Dani's Blog (DJ)

With so much of today's media being distributed by just a handful of companies, many of us find it impossible to escape the grasp of the infamous Google brand. But is that a bad thing?  Mega-companies like Google have given the public access to countless services: video streaming, web browsing, blogging, even calendar-ing --all essentially FOR FREE. Google Drive provides free cloud storage while giving users access to easy-to-use business tools like their word processor, spreadsheet maker, and presentation program. Countless people use the tools the Google company has provided to them in both their personal and professional lives. Some may say that we are addicted  to Google. Some are concerned about the data that Google collects on its users, and they worry about their privacy. It is true that the company does have a hold on our society, considering how many products are available to us and yet we still choose their brand over others, but I don't necessarily see that as a...

In a world where media is everywhere and the internet is everything, there is no doubt that the most effective tool to grow a following is through the use of social media. Arguably every single student organization on a college campus has a message to communicate to the rest of the community. Whether it is about an event they are hosting, promoting a particular cause, or even just updating their group's weekly activity, there is an audience for it! Jimmy: So, if social media is the key to gaining support for your student org, why isn't everyone doing it?! That's a good question, Jimmy! It may be that some people just don't know how influential their group can be! Or, if they do know that social media is a tool to be used, they may not know how to execute this form of promotion effectively. Tonacity A Cappella's official Instagram account, @tonacityofficial. Tonacity may not be "Insta-famous", but we are learning more about effective publicity ...

In an interview conducted by the site, "rebecca's pocket" by Rebecca Blood, Megan Reardon, a crafts blogger from the turn of the century explains how and why she keeps a weblog. In the interview, she goes into how she got started with blogging, how she comes up with ideas, and so on, but the most fascinating topic, to me, was her discussion of her internet audience. Source: http://www.rebeccablood.net/bloggerson/meganreardon.html Reardon made the decision to turn off the comments on her blog. She says. "... people were more antagonistic than was called for. If the same tone were taken while they were in my home I would toss them out. With all the access restriction that has become available since I took comments down I think I would feel better about having them, but for whatever reason it doesn't interest me enough to do." Although her platform is mostly related to crafts, the internet has a way of sometimes bringing out the worst in anonymous onl...