A New Look...

So, after today's Magazine and Feature Writing class I decided that my blog needed a "face lift." Kind of ironic since my blogging is still in its beginning stages, but I think this blog will be mine for the long haul.

As a public relations major I know how important it is to manage my online persona. And what better way to do that than to create a website and blog? I am still in the process of uploading my resume, portfolio materials and other miscellaneous items onto this site, so stay tuned!

If you've read any of my previous posts you know that I have an interest in social media. I think social media has really changed and shaped the way businesses, companies and people promote themselves and connect with their publics. I have been searching for jobs and have found social media outlets to be a great way to find job opportunities. On Twitter I follow many PR or communication companies that I am interested in working for. Often times they will tweet about open positions in the company, awards received or issues in the field. I have found that Twitter and Facebook are a great way to network. I think anyone who has ever signed up for a social media account thought they would use it to keep in touch with friends, which I do, but I have learned to use it as a tool to further my career. Through Twitter I was even able to network and exchange ideas with PR professionals who have been in the field for years.

Start networking now...
www.twitter.com
www.facebook.com
www.linkedin.com
www.myspace.com

Some Workers Paid To Tweet

Ink Magazine is a Kansas City publication that covers topics from fashion to job searching. This particular article caught my eye because once again the topic of social media is in the news. The article features five communications professionals in the Kansas City area who are utilizing social media outlets to enhance their companies and careers.

Ironically, I came across this article via Twitter. I follow F. Peter Kovac, owner and CEO of Nicholson Kovac, and he tweeted that there was a feature article in Ink Magazine about his son and the social media world. I really enjoyed this article because you can see that everyone is using social media.

How fun would it be to get paid to tweet on Twitter, find friends on FaceBook and network on LinkedIn? That's what these pros do everyday!

Click here to read the article

Social Networking to Reach Young Affluents

As a Generation Y'er, the generation known as being tech savvy and into gadgets, I have grown up knowing how to operate, explore and enjoy the world of technology. It is a known fact that social media outlets are becoming the new way of connecting people to people and businesses to businesses, but how do you get those who aren't Gen Y'ers to participate?

In a Wall Street Journal article, Social Networking to Reach Young Affluents, Steve Crosby, head of wealth management at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, shows financial advisers the importance of connecting to younger generations through Facebook and Twitter to bridge the wealth transfer gap.

Check it out...

BlackBerry Rolling Out Twitter Application

The Twitter phenomenon has entered the social media world in full force. According to to the Twitter website, "Twitter is a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now." Over the past year Twitter has become an integral part of businesses' advertising and public relations strategies in order to make meaningful connections with the right audiences at the right time.

Twitter users want to be able to update their tweeple, or twitter followers, at any given time whether they have access to a computer or not. Many smartphone providers have been working to come up with applications for their phones in order to rival the infamous iPhone. BlackBerry has done just that...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/12/blackberry.twitter/index.html