Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Multimedia Writing: Blog 4

http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/security-flaws-internet-explorer/

The first article is about the flaws that have been found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer. What's funny about this article is how Microsoft played it off as though nothing went wrong. I am amused by this because it is another example of why Firefox and Chrome have overtaken Explorer as the best web browser.

http://mashable.com/2009/12/20/rage-against-the-machine-christmas/

I searched for a while to find this and finally found it. This was the topic of my social media case analysis paper.In early December, Jon and Tracy Morter of the United Kingdom began a Facebook campaign designed to make the song "Killing in the Name" by RATM the number one single in the U.K. for Christmas. After the group had gained nearly 750,000 members, the band spoke about the campaign and gave their support for it. Well, the campaign succeeded and "killing in the Name" outsold X-Factor winner Joe McEdlerry's single "The Climb" by nearly 50,000 copies. It was announced the winner on Dec. 20. Facebook is shown to be a rising force in society from the results of this campaign.

http://mashable.com/2010/01/09/social-media-connect-entrepreneurs/

I thought this article collaborated with what I experienced at BMA Milwaukee last night. Basically the article is a guide to how you can get connected to other people in your field through the use of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.It shows an importance and value in connecting through social media, which is one of the things expressed to me at BMA.

2 comments:

  1. The BMA meeting was great, I got a ton of good advice. How to make a good resume imparticular.

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  2. Matt, great article selections, I am 100% with you in terms of how horrible Microsoft is in the browser business. It just shows you that in today’s business a company cannot just sit back and rely on yesterday’s successes and think that will carry them through the long haul.

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