My Social Media Trek

A year ago this month I began this blog as a requirement for a SM project in my Corporate Communications post grad. program. I’ll be the first to admit it– I was abhorently against social media, and I made it well known (See any of the five or six initial posts, you’ll note the rebellion).  What’s happened, then, in one year, that’s converted me from SM hater to favour?

Somewhere between graduation and the end of my– albeit, extended– internship, I saw the opportunity to network with some of the most intelligent folks I’ve come to know, to help mould a space that is changing the world; to change it myself. When, in history, have we ever been able to shout across countries instantaneously? Converse with authors, CEO’s, students, professors, activists, musicians and professionals as if they were your roomates? This is an incredible point in history where one person can, in 140 characters or less, spark the conversation that forces organizations to shift multi-million dollar marketing campaigns; hell, through this space, you even have the power to be elected President!

To those who’ve been with me through this journey, thank you for your support and encouragement– you all have a part in the pieces of this puzzle. And to those who are beginning the journey themselves, join hands and march forward, together. The whole wide world couldn’t stop us.

~ by Brandon Carlos on March 22, 2009.