Sunday, April 18, 2010
Social Gaming
Gone are the $,$$$,$$$ Superbowl Ads???
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
I want your opinion
Social networks are ever expanding, and they are changing how we use the internet. Blogs are becoming increasingly popular avenues to access information. The internet is a changing landscape just like the world, and it will become more and more public the longer it is around.
Monday, April 5, 2010
So someone Stumbled Upon Your Page? So What?
Sunday, March 28, 2010
The New Resume
The traditional resume is boring. Its boring to write, its boring to read its just plain boring. That is why people are finding new ways to show what they are capable of to potential employers. Social networking has had a HUGE affect on how people network and who they know and have connections to. I believe that in the next couple of years the traditional resume is going to be out the door, and instead there will be some new tech savy resume. If the business world is changing, way wouldn't the way you get a job be changing too?
Traces of Inspiration » The Blog is the New Resume
Brazen Careerist Launches Social Resumes – WebWorkerDaily
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Field Trips on Second Life
I really like the thought of being able to see the places that we all learn about, through something besides pictures. I feel like if we were able to experience 'seeing' a country or experiment, the outcome would be so much more educational and leave a more lasting impact on the students. I am really looking forward to checking Second Life out on Wednesday, now that I understand what it is about!
Learning in Second Life: Virtual Education
Virtual world, real money in 'Second Life'
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Today's Resume
People used to apply to jobs by going to an interview for a company and bringing them their resumes. That is still mainly the case, but there is a twist, and that is personal branding. You can post your resume on multiple sites online and firms will contact you if they conduct a search and your resume meets their criteria.
We do personal branding without even knowing it sometimes. It's in who you are friends with on facebook and LinkedIn. What interests you list, and how you interact with people online is apart of your brand.
You can connect with others based on how you brand yourself. You can even brand yourself on the relationship sites like eharmony. The internet has allowed people to show people they have never met who they are. Are you proud of the brand you have created for yourself? Are you aware of how people of viewing you by viewing your social media accounts??
Monday, February 15, 2010
Everyone is a Critic
Everyone seems to have an opinion on everything today, and with the internet it has become way easier to share those opinions. If a customer has a poor experience it is much easier for them to post on some forum to get their opinion and experience out there, than writing to corporate headquarters. Not only will others actually hear about it, but the business will most likely have some type of response if the forum generates enough debate.
This age of social media is allowing consumers to have more of an opinion on what they are purchasing, and making companies more responsible for the products they are supplying!
How Many Reviewers Should Be in the Kitchen?
Why Conversational Marketing Requires Fundamental Business Change
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Stalkers Paradise Beware
I get the whole GPS angle and finding restaurants that are close by that is pretty cool, especially if you travel a lot and find yourself in unfamiliar places. But the GPS that is used to basically stalk your friends, family and potentially anyone is just strange. We are getting to the point where people really will have no privacy. Last week we were freaking out because of what people can see of us online because of facebook. Are we really willing to accept a technology that completely exposes you. I am all for developing new technologies, but I think this one is unnecessary and potentially a violation of people's privacy, even if you are allowed to disconnect from it. What if you forget?
For more information on the phone and technology I am talking about visit these links!
Students' new best friend: 'MoSoSo'
A Wireless Street Fight (TIME Magazine)
Monday, February 1, 2010
The Internet is Ruining Culture?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Many companies today are doing whatever they can to save money, in order to make sure that their businesses are as profitable as possible. Companies are known for outsourcing jobs to other countries where labor is cheaper. I actually know someone who had to go to India to train her replacement, crazy right. The question is has crowdsourcing, become a new area of outsourcing?
It sounds like if you are in the field of graphic design and or photography, you have a lot of cheap competition. They may not offer the quality that you do, but it comes close and doesn’t cost nearly as much. What baffles my mind is that there are people who are out their “freelancing” and charging so little for their talents. Is it out of desperation to just earn some cash, or possibly a hobby that people have discovered can make them money?
Whatever your opinion is on crowdsourcing it seems to me that individuals in the “arts” industry need to reevaluate their current situation.
References:
"Is Crowdsourcing Evil? The Design Community Weighs In | Epicenter | Wired.com"
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Social Graph
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
My First Blog Post
"On my honor, all posts on this Blog are my own."