For anybody that is really interested in my TED Talk, I found a video in my travels that sums up the point of the entire presentation perfectly. I couldn’t put it on my Prezi because these talks were to be short, and I had some multimedia on there already so I didn’t want the presentation to run too long. This video provides a great summary and breaks the evolution of marketing practices down in a very simple manner. I strongly encourage anyone interested to take a look.
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Join Chris DeBellis as he takes you through the dynamic and ever-changing field of marketing. Chris will capture your attention by finally bringing the business and arts worlds together to form one cohesive unit. Once seen as two separate entities, the two worlds have collided through the use of social media sites to promote some of the top items on the market.
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So today officially marks the return to Philadelphia of one of the greatest 76ers of all-time. Allen “the Answer” Iverson is without a doubt one of my favorite players on the court and I’m happy to see him return. However, no matter how much basketball AI plays, he will be remembered most for one thing…. PRACTICE! This video really needs no introduction. See if you can count how many times he says practice. I usually lose count because of how funny it is.
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It recently occurred to me that I totally botched one thing on my blog to this point. One suggestion that was made to me during the last go-around for the blogs was to personalize my banner image. I did change the image a while ago, but other than a one-liner at the end of another post I failed to explain what was going on. Additionally, the picture looks a lot like the old one if you aren’t paying much attention. So here’s for a shot at redemption.
About two years ago now, myself and three of my best friends from high school decided to take a road trip to Canada for 4 nights. The picture you see above was something that I took myself from the very top of the CN Tower. The CN Tower lies in the heart of Toronto and is the tallest man-made structure in the world. The picture is of the Toronto skyline.
On the whole, I have absolutely nothing bad to say about Canada or the city of Toronto. The trip was undoubtedly one of the best experiences of my life. We explored the night life with the local college students, ate at Wayne Gretzky’s restaurant, visited the Hockey Hall of Fame, the CN Tower, and then spent our final night at a casino in Niagara Falls. I would absolutely recommend going to Canada to anyone who is looking to go on vacation.
Take a look at some of my other pictures from the trip. Enjoy!!
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Ok, so in one of the more bizarre current events, it appears that Tiger Woods is caught cheating on his wife. After being in a single car accident over the weekend, after an alleged dispute with his wife, this voicemail is released essentially catching Tiger in the act. Tiger Woods was seen as one of the marquee “good guys” in all of sports, and one of the most marketable faces out there. This whole situation is no doubt going to put a dent in his image. I would be curious to hear what someone else has to say about this whole thing. Would it be better for Tiger to come out and tell the truth about what really happen in hopes for forgiveness like Alex Rodriguez did after being caught using steroids? Or should Tiger take some time away from golf, hope the whole blows over in a few months, and take things from there. What would you do? Here’s the soundbite to help you make your decision.
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Ted Nugent... he may have missed out on the whole social media thing
So it’s that time of the year again and finals are beginning to line up at the end of the semester. It seems like things really fly after Thanksgiving, and I expect it to be no different this semester. However, in our communications class we are faced with a different challenge for our final examination. We are to give our very own TED Talk, which stands for T-echnology, E-ntertainment, and D-esign. The task is to tell a story regarding one of those topics in a 5 minute presentation.
At first finding a topic wasn’t easy but this is what I have decided on at this point. Before deciding on my TED topic, I had to decide how I could best fit my personality into one of the TED themes. I had to look no further than my blog to figure that out. The Entertainment theme clearly is the theme that best reflects me as a person. That was the best way to ensure that I could give a good, quality TED talk because I know for sure I wouldn’t have to force anything. After all, I want the talk to be entertaining, so I may as well do it on entertainment. And that’s when an idea popped into my head.
What I would like to talk about in presentation is how social media sites are changing the entertainment industry as a whole through a marketing perspective. In doing so, I can successfully combine both areas that I am studying here at St. Joe’s. I would like to demonstrate how artists, tv personalities, movie stars, and radio shows can market themselves in ways that were never possible before recent social media technologies were created. Now like never before those who are new to the entertainment industry can promote themselves to others in hopes of gaining publicity, and already established stars can enhance their image and boast upcoming events to keep their niche within the industry fresh. I plan to demonstrate how those in the industry are doing so through various examples on the latest social media sites. Should be very interesting!
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! See you all later this week.
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Ok… So just to update on the Soledad O’Brien video that I took during class
Right now I am fighting a losing battle with technology. I extracted the video from the camera to my computer, but that’s about the last bit of success I’ve had. In order to post a video file from my computer to WordPress I need to purchase the Video Upgrade, which isn’t exactly part of my available funds right now. Also, the whole file is too large to put onto a flash drive so it is stuck on my laptop. I think I have a couple more ideas but so far things are not looking good for getting the video onto my blog.
However, Soledad O’Brien is absolutely amazing and I owe her a blog post to express that. Let me start by apologizing for taking as long as I did but the video of that class was part of the original plan. That said, being able to have the opportunity to spend an hour with Ms. O’Brien was a tremendous opportunity. I think more than anything that she
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said about the actual practice of journalism what I appreciated most was how you could sense her passion, desire, and commitment to what she does. After the stories she told about the tragedies that she witnessed with the tsunami and9/11, the passion with which she told those stories made me feel as if I was there too. There was so much emotion involved that it got me thinking about how much I hope that I can one day have a job that I feel so strongly about.
To conclude, I promise to continue working to get the video of our class on here somehow because I’m sure many of you would enjoy seeing it. For now I hope you can let me off the hook with another funny Youtube video. If you remember Clay Shirky’s TED talk from last class, the one website that wasn’t on the top 10 most visited sites during the earthquake was “Kittens on a Treadmill” from laughingsquid.com. This is it…
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