Last Tuesday, I, along with many other UW-Whitewater students, went to the BMA Lightning Round Interviews and Networking event at the Eisner Museum in Milwaukee. Reflecting back on my experience, it was a lot more fun and informational than I expected. I was impressed with how professional and helpful the mentors were, as they reviewed my resume and prepared me for real-life interviews I will have to face once I graduate college. The mentors also opened my eyes to the many social networking websites employers visit before they decide on hiring a certain person. I was surprised to learn that they discourage private and non-informational profiles on websites like Facebook and Twitter. The woman who guided me through the "social networking station," I think that's what it was called, told me that employers want to see the real you. Furthermore, many don't believe that someone wouldn't have a Facebook or wouldn't put every detail of his or her life into Twitter. I thought keeping a clean and private site would work to my advantage, as my life is my own personal life and none of any outsiders' business. Did anyone else receive the same information I did within this subject?
Aside from learning how to carry myself for interviews, I met some very interesting professionals I could relate to. The first woman I spoke to was very interested in what field I was going into and gave me her card right away, which put me in a great mood to start off the night. Her name is Luci Klebar and she's a placement solutions specialist for C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions. The other two people I met also related to my Multimedia major: Jim Bernthal, President of Top Floor Technologies and Laura Rodman Huaracha, Assistant Professor of Communication and Digital Media for Carthage College.
All in all, after starting the night off nervous, I was very much at ease with how nice and helpful everybody was at the event.
Check out the links below!
Top Floor Technologies - www.topfloortech.com
C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions - www.c2gps.com
BMA Milwaukee - http://www.bma-milwaukee.org/
Eisner Museum - http://www.eisnermuseum.org/
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Mashable
Facebook Meltdown:
I don't know about you, but I've been getting extremely frustrated with Facebook lately. This article let me know that I'm not alone and there are other people out there who have been having issues. It mentioned how there have been problems within the website with "site load time, 404 errors, issues with image uploading, CSS load time, and mobile accessibility." Many times I have a pop-up window forcing me to click "ok" or "x" which result in me refreshing the page numerous times to even navigate. It also doesn't let me upload pictures at the speedy rate I was once able to. Now I have to wait at least 5-10 minutes to know if pictures uploaded successfully, and if not (which is about half the time), I have to start all over again. Sometimes I'd even wonder if it was my computer or the website itself.
Do you think Facebook updating has anything to do with the lagging? Are there just too many people a part of the Facebook world?
Article: Facebook Problems Today: Photo Uploads Broken and Other Issues
http://mashable.com/2010/02/20/facebook-problems-photo-uploads/
Free Music Monday:
This article lists ten songs for those who are interested to download for free in honor of the “Twitter tradition #musicmonday.” I found it very interesting since I had no idea there was such a thing. Being a music lover myself, I felt like I found gold when I read about this. I think it’s a great way to promote new music, artists, and happiness to those who enjoy receiving free things. J If you’re interested in seeing what songs were available, check out the full article below.
Article: Free Music Monday: This Week’s 10 Free Downloads
http://mashable.com/2010/02/22/free-music-monday-this-weeks-10-free-downloads/
Using Social Media for Black Friday Deals:
This article explains how to use social media to find black Friday deals. It states that because of the economy, stores are doing whatever it takes to reel shoppers into their stores; and exposes websites, blogs, and applications to find the best deals at the right places. Stores using social media also play up interaction between the shoppers by utilizing blogs and picture sharing features. Although Black Friday was a few months ago, I think anytime’s a good time to learn about this. I found it very useful because I was one of those people who would rely on word of mouth or newspapers to know where to go and what was going on sale on this special day. Now all I have to do is click to find exactly what I’m looking for or come across an awesome deal from fellow shoppers worldwide.
HOW TO: Use Social Media to Find Black Friday Deals
http://mashable.com/2009/11/20/black-friday-social-media/
I don't know about you, but I've been getting extremely frustrated with Facebook lately. This article let me know that I'm not alone and there are other people out there who have been having issues. It mentioned how there have been problems within the website with "site load time, 404 errors, issues with image uploading, CSS load time, and mobile accessibility." Many times I have a pop-up window forcing me to click "ok" or "x" which result in me refreshing the page numerous times to even navigate. It also doesn't let me upload pictures at the speedy rate I was once able to. Now I have to wait at least 5-10 minutes to know if pictures uploaded successfully, and if not (which is about half the time), I have to start all over again. Sometimes I'd even wonder if it was my computer or the website itself.
Do you think Facebook updating has anything to do with the lagging? Are there just too many people a part of the Facebook world?
Article: Facebook Problems Today: Photo Uploads Broken and Other Issues
http://mashable.com/2010/02/20/facebook-problems-photo-uploads/
Free Music Monday:
This article lists ten songs for those who are interested to download for free in honor of the “Twitter tradition #musicmonday.” I found it very interesting since I had no idea there was such a thing. Being a music lover myself, I felt like I found gold when I read about this. I think it’s a great way to promote new music, artists, and happiness to those who enjoy receiving free things. J If you’re interested in seeing what songs were available, check out the full article below.
Article: Free Music Monday: This Week’s 10 Free Downloads
http://mashable.com/2010/02/22/free-music-monday-this-weeks-10-free-downloads/
Using Social Media for Black Friday Deals:
This article explains how to use social media to find black Friday deals. It states that because of the economy, stores are doing whatever it takes to reel shoppers into their stores; and exposes websites, blogs, and applications to find the best deals at the right places. Stores using social media also play up interaction between the shoppers by utilizing blogs and picture sharing features. Although Black Friday was a few months ago, I think anytime’s a good time to learn about this. I found it very useful because I was one of those people who would rely on word of mouth or newspapers to know where to go and what was going on sale on this special day. Now all I have to do is click to find exactly what I’m looking for or come across an awesome deal from fellow shoppers worldwide.
