Contrary to the title of this post, I have known about YouTube for a long time. Everyone has (unless you’re living under a rock). However, It wasn’t until this term that I realize the full potential of YouTube. I am currently in a field production class that requires us to make a film once a [...]
Every once in a while, Myspace gets brought up in conversation, usually in relation to the topic of Facebook, and people want to know where did Myspace go? In my endless curiosity, I started surfing the wonderful web to find out what they are up to. I am an intern for a music marketing company, [...]
A question that I continue to ask myself is “What is so special about Instagram?” All of a sudden, I started seeing all these pictures on Facebook and Twitter with a certain kind of look that I soon found to be Instagram. In all this confusion, I wanted to know more about Instagram and what [...]
Dead week and finals week are a stressful time for college students like myself. We’re busting our butts to know each and every aspect of the curriculum for tests while at the same time making room for term papers and final projects. Here’s a definition of finals week from Urban Dictionary just to put it [...]
Pinterest is a relatively new network in the social media world. It pulls people together in a way that Facebook and Twitter only touch at. There are still some people out there who haven’t heard of Pinterest, or have heard of it but don’t know much about it. It’s been around for about two years, [...]
As I’ve described in recent posts, social media today isn’t just about staying up to date on your friends’ lives on Facebook, or tweeting your every move on Twitter. Social media networks are one of the most efficient marketing tools out there, and nearly every professional business has an account of some sort. Which [...]
What’s a great way to incorporate a social network into more everyday and all the time living? Make it a smartphone app! And if anyone has mastered this concept, it’s the people at Foursquare. A brief, and probably much needed explanation of Foursquare: An app (and a game) that allows you to check [...]
For this post, I wanted to write about using Facebook and Twitter to promote a brand, service, etc. I am currently a campus representative for American Eagle Outfitters. As a rep, it is my job to stay active on Facebook to promote events that we hold on campus and the brand itself. We find strategies [...]
When we think of social media, it typically brings to mind Facebook or Twitter and catching up on our friends’ social lives or creeping on someone’s page (let’s be honest, we all do it.) In this day and age, it’s hard to find someone without an account on a social media network, which is generally [...]
The ethics I think are the strongest I found in the Online Journal Review. The strongest ones in my opinion are “check it out, then tell the truth” and “disclose”. It is important to check your resources before you publish your work. If one thing you write is not accurate, it could ruin your entire [...]