Social Networking Goes Shopping @ Wetseal.

Have you read this?

Wetseal has started an online community.

In the spirit of Cher Horowitz from Clueless... AS IF!



How hilarious... now we can go and create, share and buy our favorite wet seal outfits!

What a great way to get all the Miley fans out there to spend some time online & spending money.

Podcamp Boston... A social media extravaganza.

So I started this semester with an idea that with my new media class, I would grow even more obsessed with facebook then I already was, because I would be able to combine two of my passions: social media and PR.

I was always a little bit skeptical to really dive into crazy new media stuff.
I thought that this world was somewhere that I didn't belong because I didn't know that much about it. But now I have realized how much I really like this stuff and more importantly, that anyone can have an online presence -- and thats the beauty of it.

on to my next point.

This past weekend was Podcamp Boston and oh what a whirlwind it was!
There were so many interesting people to meet and interesting ideas to take away from this unique conference. One of the first ideas that stuck with me and really manifested itself throughout the whole day and night was Chris Brogan's "genius" idea, that everyone at this conference was human! Wow, what a crazy idea! But this really stuck with me, because what I have to say is valid and I can learn more just by looking to all these people because they are not just knowledgeable, but approachable.

So if you are seeing this, I just wanna say thanks so such an awesome time.

New media can certainly be intimidating. It's such a huge world, but its so cool at the same time!

Look out world, Here I come!

I happened to glance down at PR week yesterday, and was stunned to see this article about large agencies using social media to recruit people like me! I'm sure you can imagine how excited I was about this.

This article mostly discussed agencies using new media as a research tool to find out more information about their latest candidate and also to find interested candidates.



This idea opens a whole new can of worms concerning my generations usage of facebook and other social networking sites and how this represents our true personality. An interesting part of this article discussed agencies using the youtube videos they made as comedic representations of an internship (as thats what this article focused on)... but this got me thinking, are we as potential employees being held to an unfair standard?

Agencies realize the power of a funny, well thought-out online video advertisement and how this appeals to a college demographic. But why is it, that if we use a similar theme on our social networking sites, its suddenly looked down upon.

Of course, I understand the need to maintain professionalism, and I certainly have thought twice about what is posted online about me, but I think its also important to remember the human nature of these sites. The scariest part, is that everyone is looking.

Don't get me wrong. I love social media and I think it has the power to do great things for me and my generation. I am extremely glad that so many big agencies are open to use it, and realize the power it has as an influential marketing tool. I'm just interested to see whats gonna happen in the future!

I love facebook, Yes I do. I love facebook, How about you?

Today I came across this post, and it really got me thinking...

This guy claims that social media is dead.
I'm sorry Sir, but I think you're wrong... although you've make some interesting points.

He says that in recent days, there have not been any applications with substance created for various social media sites. I guess that you can always argue that nothing "important" has been added to facebook recently, the truth is that it really just depends on what the user is looking for.

Personally, I don't need all the hoopla on my page. I just want the facts. I don't need to compare friends, or any of those other useless applications. However, there certainly is merit in the music applications or other forums that encourage sharing of ideas.. since hey, isnt that what this is all about? And on the subject of facebook, should I even mention the whole google situation... will google buy FB? and what will this mean for me, and other members? Am I going to constantly be bombarded with ads? Will google find out a perfect way to actually pin point what I want and who I am?

I guess the thing is, yes... right now social media is certainly in a crossroads..
What does the future holds for these influencial, interesting and thought-provoking networks?

But to say that social media is dead? That just seems dumb.

what do you think?