HOW TO: Use Social Media to Find Black Friday Deals
http://mashable.com/2009/11/20/black-friday-social-media/
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Social Media Positively Affecting Fundraising Efforts for Haiti
My mass media case study was about how social media affected fundraising efforts for the Haiti earthquake. With our generation living within a technological world, social media websites have the power to significantly get information out within a quick matter of time. In this case, it used its powers for good to help those in need within seconds.
Whether it is with a cell phone or a computer, people now have access to information as soon as an event occurs. Along with quick access, people also have the ability to easily interact with others utilizing blog or status updates. Therefore, users have the ability to forward or distribute further information within the subject, causing news to become extremely viral. The new way of sharing quick information has significantly increased knowledge of causes, and ways to help out simply and effortlessly.
Like the Pepsi campaign I mentioned in my last blog, I thought this was a great way to get attention from the population and encourage them to help out. I personally don’t watch a lot of TV, and would have had no idea what was going on in Haiti if it weren’t for Facebook and Twitter. The more the word gets out there about how much these people need aid, the more likely people are going to respond. CNN.com reported that the “use of mass social media alone assisted in raising eight million dollars by the end of the week.” I was extremely impressed to know that so many people have contributed to aiding in the cause and how well social networking websites positively helped getting the word out, along with information on how and where to donate.
For more information within this case, please check out my following sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/14/online.donations.haiti/index.html
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/social-media-and-mobile-texting-a-major-source-of-info-and-aid-for-earthquake-in-haiti/
http://www.journalism.org/index_report/social_media_aid_haiti_relief_effort
Whether it is with a cell phone or a computer, people now have access to information as soon as an event occurs. Along with quick access, people also have the ability to easily interact with others utilizing blog or status updates. Therefore, users have the ability to forward or distribute further information within the subject, causing news to become extremely viral. The new way of sharing quick information has significantly increased knowledge of causes, and ways to help out simply and effortlessly.
Like the Pepsi campaign I mentioned in my last blog, I thought this was a great way to get attention from the population and encourage them to help out. I personally don’t watch a lot of TV, and would have had no idea what was going on in Haiti if it weren’t for Facebook and Twitter. The more the word gets out there about how much these people need aid, the more likely people are going to respond. CNN.com reported that the “use of mass social media alone assisted in raising eight million dollars by the end of the week.” I was extremely impressed to know that so many people have contributed to aiding in the cause and how well social networking websites positively helped getting the word out, along with information on how and where to donate.
For more information within this case, please check out my following sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/14/online.donations.haiti/index.html
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/social-media-and-mobile-texting-a-major-source-of-info-and-aid-for-earthquake-in-haiti/
http://www.journalism.org/index_report/social_media_aid_haiti_relief_effort
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Soda Chains Jump on the “Do Good” Train
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been noticing that good values are becoming more and more popular among sales pitches. Dove commercials promote inner beauty, Toyota promotes going green, and soda companies are now donating profits to charities.
Pepsi-Cola recently announced that they will donate $20 million to local organizations by the end of each year. In my opinion, I think this route will not only inspire consumers to take part in buying their product, but also do well for others in their own personal ways. Pepsi is setting a great example for everyone to care about those around them and real issues, rather than purely buying a product to appear “cool” and climb up the social latter. By buying Pepsi, it appears that you are helping society. I admit, I’m not much of a soda drinker myself, but I’m even inspired to buy a Pepsi solely because it seems like the selfless thing to do.
Pepsi-Cola will be utilizing social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and even Hulu, to get their product’s new intentions out there. Coca-Cola, Pepsi’s #1 competition, caught wave of the movement and decided to use one of the nation’s most popular social networking sites, Facebook, to promote their product. They announced that they “will donate a dollar to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America each time a visitor to the Coca-Cola fan page on Facebook” (Elliott, 2010). Now it seems that the two companies are competing to appear more generous to society. I love this new form of competition. Although there appears to be a hidden agenda, they’re still donating and people are still benefitting.
By utilizing social networking sites, the companies are inviting users to interact and be a part of helping society. Do you think this is more effective than solely displaying their actions in television commercials? Do you think promoting to be selfless and heroic is more effective than promoting to be sociable and cool?
Check out the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/business/media/01adco.html?ref=media
Pepsi-Cola recently announced that they will donate $20 million to local organizations by the end of each year. In my opinion, I think this route will not only inspire consumers to take part in buying their product, but also do well for others in their own personal ways. Pepsi is setting a great example for everyone to care about those around them and real issues, rather than purely buying a product to appear “cool” and climb up the social latter. By buying Pepsi, it appears that you are helping society. I admit, I’m not much of a soda drinker myself, but I’m even inspired to buy a Pepsi solely because it seems like the selfless thing to do.
Pepsi-Cola will be utilizing social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and even Hulu, to get their product’s new intentions out there. Coca-Cola, Pepsi’s #1 competition, caught wave of the movement and decided to use one of the nation’s most popular social networking sites, Facebook, to promote their product. They announced that they “will donate a dollar to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America each time a visitor to the Coca-Cola fan page on Facebook” (Elliott, 2010). Now it seems that the two companies are competing to appear more generous to society. I love this new form of competition. Although there appears to be a hidden agenda, they’re still donating and people are still benefitting.
By utilizing social networking sites, the companies are inviting users to interact and be a part of helping society. Do you think this is more effective than solely displaying their actions in television commercials? Do you think promoting to be selfless and heroic is more effective than promoting to be sociable and cool?
Check out the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/business/media/01adco.html?ref=media
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