Bloggin is now the new way of communicating without actually speaking face to face to a person. Most companys use bloggin as a way of advertising a product or simply promoting good reviews about a person place or thing.
Blogging should definitely be apart of our class. By blogging, bloggers can easily get a point across in a matter of minutes and also retrieve valuable information by reading blogs. This form of communication helps students keep up on what is going on.
By using a blog in this class, I believe it will help everyone communicate efficiently. By contributing to the blog, one can gain new thoughts and ideas from others. Blogging is considered a virtual brainstorming area, where everyone has a chance to voice their opinions and views and can ultimately help someone.
Businesses are starting to notice that many connect to sites such as facebook and twitter on a daily basis. In order to have a successful business, their usage of technology is mandatory. Keeping up with the times is a must. Technology is at a all time high at this point and businesses must keep up with it. The new way of keeping businesses alive is virtual networking, which is now the quickest way for a business to grow.
Blogging can also be a downfall for businesses especially if a consumer post bad reviews. Other consumers will begin to read the bad reviews and could possbly opt of of doing business with that specific company because of a bad review written by an unhappy consumer.
If I had a better understanding of the writing principles before posting my intial post, I would have been more direct and consistent within my posts along with using a catchy subject line for my post.
Kashanna Johnson
Kashanna,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your blog entry. Well done.
Your point about businesses having a Facebook page is interesting. What can different businesses accomplish by having Facebook pages? Or Twitter accounts?
You also mentioned that blogs are becoming popular amoung students. How are they being used by students?
I like the casual, conversational tone of your writing. It is also concise, which is great for blogging.
A few thoughts:
1. Action-oriented, grabbing headline that will differentiate your post and make people want to read it.
2. Shorter paragraphs are easier to read. No more than 1 thought in a paragraph and / or 1-2 sentences.
Well done.
Perri Richman (Professor, but please call me Perri)
1. Why should blogging be part of our class and what do you hope to gain by contributing?
ReplyDeleteOn our first day of the class (Monday) it was the first time I ever hear of blogging. When the professor mentioned that we must do homework through blogging. I truly didn’t have any idea and I was very concerned. When I came home I visited her site and read her personal story. I started to have a better picture. I realized the blogs are interactive sites, allowing every visitor to leave comments and even messages. They are different from other websites. You can use them as personal online diaries, add pictures or links to other blogs, or add Web pages and other media related issues to its topic. After having a better picture, I strongly believe blogging is good for our class. Not only for someone like me to learn and update myself with this new technology, but also to help me to connect with every student in the class. By reading what other students have in their minds actually can help me in many different ways. The best of all is I can read what everyone writes, including the professor’s comments. Reading others’ writings is extremely beneficial to me since English is not my first language. For my English, there is always a room for improvements.
2. In your opinion, how well are businesses living up to the expectations for social media in 2010?
Again, social media is another new area for me. However, after visiting You Tube and watching many videos, there is no way any business can do without it.
This is a wonderful way to communicate with your customers. The best of all you can hear what your customers are saying and need. In Facebook, Linkedln, Twitter, My Space you can create a personal account, and use the “Advertising” link to create business pages. I found out the Twitter offers great opportunity for realtors to post pictures of their listing, also being able to listen what homeowners and sellers are looking for. In this way, the realtors can respond, give advises and tips.
From research I found out the 2010 business has increased Social Media Budget as below:
• Retail & E-Commerce 79%
• Publishing & Media 63%
• Computer Hardware & Software 55%
• Business & Consumer Services 54%
• Manufacturing 53%
• Travel & Leisure 52%
• Education & Healthcare 43%
From the information above, I believe business is living up to the expectations of social media in 2010. The majority of business and organizations realized social media is a trend and in order to maximize the profits. It is must be done.
Li Ching Jung
Facebook and Twitter can be an important asset to businesses. Facebook can be used as an advertisement for most businesses as well as a great networking meeting place for businesses to discuss productive tactics to ensure a business succeeds.
ReplyDeleteTwitter is another meeting place where consumers and other business owners are updated immediately as to the status of another company.
If interested a consumer may choose to follow a company's success rate at anytime of the day.
Blogs are used by students in many ways such as rating your professor. Students may choose to blog about a professor they once had to inform other students of what they have to look forward too.
Students may also like to get the opinions of other students which may have experience in a particular subject that could possible assist another student.
Students may also choose to blog with other students with updates of school events and what is soon to come. Blogging is now a massive social environment used by most students.
Kashanna Johnson
Nice revision, Kashanna.
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