It has been a wonderful semester, but it is quickly coming to an end. It saddens me to say this but this will be my last blog post. However, I am sure that at some point in my life I will start to blog again, whether it be for a job or just my personal […]
It’s the busiest time of the semester! Summer is approaching and it seems as though we are all scrambling to finish assignments, study for exams, complete projects, and most importantly apply for internships! This is the first year I have applied for internships and it has been crazy. This is a pretty accurate description of […]
Storify by Summer Biggs Sun, Apr 07 2013 17:17:51 Lately it seems as though content curation is the buzzword spreading the web. For those of you wanting to find out what this is all about, I am going to pull a little inception move. I’ll show you exactly who, what, when, where, how, and why […]
Lately I have been introducing you all to some projects that we are doing in my class, and what it has taught me about social media and public relations. One of our major projects for this class is the e-Portfolio. This also happens to be a graduation requirement for Communication majors at St. Edward’s University. […]
Recently, Google has announced that Google Reader will be retired as of July 1st of this year. According to the official Google Reader blog, usage of this service has declined and Google has said they want to focus on fewer products to ensure better user experience. Through my social media for public relations class, I […]
Thus far, we’ve discussed how to look professional on various social media sites. One that I want to talk about now is Twitter. For me, Twitter has been a struggle. Learning how to construct a message clearly in fewer than 140 characters is definitely something you have to work on. But as I’m learning, I’m […]
So today we’re going to continue talking about building an online presence, but this time it is through conversation engagement. This kind of goes back to blogging, putting your message out to the world and discussing things you are interested in. We’ll talk about blog/website comments, the importance of engagement, and what you can accomplish […]
Hey guys! In my last post, I discussed some different ways to clean up your social media accounts in order to make sure your online self is as presentable as your resume. Today I want to continue this theme of preparing yourself for the professional world by introducing LinkedIn. I hadn’t really heard of it […]
So guys, the summer internship application period is upon us! Resume? Check. Letter of recommendation? Check. Cover letter? Check. Looks like you’re pretty much ready. But is your online self ready? This is the part of my blog where I really want to stress successful online presence. This is where it starts to matter most! […]
Okay so you have a blog. You’ve been posting a little bit. You’re learning how to write, use tags, connect with Twitter, all of that good stuff. But you’re wondering how to take your blog to the next level. Truth is, it could probably use some cleaning up and some new direction first. A site […]