Social Media Plan

All in all, I would hope to use all of the strategies that i learned this semester and work very hard towards my goals of having a successful social media platform that would showcase my own personal brand that is knowledgeable of fun events that are going on around the city. All of these strategies will aid in my journey to be a successful event coordinator in the fabulous city of Austin TX. The events that I would work with hands on would differ in levels from fun for the whole family, to the ones that are ages 21 and up. I would hope that the blog, Twitter page, Facebook page, as well as the YouTube channel I set up for the company would highlight my quirky personality as well as the insight into the local events and stories that are related to the overall cohesion of the members of a wonderful city and surrounding areas. I would make the content on my blogs interconnected with the other accounts that I would set up on Facebook, YouTube as well as the mobile check-ins available on sites like Gowalla and Foursquare. I would want the people following my events and experiences to have a zest for live and to relate to mine so they would have a pleasant experience at every check in and location that I rave about.

 Here is a link to an article that I read & it helped give me a jump on strategies… http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2028067/research-tools-social-media-strategies

Royal Wedding Pains & Tx budgeting

Ok…I am somewhat of a romantic at heart…but the OVEREXPOSURE and tremendous amount of coverage on this thing is getting a little out of hand. Don’t you agree? Unless you have been living under a rock or a some crazy secluded wooded area, you are very familiar with the fact that Prince William (son of the late, yet famous Princess Diana) is going to marry Kate Middleton on April 29th. This is a huge deal for England because they will have a new King, but for us Americans…does it really make a difference?

Yes they are a very attractive and young couple, and that is probably a factor in the constant updates on this couple’s every wedding planning move. With my interest in what is going on with celebrities, I follow e!news on twitter, but it has been all a buzz with “royal news”.

There is even a lifetime movie debuting tonight on lifetime that is the “true story of their romance”. Also there is a commercial selling a replica of the engagement ring that William gave to Kate, which belonged to his mother. A friend of mine told me that a friend of her’s had called in to order the ring and it had already been back-ordered (sold out). Now this morning, CNN was reporting that the couple is to honeymoon in Jordan.

Texas is facing a serious budget problem that will result in the loss of hundreds, if not thousands of jobs in the education fields. Instead of media coverage focused on the problems of this country or making such problems national news, people would rather here about a wedding that they are NOT invited to, a wedding where they do not personally KNOW the bride nor the groom, or even the impact that this marriage will have on their lives. The following is a link to the Texas Tribune article that has ALLLLL the money problems that this state is facing. http://www.texastribune.org/texas-taxes/2011-budget-shortfall/

I would hope that legislation is working as hard to help solve these deficits as hard as the reporters at E! are working to find the future Queen of England’s wedding dress measurements and designer.

Sorry “Winkle-vi”

Due to the wildly popular movie “the social network” based on the ‘creation’ and early days of the internet juggernaut Facebook, the legal battle that was involved as a part of the storyline made the men involved, all recognizable names & mini-celebrities…now you guys, if i had an IDEA to create a web for a social network for only the students in my university, some dorky guy went on and actually created the product…yeah I might have whined about it…but $65 million would TOTALLY shut me up.

I hope that all of you are familiar with the scandal going on (twins have an idea in Harvard to make a social network for the students, a dorky guy has a similar idea, but actually pursues, expands and actually executes this plan) Well, greedy boys Cameron   & Tyler Winklevoss however were not satisfied by this sum that they acquired in a 2008 settlement. they brought a second suit for some odd reason…claiming that Mark Zuckerberg misrepresented Facebook’s total financial worth.

article from onlinejournal.com:http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_8120.shtml

It’s sad that some people don’t actually want to work for a living…i guess they feel that it is their job to bring down others or look for easy ways out…

RIP! ReMix Manifesto

Had the privilege of watching this video in class, and although it was made 2 years ago and how so much has changes since then..it still stirred up an anger inside of me as a media consumer. The documentary focused on the artist Girl Talk and all of the copyright infringements and piracy issues that can come about while remixing. Here is a link that is of the preview: http://youtu.be/9oar9glUCL0

The full hour and 26 minute film can be found on the hulu website, and there were 4 main points addressed and expanded are

1.  culture always builds on the past
2.  the past will always try to control the future
3.  our future is becoming less free
4. to build free societies, you must limit the control of the past

Personally, remixing doesn’t seem like a problem, because it gains more exposure for the original artist and sometimes catapults them into a new genre & in turn, possibly gaining more fans. A brazilian teacher said that “everything comes come from everything else” I completely agree…and it was stated by the filmmaker that “technology giveth and technology taketh away”. while websites such as YouTube, Twitter and even this one, we are encouraged to share ideas, opinions, yet when someone really begins to catch on to something or go somewhere truly revolutionary…there is always a small fear that the government or executives fear the loss of control that they have. It seems that since 2009, they have let up on a few things, for example, the IRAA will stop suing individuals for downloading songs.

The film documents and can really instil fear in you as a person by using words, images and video clips to help push the point. As for my using the following photo:

it helps show the 3 uses of media and where they are acceptable to be used, but a small part of me cannot but be worried that the website I got it from could come after me that it’s not MY intellectual property…even though I am using it to further describe my points.

Why was covering a song (singing the exact same words, playing the exact same notes) shrugged off, yet using a small 2 second sample of a song, adding new beats and backrounds seen a federal offense?!

 

Facebook fan page!! :D

 

Chhhhhhheck it out!! a Facebook page that is related to pop culture!! News and opinions will be shared and are, of course, welcomed!! 😀

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Current-Pop-Culture/179820075395845?ref=ts

 

Oscars Hangover

Last night, the 2011 Oscar‘s went on as scheduled…and apparently The King’s Speech won for the coveted best picture award as predicted.

