Welcome to The Geeky Marketer! The sole purpose of this blog is to post assignments given in ENG 1131 "Writing Through Media" for the fall semester in 2010. At least 10 full blog posts along with 3 blog projects that will be posted in detail on this blog. The purpose of the course is to understand the difference in media from print to digital to the emergence of new kinds of technological advances in media composition. ENG 1131 focuses on several objectives:
- Introduce students to the difference in past literacy and electracy in modern culture.
- Understanding the transition of information from print, film, and multimedia through different technological models.
- Compose narratives, images, and expressive figures in digital and online forms.
My name is David Schloss, I'm a senior, and studying Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of Florida. I've been a major internet user since I was 10 years old, and became fixated with the transition of marketing into the online space since I was 17 years old. I'm interested in learning 2 key topics this semester: Visual Persuasion in Digital Media and Web Design. Because of my online marketing background, persuasion with images and web design go hand-in-hand when trying to develop a plan of action. Since I need to improve my skills in these two departments, I feel that I'll be intrigued to fully understand the subjects to help increase my knowledge.
As for the image, I chose this image because it represents my business and the media used to present my information to clients and customers.
The image showcases search engines and networks that are used to submit information throughout the internet. Not only do these websites peak my interest and deal with my business, but they will be used as part of the course to understand to use for information transmittance.
Considering my high interest in digital media, I'm looking forward to this semester. Each week I'm sure I'll learn something new that will improve my sense of all digital, print, and film forms of information.
