NBA Lock-Out Over but All Over Social Media

The NBA lock-out is finally over! Thunder up! With the lock-out ending I started to check the two main social media sites to see what fans and players were saying. The minute the lock-out ending my Twitter timeline, and Facebook newsfeed where covered in Thunder fans and Thunder players talking about how happy they were for basketball to be back. Social media is one of the best things for sports, we really see how many fans you have or not in the social media world!

If You Use Facebook And Twitter, Be careful!

Using Facebook and Twitter is a great way to keep up friends, find information and using it for your business. As a college student and future employee of a company, I know I have to be careful about what goes on Facebook and what I say on Twitter. As I read through my news feed on Facebook and my time line on Twitter, and I see what some people are saying I begin to wonder if they think before they post. People need to consider that if they want to get a good job they need to be careful about how they're presenting themselves because your future employers can find everything you post and I don't think you want future employers to see pictures of drinking or see a lot cussing or anything that makes you look bad. I think the younger generation needs to take more into consideration about the image and presentation they give online.

Twitter In Politics

This dinner is important because I'm only president thanks to the work of millions of Americans like the four I just met. —Barack Obama. President Obama tweeted this today and makes me think about how important social media is going to be used in the upcoming elections of 2012. Facebook and Twitter were both used in the 2008 election but in last four years we have seen an explosion of users. This to politicians mean a tool to reach voters. Barack Obama has 10 almost 11 million followers on Twitter including me. This means that there are millions of people that read and see his Twitter account daily, try to get 10 million viewers daily using any other tool. Barack Obama doesn't update his Twitter account himself all the time but his team does a good job of expressing the issues. This is going to be a key tool in the upcoming election. With the growth of social media in last 4 years, any candidate for any political position, would be unwise to not have an active and frequently updated Twitter and Facebook page.

Times Are Changing

Take a minute and think about how business in your life time have had to adapt to the new times. Not just their products or how they make their products but how they market those products. Telemarketing was once all the rave and I can remember when the phone in our house would ring all the time with people trying to sell my parents something. Commercials are another tool that seen a big turn in my life time. Both of these marketing tools have not been as successful has they have in the past. With new technologies the times have changed. We got blocks on our phone for telemarketers, and now with recording live TV and things like netflix these marketing strategies have seen a plummet in my life time.
This brings me to think that Social Media is the new rave in marketing. You can watch a commercial or go to any company web site without a link to their Twitter, Facebook, or both. This is the new revolution in the marketing world. Americans get bored with things very easily and Social Media is no where close to this yet! I think this is a marketing tool that is still very young and not yet seen it's best days. With the younger generation that has grown up around these tools and has seen the explosion of Facebook and Twitter has a bright future learning and mastering this tool for it's marketing purposes. Just like business men and women used the tools of their time to market their company and their products.

Review A Replay of the Live Blog Event - Miami vs. New York

Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets First Half

(10/17/2011)

  

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8:29	Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets on Monday night football, the Jets are the favorites for sure but have dropped the last 3 games and definitely have something to prove on this Monday night under the lights! Monday October 17, 2011 8:29

8:41	Kick off on the way, Jets receive the ball for the opening drive starting on their own 37 Monday October 17, 2011 8:41

8:44	New York's first drive resolves in a 3 and out. The controversy is high among the Jets in the game with wide receiver S. Holmes called out his offense line this week, about not giving M. Sanchez enough time. Monday October 17, 2011 8:44

8:48	Dolphins go 3 and out as well on their first drive, the match-up of the night is going to be Miami's Brandon Marshall and Derrell Revis of the Jets! Monday October 17, 2011 8:48

8:56	Gain of 20yrds by the Dolphin's Brand Marshall over D. Revis, Marshall is getting the best of Revis so far early in the game. Monday October 17, 2011 8:56

8:57	First points the game go to Miami with a field goal they lead 3-0 Monday October 17, 2011 8:57

9:01	Jets special team error leads to a turn over and the Dolphins gets the ball in the redzone Monday October 17, 2011 9:01

9:02	interception!! D. Revis takes it 100 yards for the Jets first points! Monday October 17, 2011 9:02

