From Academic to Social Media

 Now I will investigate one of the authors from the academic journal...

1)What is the name of the author (from the academic journal) that you selected and which social media networks were you able to find her/him on?

• The author I chose to investigate is Amy Brandt.  I was able to find her on Facebook.

"Web Exclusive-Ask Amy" via dancemedia.com. Public Domain

2)  How would you describe the author's social media presence? What kinds of things are they talking about or sharing on social media? Write a brief description of what you learned about them through the listed social media feeds.

• Well, I could only find her on Facebook and her account is private, so I couldn't really find anything.  There were a couple videos of her dancing on Youtube, but they were not her channels.  She was mention on the social media sites         (word press, twitter) of dance schools as a visiting teacher.  Obviously she is still involved in the world of dance, but is no longer dancing professionally anymore.  Instead she is taking time to teach and further the lives of young dancers.

3)  Now return to the piece that this author published in the academic journal (from Blog Posts 6.5 & 6.6). How does their persona on social media differ from their persona in the pages of the academic journal? Be specific and cite details from both the journal and the social media posts you discovered.

•  Since I couldn't get a good feel for her persona on social media, I will just describe her persona in the article.
• Her persona seems caring and she appears very knowledgeable.  She also seems to care about giving the best advice possible because she will call on the advice of other professionals in different areas, physical therapy and psychology/psychiatry.