it might have been more affective. At the end of social media week, I would say it just made my wall look like an advertisement from a magazine.

Introverted Intuition is Strong with This One

     Generally the MBTI is a good reference for people who are interested in learning more about themselves, but it could change, especially if taken as a young adult. As young adults mature over the years so will their brains; therefore, they may learn to think and analyze things in a different manor than before. The overall purpose of an MBTI is to give suggestions on how a person perceives things and to give a foundation for them to build off of.
     After taking the MBTI, I can clearly see how I typically go about noticing and thinking about things as well as how I interact with others around me and the world. My MBTI came out to be an INTJ and I am not at all surprised by this. When reading about the category I fall into the first sentence says, "Logical, critical, decisive innovators of ideas; serious, intent, very independent, concerned with organization; determined, often stubborn." This describes me exactly as I have been told I can be too independent. Also, a good friend once told me I seem like a person who is always in search for having a great time but never quite reaches the fun I hoped for. This has stuck with me for months as I have come to realize it is true. I believe it has to do with my seriousness and my nonemotional tough-mindedness. I can have a lot of fun hanging out with family and friends but I am still in a constant search. Things always tend to lean towards mediocre.
     As an INTJ  I value to improve things by finding flaws, pursue a vision, see complexities and hidden meanings, originality, critical analysis, and probing new possibilities. The most interesting fact I have learned from the MBTI is when I am at my best. I tend to be at my best when inspiration turns insights into ideas and plans for improving human knowledge and systems which is why I think I value an organized outer life and a spontaneous, intuitive inner life.