Coming into this class, I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t sure what the goals of the course would be. But now that I’m through the class, I really enjoyed my experience.
I learned how to blog and to use Twitter in this class, and I plan on using both of these experiences throughout my career. Both of these assignments apply to what I’m going to be doing in the future. As a journalist, I’m going to be using both Twitter and blogging in my line of work.
I do wish we had done a little more work with Linkedin. I thought those projects were a little rushed, and I felt as though I didn’t get the most I could have gotten out of this site. I don’t really have any other assignments I wished were covered. Since I didn’t really have any expectations for this course coming in, I can’t really think of anything I would have wanted to be included in this course.
I think my favorite assignment was the social media analysis paper. The topic I chose was Rage Against the Machine for Christmas Number One. I liked this assignment the most because not only was the campaign to get the song “Killing in the Name” by RATM the number one single in the U.K., but they are also one of my favorite bands.
I definitely liked Kelly Ambrose’s blog the best. I thought she had some of the best posts out of everyone in the class. I especially like her social media analysis paper on the campaign that Hanson ran. I think it’s very funny that Hanson is her favorite band.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Blog 6: What Happens in Vegas Stays on Facebook
On March 9, Katie Felten of Patient Care and Emily Lenard of Wired Wisconsin visited the UW-Whitewater campus to give a lecture entitled "What Happens in Vegas Stays on Facebook."
The purpose of the lecture was to teach students they must be mindful of how they use social media.
Lenard gets paid to be on Facebook. She gave a tutorial on how to use Facebook. She told students that they aren't entitled to give out personal information to employers. Anything that we want to stay private, we are able to do so by barring people from looking at some information in our profile.
I thought the information she gave in her lecture was very informative. The main point she made was that you must take into account this statement before you post anything or get tagged in any photo on Facebook: “would my Grandma be okay with it?”
And that makes so much sense. If you’re not doing things on Facebook that wouldn’t be acceptable by everyone’s standards, then why should you do it?
Felten gave a talk about Linkedin, which was founded in 2003. She said that Linkedin is more professional than Facebook. The goal of Linkedin is to show your whole presence in your respective field.
Felten said recommendations are important. “Not only do you think you’re great, but other people think you’re great as well,” said Felten.
I thought her talk kind of dragged on, and it was very hard for me to keep my attention focused on her.
Overall though, both speakers presented important ideas about how you should not give away too much information about yourself over social media.
The purpose of the lecture was to teach students they must be mindful of how they use social media.
Lenard gets paid to be on Facebook. She gave a tutorial on how to use Facebook. She told students that they aren't entitled to give out personal information to employers. Anything that we want to stay private, we are able to do so by barring people from looking at some information in our profile.
I thought the information she gave in her lecture was very informative. The main point she made was that you must take into account this statement before you post anything or get tagged in any photo on Facebook: “would my Grandma be okay with it?”
And that makes so much sense. If you’re not doing things on Facebook that wouldn’t be acceptable by everyone’s standards, then why should you do it?
Felten gave a talk about Linkedin, which was founded in 2003. She said that Linkedin is more professional than Facebook. The goal of Linkedin is to show your whole presence in your respective field.
Felten said recommendations are important. “Not only do you think you’re great, but other people think you’re great as well,” said Felten.
I thought her talk kind of dragged on, and it was very hard for me to keep my attention focused on her.
Overall though, both speakers presented important ideas about how you should not give away too much information about yourself over social media.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Kotaku- Action sports game commentary
http://kotaku.com/5514192/taking-games-commentary-beyond-repeat-performances
This basically sums up the entire problem I have with sport video games. The commentary can be the same and repetitious. It's actually great to see EA and 2K Sports doing things to try to fix this problem. I played Madden 1992 and laughed at how repeated each line in the game was. Even newer games such as Madden 2008 have had this problem of too many repeated lines.
This basically sums up the entire problem I have with sport video games. The commentary can be the same and repetitious. It's actually great to see EA and 2K Sports doing things to try to fix this problem. I played Madden 1992 and laughed at how repeated each line in the game was. Even newer games such as Madden 2008 have had this problem of too many repeated lines.
Kotaku- The biggest break up in video game history
http://kotaku.com/5513756/the-biggest-break-up-in-video-game-history?skyline=true&s=i
This post kind of amuses me. The actions taken by these two men had no negative effect on Activision, as they still produced one the best and best-selling video games of all time.
Frankly, they probably have no leverage to be able to win this lawsuit again st them. Insubordination and a refusal to obey orders are two things that are hard to prove, so I say good luck to Activision
This post kind of amuses me. The actions taken by these two men had no negative effect on Activision, as they still produced one the best and best-selling video games of all time.
Frankly, they probably have no leverage to be able to win this lawsuit again st them. Insubordination and a refusal to obey orders are two things that are hard to prove, so I say good luck to Activision
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