I, Unfortunately didn’t even get to watch them because I had to go to work untill midnight last night…ugh.

Luckily (for pop culture fanatics like myself), the internet is BUZZZZING with a wrap up of all the winners, the attendees, and of course…the A-list glamour….

An interesting article I stumbled upon (check it out here!)  was that Co-Host, James Franco was tweeting and Vlogging while simultaneously hosting the show along with Anne Hathaway. If I was able to be at my computer or been able to know that this was going on, FOR SURE would i have been keeping up with whatever he was talking about.

One of the star features of a DVD when they were first released was that they included behind the scenes footage. Now, it seems that with social networking, we can get behind the scenes on an event that we are watching in real-time. On a whole new level of interactivity…the social media technology’s future seems to have never seemed brighter than last night’s example.

The true story of the Internet- People Power

Today I watched part 4 of a 5 part series from the Discovery Channel called “The True Story of the Internet“. This part was entitled people power and after viewing the (less than 45 minute long) episode, it is more than just a catchy subtitle. We as consumers were the basis of forming the idea of music file sharing in the 1990’s, and a young college student realized that we could use the internet to be more connected others with the same interests in music and created Napster.

The entire documentary can be found by clicking on the following link…

 http://www.documentary-log.com/you-are-watching-download-the-true-story-of-the-internet/

Towards the end of the episode, the founder of Craigslist says:

“The web is not just about making money, it’s about setting communication free.”

An observation obtained would be the fact that people do like to be interactive with new media content everywhere, as opposed to the old assumption that the public would rather not be bothered with the trouble of looking for necessary files.

Also, an interesting point made was that the social networks Facebook and MySpace are still very much in competition. As a high school college student using MySpace.com as the primary social network site 5 years ago and making a dramatic shift to using Facebook as a college student for the past 3 years, many of my peers and I believed that Myspace was dead and gone and Facebook was single-handedly responsible. Learning that it is not the case and that it really comes down to the users of the technology to be the creative assets was actually a bit empowering. Think about it…the big head honcho computer wizzes are constantly looking at what were doing and painstakingly trying to cater to us in order to keep our attention.

The internet as we know it will continue to grow upon itself and all we can do is hang on for the ride and continue learning how to apply the new features and types of sites in our lives.

An Iphone app that makes it all the more easier

For any of us that have had to drive in a bustling metropolis, you should know that finding metered parking (always cheaper than finding a garage) isn’t always the easiest thing to do…especially if you are trying to attend an event.

Well as an assignment in class, we had to think of a new app for the Iphone, here’s my idea:

THE PARKING PAL!!

I have made many a trips to Austin, Tx for a good night out on the famous 6th street, but the inner cheap skate in me HATES to pay up to $10 just to park (that’s like 4 drinks!!) So I will drive around tediously trying to find an open meter since they are free after 5 pm. If I had an Iphone, this app would be totally beneficial

HOW IT WORKS: every metered parking spot will have a special sensor that will be able to tell if the spot is occupied or not, then using GPS technology, they will be able to verify the vacated spot. Using the app, you would enter the zip code of the area that you are at, the street that you are currently on. The signal will search for vacated spots 5 blocks in all directions and report back to you the 3 closest ones!

This can also be used for all sorts of reasons, not just to go out and party, but also for business events for example, to which, you cannot be late.

SXSW

In less than a month, thousands of people will flood the streets of downtown Austin to attend the phenomenal event South By Southwest. Many people purchase badges, and more people walk around to attend the free shows and events and attain some freebies. From March 11th-15th, the interactive portion will be going on where new technologies and programs are unveiled and where speakers bring up interesting topics.

After reviewing the panels, here are 3 that were the most interesting to me:

1.) Artistic collaborations via Skype: Turning distance into drama. From Beth Burns, Derek Kolluri, Judd Farris, Mimi Poskitt, Rachel Watkinson and Robert Matney. Personally, I have not used Skype yet, but I am familiar with the concept. Sure the first reason I can think of for “skyping” with someone would be for couples who are not in the same room to see each others faces and adding a new media used for spicing up the relationship. That is just one of the many reasons, for example, these speakers will be talking about how skype can assist company’s from different in different parts of the globe to communicate face to face. This interaction is a great aid because it makes that interaction much more personal and I believe that with the aid of able to see facial expressions, can clearly get the point across with minimal confusion.

2.) Can design and technology fix America‘s education problem? From Dennis Littky, Jon Kolko and Steven Tomilson. Because of the statistics that say that over the next 20 years, students will pay $221,722 to dropout of state school and close to $450,000, trying their luck at a private education. Exploring future education with a focus on design and technology will be vital because that is what so many aspects of future businesses are headed. If in high school there will be a class required for the new computer programs, the future jobs that will be needed to help further this society will be filled by employees that have had a lifetime of experience.

3.) Secrets of fake Twitter accounts revealed (maybe). Jasper Solobrushe will discuss what the point is of people inventing or taking on the persona of an existing company or public figure. By knowing some of these tell-tale signs, the general public could possible have a keener understanding of what people will really post and better detect a fake account before trying to get any info on the company, or feel closer to their favorite public official or celebrity.

Link for Manicure Mondays

There’s a blog that some friends of mine had shown to me and it has cute fashion tips and deals called thelooksforless.com and a page on there is called “manicure Mondays” where this girl paints her nails with a new and fresh polishes and designs.

I’m sooo totally trying some of these!! 😀

http://www.thelooksforless.com/category/manicure-mondays/