How awesome / hideous!
Only a trendy geek of a certain magnitude would dare incorporate this into their home decor.
To me it seems like the type of thing you love to hate.. But I have to admit: It's kinda awesome!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Interior Design Goes Digital... sort of
This is a Pixel Couch.
How awesome / hideous!
Only a trendy geek of a certain magnitude would dare incorporate this into their home decor.
To me it seems like the type of thing you love to hate.. But I have to admit: It's kinda awesome!
How awesome / hideous!
Only a trendy geek of a certain magnitude would dare incorporate this into their home decor.
To me it seems like the type of thing you love to hate.. But I have to admit: It's kinda awesome!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
PRSSA goes 2.0: BU New Media Conference
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending: PR advanced: PRSSA goes 2.0.
What a fabulous, thought-provoking and busy day it was!
Since I always love the chance to emerge myself in all things PR and New media related, I was very excited to chat with some wonderful peers, alumni and new media superstars!
Truthfully, the conference was a bit repetitive and I would have enjoyed a few more case studies and a little more application of these tools in PR... but the day reminded me of why I love this new arena.
So here (in no particular order) are the 5 new, interesting, relevant, and amusing things I learned yesterday:
1. Blendtec.com video: Although I was horrified at the thought of blending up an iPhone, the PR value of this video and its over 4 MILLION views proves to me that these interactive channels are here to stay!
I love the fact that this company took their blenders for a spin and used social media to its full advantage. Youtube is great + hilarious. I love people that are creative and think outside of the box... I mean, I do have a leopard business card after all.
Thank you David Meerman Scott for showing us this video.
2. Change is awesome, but scary.
While this industry seems to be changing everyday, I do often feel overwhelmed as a college student who is trying to understand and use these tools in my own life. Facebook, please. That's a no brainer. Twitter, really pretty cool. Flickr, Yeah sure. OoVoo, gotta get checking this out. For now, I just want to find a balance and really incorporate these tools more into my school work. Which I am doing... but more on that later...
3. Geeksugar.com AND Popsugar.com/
Obviously, I am instantly addicted to any site that can combine fashion, entertainment and a taste of technology trends. I have added these to my reader.. hopefully they have some cool content and fun, interesting reading material. A favorite recent post: Do you like being disconnected? I love this question because I think about it all the time... Although being disconnected is scary (and I will be basically disconnected this summer) .. it's kinda nice to take a break once in a while... (but I might go crazy!)
4. I remembered what I love so much about PR... making FRIENDS/ creating RELATIONSHIPS. While this certainly seemed to be the theme of the day, I was reminded that these relationships are incredibly important. Weather we are chatting with bloggers, journalists, reporters, fellow PR ppl, or consumers - everyone is important and most likely has something interesting to say.
5. Networking in person is exhausting but exciting! No wonder we are doing this online these days! But to be honest: I do like a little face time with people. I had the chance to meet some great people from some PR firms I would love to work for and speak to some really cool people!
What a fabulous, thought-provoking and busy day it was!
Since I always love the chance to emerge myself in all things PR and New media related, I was very excited to chat with some wonderful peers, alumni and new media superstars!
Truthfully, the conference was a bit repetitive and I would have enjoyed a few more case studies and a little more application of these tools in PR... but the day reminded me of why I love this new arena.
So here (in no particular order) are the 5 new, interesting, relevant, and amusing things I learned yesterday:
1. Blendtec.com video: Although I was horrified at the thought of blending up an iPhone, the PR value of this video and its over 4 MILLION views proves to me that these interactive channels are here to stay!
I love the fact that this company took their blenders for a spin and used social media to its full advantage. Youtube is great + hilarious. I love people that are creative and think outside of the box... I mean, I do have a leopard business card after all.
Thank you David Meerman Scott for showing us this video.
2. Change is awesome, but scary.
While this industry seems to be changing everyday, I do often feel overwhelmed as a college student who is trying to understand and use these tools in my own life. Facebook, please. That's a no brainer. Twitter, really pretty cool. Flickr, Yeah sure. OoVoo, gotta get checking this out. For now, I just want to find a balance and really incorporate these tools more into my school work. Which I am doing... but more on that later...
3. Geeksugar.com AND Popsugar.com/
Obviously, I am instantly addicted to any site that can combine fashion, entertainment and a taste of technology trends. I have added these to my reader.. hopefully they have some cool content and fun, interesting reading material. A favorite recent post: Do you like being disconnected? I love this question because I think about it all the time... Although being disconnected is scary (and I will be basically disconnected this summer) .. it's kinda nice to take a break once in a while... (but I might go crazy!)
4. I remembered what I love so much about PR... making FRIENDS/ creating RELATIONSHIPS. While this certainly seemed to be the theme of the day, I was reminded that these relationships are incredibly important. Weather we are chatting with bloggers, journalists, reporters, fellow PR ppl, or consumers - everyone is important and most likely has something interesting to say.
5. Networking in person is exhausting but exciting! No wonder we are doing this online these days! But to be honest: I do like a little face time with people. I had the chance to meet some great people from some PR firms I would love to work for and speak to some really cool people!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Where are college bloggers? HERE I AM!
I have been inspired.
While there are seriously a million (or about 10) other things that I should be doing right now, there is one thing that has caught my attention.
In Julia Roy's latest post titled "Dear Marketing and Communications Students," she wonders where college aged bloggers are...
And well, here I am... but this is a question that Julia is not the only blogger to ask. I have been wondering the very same question. Not only for myself, but for my communications research class project. See, I am keeping my social media obsession very much alive!
Blogs are such valuable tools for soon-to-be grads for a few simple reasons:
1. we can learn about / get in touch with industry trends
2. we can meet people.
3. its impressive to employers (or at least that is what I am hoping ) (ill get back to you on this!)
4. and once again, we can meet people!
So where are my fellow bloggers?
1. are we too busy? I do have trouble finding time to pursue my SM, but I am always thinking about it. I had a show, midterms and break in the month of March -- but I'm a loyal blogger... back for more!
2. are we not being taught to do this? Just because it isnt assigned, why can't we do some extra writing? It certainly wouldn't hurt!
3. If I am intrigued by your thoughts/opinions in class, couldn't we all benefit from sharing ideas online too?
more on this later.
And well, here I am... but this is a question that Julia is not the only blogger to ask. I have been wondering the very same question. Not only for myself, but for my communications research class project. See, I am keeping my social media obsession very much alive!
Blogs are such valuable tools for soon-to-be grads for a few simple reasons:
1. we can learn about / get in touch with industry trends
2. we can meet people.
3. its impressive to employers (or at least that is what I am hoping ) (ill get back to you on this!)
4. and once again, we can meet people!
So where are my fellow bloggers?
1. are we too busy? I do have trouble finding time to pursue my SM, but I am always thinking about it. I had a show, midterms and break in the month of March -- but I'm a loyal blogger... back for more!
2. are we not being taught to do this? Just because it isnt assigned, why can't we do some extra writing? It certainly wouldn't hurt!
3. If I am intrigued by your thoughts/opinions in class, couldn't we all benefit from sharing ideas online too?
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