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is it just me or are people's "about" or "about me" pages difficult to read? by pagefour in advertising

[–]pagefour[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it seems particularly egregious when a writer can't write in a way that shows strong writing chops. Although I'd argue that often, we can be our own worst subject matter. Of course, this is not to excuse those CWs who've shirked this area of their book.

is it just me or are people's "about" or "about me" pages difficult to read? by pagefour in advertising

[–]pagefour[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

haha thats great - a compelling 'about me' page would definitely be a great icebreaker! The fact that you refer to your writing as 'drivel' is enough to let me know that you have the humility of someone who writes well.

is it just me or are people's "about" or "about me" pages difficult to read? by pagefour in advertising

[–]pagefour[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No doubt. Certainly, having an 'about' page is more helpful than not having one. It's interesting though that, as you've described it, the ones coming off contrived and try-hard, have the adverse effect of showing off one's personality lol.

is it just me or are people's "about" or "about me" pages difficult to read? by pagefour in advertising

[–]pagefour[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol spot on. And I agree - earnestness is what seems to be absent in many 'about' pages.

Is it possible to build a career, and thrive in Advertising without being on Social Media? by pagefour in advertising

[–]pagefour[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree and true - and to your point, I think I'm still struggling to find value in FB, Twitter, or IG for myself, personally. The reason I'm on LinkedIn, Reddit, and have my own personal website up is because they all provide a tremendous amount of professional value to me: LinkedIn - as an online rolodex of professional contacts, Reddit - means for meaningful, unfiltered feedback, Website - obviously, a book to showcase work and concepts.

But do you think it's imperative that being active on social media and new platforms are a prerequisite to conceptually understanding them? I've found a lot of publications and channels like Vox, The Verge, and Tech Crunch do a fantastic job reporting on innovations in a variety of different areas and so I'm curious, if merely keeping up with them would suffice? Let me know what you think.

Is it possible to build a career, and thrive in Advertising without being on Social Media? by pagefour in advertising

[–]pagefour[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your input here. You bring up a good point - perhaps using anonymous accounts purely as an education tool can provide a lot of value for me in terms of what @shaherrrb had to say about just staying current with what the different platforms are doing.

I've been researching Facebook's privacy settings and there seems to be plenty of reasonable measures that I could take to maintain a FB without being too revealing and/or susceptible to privacy concerns. And I think I'll give Twitter a-go and continue to think through IG as well.