How to Own and Sell...You... Yeah...You!!

For my TED Talk I would like to teach about careers that have stemmed from social media. From bloggers whose work is turned into books to 15 year old boys who perform on YouTube one day and the Today show the next. I would like to explain why social media makes it so easy to be discovered. I would also like to discuss the success rate of these individuals. While this form of “applications” and “auditions” is new it is growing more and more popular. I will even be able to share my own experience when it comes to trying to be discovered via the World Wide Web and why even though I have not yet been successful I do not plan on quitting any time soon. I think that online video resumes are the way of the future and I can’t wait to share my knowledge of this medium with others.

I'm just a movie making fool.

Here is my presentation for my Theatre class.
I just thought I'd share :)



For this project I had to write a 6-8 page paper about Harlod Prince. A well known Broadway producer/director.

I love showtunes and I knew I wanted to sing a little...
so I got in character as Kathie Lee Gifford and fun followed.

How to Own Twitter.

Simple.

Make a video.



And break it down so that it is easy for newcomers to understand.

Twitter is like a party. You may have heard this before.

Here are some pictures to help demonstrate:

The keg... or punch bowl... is like Twitters home page.

It's where all the "cool people" gather.

The party goers are like "tweeters" the people who use the site.

Side converstations are like direct messages.

Normal tweets are like the conversations going on.

Like parties, you only really pay attention to what interests you.

As you have seen Twitter is one big party! A party with attendees from all around the world.

Happy 40th Birthday Sesame Street!

Here is a cute Sesame Street video featuring the fantabulous Wayne Brady! Man, I love him!

How to own missing an important Comm class.

In the back of my mind I new this post would one day come about. No one is perfect and sometimes ou have one of those days, for me that day was last Friday. What an awful day... but it's okay... it's over now... I'm moving on.. seriously I am over it.. seriously.

Okay, this whole missing a class thing will probably make my blog about Social Media Objects different than everyone else's.

My post will be strictly what I have found on my own.

Here goes nothing!

After doing some research about Jyri's ideas I have come to the conclusion that half of the things I see online go right over my head.

I never thought about music being the focal object of myspace but then remembered that when I had one a few years ago I would change my profile song everyday.

I never thought about the objects on the sites I visited.

I never realized that verbs were apart of it.

And I never questioned why objects were shareable.

Have I been living under a rock?

Looking back now, I am glad I missed class on Friday. I think that if I had heard all of this my head would have exploded.

Before I head out let me leave you with this:

Go Phils!

How to Own YouTube.

I love the internet, possibly more than I love my little brother.

Don’t judge me!

The internet can entertain me for hours and it never ever calls me “Ekers”. It also holds vast amounts of information, my brother- not so much. (Sorry Joey!!!) Anyway, to own the internet you simply have to use it to your advantage.

DO NOT LET THE INTERNET OWN YOU!

For instance, I use many social networking sites. Take Facebook, it RULES MY LIFE. I am constantly updating my status and debating whether or not to “friend” the kid who sat next to me on the bus in the second grade. I check it between every class and at least twice in the last fifteen minutes before falling asleep. I’m always afraid I am going to miss something! (Very sad, I know.)

When I am not on Facebook I am normally on YouTube.
I love YouTube. For me, each video leads to another- and it’s a slippery slope! I have been known to spend hours on YouTube watching videos about my favorite bands, movie stars, and even (stupid) videos about biting babies and talking unicorns.

Today I watched about 20 clips from the musical The Light in the Piazza, which, no joke is now my absolute favorite musical. Being able to watch the performance as if I was in the audience is intoxicating and there is something satisfying about not having to worry about the lady with the big head in front of you when you are instead sitting comfortably in your bedroom. When I come across something I really like on YouTube I normally share it on Facebook so that my friends can see and they can comment if they would like to.

I posted this video today. Why? Simple, because it has been stuck in my head all day and I wanted to share. ENJOY!



Keep owning my friends!