Done and dusted

As I have decided not to include a PDF file on my site, just about everything is finished for Task 2! Hooray! I hope it isn't marked too harshly. I had another student look over my instructions and join my social space, I also joined her social space and had a look at her layout and ideas. It's amazing how two people doing the same assignment can go in such different directions with it. If there's one thing I enjoy about this unit it's the creative licence we have in completing the tasks.
As I play the ukulele as a hobby, I wanted to make my site something to do with that. Something like a space in which people can post video tutorials, chord charts and plan music camps and other events, however it proved to be quite difficult to come up with an idea that just about anyone could contribute to. I also have a huge aversion to filming myself, especially if there's a chance I might have to sing as well! I also didn't want my social space to be too specific, I wanted anyone to be able to join and post and have an interest in the topic. I thought my party planning idea was a little silly and maybe too simple at first, but I quite like it now. I feel it's open to everyone and people can post from so many different sites through so many different medias - videos, playlists, social event planners, images, links or just plain text. I even have my first member from outside of the unit! Or at least I think she's from outside the unit....

I'm happy with my choice of Google Communities as well. The layout is simple and effective and the automatic hashtags are really handy. You can edit them by deleting ones that aren't relevant, however I wish you could also add your own - maybe you can and I just haven't figured out how yet. I'll work on it! I had a look at some of the other Party Planning/ Party Planner pages on Google Communities and none of them are quite like mine, which makes me happy. An idea that I originally felt was a little plain and simple has turned into something I feel could actually be a successful social space for anyone with an interest to join.

An assignment that had me baffled to begin with has become my favourite one yet from this unit. Social media is a huge part of the internet and oftentimes it is the only reason people go online. The ability to make use of the wide variety of social media sites out there and create a social space tailored to the needs of your followers is going to be a handy skill. It's easy enough to just create a Facebook event and add all your friends to it, but it's become so common these days with everyone creating an event for anything that happens to them. Using an entirely new social media site is refreshing and interesting and it also feels more professional.

So check out my Party Planning site and join in! Feel free to post whatever you find interesting. If you're from the past and signing in to Google+ and clicking the "Join Commnuity" button baffles you to no end, you know where to find the handy instructions on how to do it! You never know, your post might change someone else's party for the better.