So a fashion blog like http://chicathens.blogspot.com/ is really predicatble coming from a 21-year-old girl, but I'm putting a new twist on things...I'm mixing fashion with social media, and I can't wait.
I'm going to take pictures of girls and boys with the best fashion sense in Athens and ask them (and their friends) to comment on what I have to say about their clothes and other fashion royalties I've spotted in Athens. With our fashion design school and willing students, I plan to check out the next fashion designers coming out of UGA and all they have to offer. I plan to use Web 2.0 at a new level that screams fashion from post to post.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Welcome to Georgia!
I'm a Georgian! You're a Georgian! We're all Georgians! Hooray! I bet My Georgia is different than yours though.
I am from a small town in Georgia whose claim-to-fame is an event called the Red Neck Games (you may have seen it on MTV a few years ago), while most students here are from Atlanta. Throughtout this semester I plan to capture this kind of small-town culture that is off the beaten path of the agendas of larger cities. I want to capture that which is "small-town Georgia."
I am from a small town in Georgia whose claim-to-fame is an event called the Red Neck Games (you may have seen it on MTV a few years ago), while most students here are from Atlanta. Throughtout this semester I plan to capture this kind of small-town culture that is off the beaten path of the agendas of larger cities. I want to capture that which is "small-town Georgia."
Strangers no more
My parents told me not to talk to strangers, but I never listen to them! Check out my blog, 5 questions for everyday people.
I plan to go out on a limb and inquire about ordinary strangers.
Who's that old lady in the coffee shop? What is he reading over there? What's that teenager listening to on his iPod? What does that mom of four do with her kids on weekends?
Well, I'm about to find out!
I plan to go out on a limb and inquire about ordinary strangers.
Who's that old lady in the coffee shop? What is he reading over there? What's that teenager listening to on his iPod? What does that mom of four do with her kids on weekends?
Well, I'm about to find out!
interpersonal relationships readings
Please read the following before class tomorrow & be prepared to discuss interpersonal relationships in social media:
What do YOU want to talk about tomorrow?
What do YOU want to talk about tomorrow?
My social media project
I guess I'll be the first to post about my social media project!
I'm interested in blogs, so I thought I'd try my hand at one. It's scarier than I thought it would be, putting my writing out for everyone to see. With much trepidation, I'll link here to the blog - it's named There's a Mouse in my House! (And other tales of college woe).
I'm focusing on my life, but from the point-of-view of a college student. Not just the football games and late-night study sessions, but the smaller things like the crisis that is Running Out of Peanut Butter and mice crawling around my house at night. Ew.
I'm also really interested in being able to build a Web site, so I'm going to be making some changes in the site as part of my grade - a new banner, changing the spacing (I've already done that!), perhaps switching from one platform to another, etc.
Feel free to ... scratch that. Please, please, please visit my blog! I need the traffic. :)
I'm interested in blogs, so I thought I'd try my hand at one. It's scarier than I thought it would be, putting my writing out for everyone to see. With much trepidation, I'll link here to the blog - it's named There's a Mouse in my House! (And other tales of college woe).
I'm focusing on my life, but from the point-of-view of a college student. Not just the football games and late-night study sessions, but the smaller things like the crisis that is Running Out of Peanut Butter and mice crawling around my house at night. Ew.
I'm also really interested in being able to build a Web site, so I'm going to be making some changes in the site as part of my grade - a new banner, changing the spacing (I've already done that!), perhaps switching from one platform to another, etc.
Feel free to ... scratch that. Please, please, please visit my blog! I need the traffic. :)
Social Media Product
I created a blog for my social media product. It is titled The Real Full House by Savannah Harp. It's about the everyday life of five UGA students, three cats, two goats, a dog and a cop. I plan on posting at least two times a week. Check me out at ugagoatgirls.blogspot.com
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Newspapers and Social Media
I attended a Grady lecture today that has some interesting information relating to Public Relations. Jim Alred from the Rome News-Tribune discussed how this small town newspaper is moving to the web. Alred is the new media director, and he is working on putting video on the newspaper's website to attract readers.
Every video he posts has to do with what is going on in the community. Most videos accompany a news article, each having a teaser to the other. However, some videos are not big enough to have a story to go along with it. For example, he filmed an elementary schools carnival where students dressed up as circus animals and performed. This story was not big enough to be in the paper but the video allowed parents and relatives to catch a glimpse of their child on the web, drawing them to the newspaper. The biggest video is the weekly high school football show that Alred creates.
Alred's work is paying off. Rome News-Tribune is growing (unlike most newspapers in the state and country), and its website is getting more and more hits. This move is important for Public Relations professionals to note. Newspapers want a community angle that will relate to its readers, and it does not just want information but video, audio, and pictures. In order for our stories to be published, we need to give journalist a variety of options to work with. Maybe something is not newspaper story worthy, but it might be video on the website worthy. The video will probably be seen by the same amount of people if not more.
Every aspect of business is using new technology. We, as communicators, need to realize this and use it to our advantage.
Every video he posts has to do with what is going on in the community. Most videos accompany a news article, each having a teaser to the other. However, some videos are not big enough to have a story to go along with it. For example, he filmed an elementary schools carnival where students dressed up as circus animals and performed. This story was not big enough to be in the paper but the video allowed parents and relatives to catch a glimpse of their child on the web, drawing them to the newspaper. The biggest video is the weekly high school football show that Alred creates.
Alred's work is paying off. Rome News-Tribune is growing (unlike most newspapers in the state and country), and its website is getting more and more hits. This move is important for Public Relations professionals to note. Newspapers want a community angle that will relate to its readers, and it does not just want information but video, audio, and pictures. In order for our stories to be published, we need to give journalist a variety of options to work with. Maybe something is not newspaper story worthy, but it might be video on the website worthy. The video will probably be seen by the same amount of people if not more.
Every aspect of business is using new technology. We, as communicators, need to realize this and use it to our advantage.
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