Read:Organizations Don't Tweet, People Do!

Organizations Don't Tweet?

      This past class, we had the treat of live tweeting with author Euan Semple about his book Organizations don't tweet, People Do". This book highlights the usage of technology's progression and usage in the work place. To keep the summary brief, this book offers an almost personalized approach to using social media for it's main purpose: To CONNECT TO PEOPLE on a PERSONAL LEVEL!

My key takeaway from this book is that people who manage social media, from a business or personal perspective is let social media stay genuine. Too many times, people are trying to almost regulate their social media usage. This, in turn makes the user seem 'automated' and less personal.

      As mentioned earlier, author Euan Semple was generous enough to give our Entrepreneurship class some of his time to discuss his book with us. Ironically, we used social media giant, Twitter, to do so (https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23ENT195). We did discuss his book, however, I found Mr. Semple himself just as interesting. Until the beginning of the semester, I had not heard of this book. Until Thursday, I had never communicated with Mr. Semple or known what this man even looked like. However, through social media, I had managed to look up Mr. Semple, his works, and even discuss his book with him. this is my first time actively (I have tried before and failed--long story) participating in a live tweet session with anyone   I can tell Mr. Semple is a well spoken man, with strongly opinionated thoughts. Semple's responses were quick and precise, conveying that is easy to understand his viewpoints on topics outside of the subject matter.  My views of him may be skewed due to our class launching hundreds of tweets at him every second, but overall, a very likable man with a view that needs to be shared among social media users.
     By engaging with Mr. Semple, I can tell that our views on social media regulation are the similar: We "fear" some type Governmental regulations/guidelines. I will not attempt to speak for Mr. Semple at all, but a reason to fear regulations is our freedom of speech. It is fair to say that a lot of material on Facebook and Twitter would be deemed 'inappropriate' by the government and yanked from the comforts of 'our' page.

     Too many times, people must reevaluate or apologize for what they are saying on social media websites.
Overall, I thought the book was very engaging, to say the least. It's tone is very engaging and personable (for lack of better term)  helps readers beyond managers to understand clearly about social media usage at all levels.

Special Thanks to Euan Semple for sharing his time with us! (https://twitter.com/euan)

Who I'm Following on Twitter.

Today in class, we asked a very important question regarding the twitterverse: Who are you following? 

Tweets                                                                                     45m

News- 

• WEWS News Channel 5
• The Plain Dealer
• BBC News (World)
• Reuters Top News
• The Morning Call

Why?: It always pays off to be well informed on current local, national and worldwide events. 

Political

• Barack Obama
• Obama 2012
• The Democrats
• Truth Team
• Mitt Romney

Seeing how this is one of the most important elections in the history of this nation, it is definitely wise to follow both candidates to see what their party's have to say. I must admit I am a little biased. 

Celebs-

• Katt Williams
• Aries Spears
• Affion Crockett
• Kanye West
• Sean Carter (Jay-Z)
• Diddy

I chose these comedians/musicians/businessmen because these are people who either really make me laugh, or are a source of inspiration. Jay -Z, Kanye West, and Diddy are 3 of the greatest music and business talents ever to put out a song, and I feel that what they have to say is important. Katt Williams, Aries Spears and Affion Crockett will bring my news feed a quick laugh during my day. 

Nonprofits- 

• The United Way
• Salvation Army
• SickKidsGlobal
• Non-Profit Daily
• The Doe Fund

These are all causes I believe in supporting. 

Community Stuff:

• Lehigh Valley Events
• The Patriot League
• Lehigh Valley EDC
• The Brown and White
• Lehigh U News

It helps to know what is going on in your community. As a Lehigh Valley Resident and Lehigh University student, Lehigh Valley Events 

Week recap in ENT195

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      If it is not obvious by my generic template/picture usage and writing style, I am new to blogging and everything that comes with it. For the longest, I felt like blogs were for people who needed to an online diary,  people who needed to complain, and weird people with A LOT of time on their hands. As my Entrepreneurship 195 class progresses, I am learning the depths of my initial ignorance.

Display

     After looking at everyone's blogs, I was more than impressed with the structure and display of my classmates blogs. The different colors, designs and fonts were great to look at; the conversations were well thought out and communicated. Even so much as the 'About me' sections were so much better than I expected! Then I realized who I was comparing everyone else to - myself. Do not get me wrong, all the blogs were great; but looking at the blogs was a wake up call to step up my own game.

Content

      It is somewhat easy to tell which ones were the experienced bloggers by their tone, and fluidity of their posts. I found that the different backgrounds, pictures and colors captivated my attention, almost instinctively.  Most importantly, my classmates opinions on the comparisons of Facebook and Twitter. Due to the fact that I am also new to Twitter (@solost195), I had to utilize my classmates to get some facts on the social media giant.

One More Thing!

        *Special Thanks to all my classmates for demonstrating what a good blog looks like. My blog would definitely look like a Microsoft Word essay if it weren't for you all.*

Facebook v. Twitter: Round 1

Facebook v. Twitter: Round 1

In case you have been living under a rock or anything of that nature, social networking is the most recent and convenient way of reaching out to mass numbers of people. The #1 and #2 social media sites, Facebook and Twitter (source: http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking-websites) are the most popular and influential in the way people connect to each other. Which one is right for you?

For those of us who range from slightly introverted to full blown social media butterflies, Facebook might be the site for you. Facebook's conceptual set up are just like you could imagine: a place where people can put up pictures of themselves and create a visual identity that everyone can see. In other words, Facebook is a place that other people can use to identify and learn about another individual, then connect to that person should they know (or want to know) that person. The first aspect that feeds into Facebook's social prowess is it's Timeline Interface. It is designed to show one's activities on Facebook since one has joined. Also, it is broken down by year, making it much more organized for yourself and others to go through your Facebook past.  You can post statuses about what ever comes to mind, pictures of your special events and latest night out and even play games with your best friend from back home. 

Twitter on the other hand  seems to be more for the more extraverted types. For one, you must find friends that care about you enough to hear you complain about your life (joke). However, it is true that you must find friends and ask them to follow you. Also, Twitter allows people to connect with celebrities on a much deeper level, due to the fact that twitter is 'cool'. A lot of celebrities followed ashton kutchers lead with Twitter, and I'm just learning about it, so I struggle to elaborate further on this :)

After finally learning enough about blogs to create one, I can finally do my post about the Zoellner Arts Center.

I believe that the Zoellner arts page received a change in direction and oversight July 9, 2012. I feel like there is a change of tone; one that seems lighter and more crowd oriented. On the page, Zoellner's management staff began to post humorous and light status post that would attract attention to the page. In addition to the status updates and posts, pictures of the crowd at events show up. This probably engage the crowd even more, due to the fact that they may see themselves and other consumers. 

First Go

My name is Rickey Layton