9:09	Jets defense sets up and gets a stop forcing the Dolphins to punt and New York takes over at 47 yard line Monday October 17, 2011 9:09

9:13	Jets offense isn't clicking early with 3 straight 3 and outs. Monday October 17, 2011 9:13

9:20	Dolphins are knocking on the door with 1st and goal Monday October 17, 2011 9:20

9:23	Mia Monday October 17, 2011 9:23

9:24	mi has to settle for a field goal after the defense stand by the jets Monday October 17, 2011 9:24

9:29	another 3 and out by the Jets, their offense is really struggling in this game, with 12:02 left to go in the first half the Jets have still yet to get a first down Monday October 17, 2011 9:29

9:36	Jets defense has been playing lights out in this first half, if the offense can get anything going they should blow out Miami in this game Monday October 17, 2011 9:36

9:45	Jets are driving the offense is finally starting to click, it's about time Jets Monday October 17, 2011 9:45

9:49	TOUCHDOWN jets with a Mark Sanchez QB sneak from 10 yards out! Monday October 17, 2011 9:49

9:50	Jets take the lead 14-6 with 1:14 left to go in the half Monday October 17, 2011 9:50

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14-6 at the half. If the Jets continue the way they played in the last drive and the defense keeps it up they should run away with this game. Monday October 17, 2011 10:00

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All We Need Is Facebook.

A friend of mine today told me, "nothing is official until it's on Facebook." As I laughed at what she said I started to really think about it. As a 22 year old college student, and growing up in "internet age" I started to think how I get my news. I couldn't tell you the last time I watched the news or read the newspaper but I can tell I'm on Facebook at least once a day. Facebook is a source of news now. This is how I found out about the death of Steve Jobs, and the new iphone. Good or bad news the chances of one your friends saying something about it or it being on Facebook somewhere are very high. 

After thinking about this some more as a business student I started thinking about the importance of this for a business. The younger generation that has grown up with things like the internet and Facebook, are going to use tools like this to get their news and information. This brings up the thought about how important it is for companies to keep up the times and understand that the need use social media as a marketing and public relations tool for their business. If a business is trying to reach an audience that is under the age of 50 I would highly recommend they use Facebook and keep people updated with what is going on. If it is on Facebook the people who want to find it, will find it! To me all a company really needs is just a simple page with updates about your company, and what your company is all about. 

Facebook Using Adverting Modestly

Facebook came out with a new look this week and many people have been expressing whether they like the new look or not. This new look brought to my attention how Facebook since the beginning has done a good job having adverting on their page but not overwhelming the page. I think Facebook has done an amazing job of not crossing the line to make people feel like they're being sold every time they log in their page. This is important for adverting on pages like Facebook, the user does not want to feel like they are being marketed. Facebook could easily fill their page with ads and make more money but I feel this would push people away from it. I think finding a good blend between the information on your page and the ads on your page are very important in this new wave on adverting on the internet.

Professional Athletes Using Twitter As A Tool.

The rise of Twitter has blown through professional sports like a wildfire since it's birth. Today almost every professional no matter the sport, and even none professional athlete has a twitter account. The names that come to mind about using Twitter are athletes like Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Chad Ochocinco of the New England Patriots, and one of my favorite professional golfers Ricky Fowler.

In my opinion I have nothing against athletes using Twitter. I believe this is a great tool for athletes to connect to their fans. We tend to forget that no matter what the professional sport is when it comes down to it any professional sport is a business. The goal of business is to accentually make money. Using Twitter is a great way for the athletes to connect with fans with in a business sense are their clients.

Using Twitter as a tool like a business allows athletes to keep fans updated on what's going on and express how they feel about certain situations. The example to comes to mind is Kevin Durant using twitter to let Oklahoma City Thunder fans that he had signed an extension deal with the Thunder and was here to stay! I also believe that athletes can use Twitter like a business does to damage control. When a problem arises Twitter allows fans to see them apologize, or update them on what is going on. Twitter is growing as a tool for businesses more and more everyday and is a great way for the professional athletes to keep in touch with their clients a.k.a their fans. 

Facebook Court Case

In Connecticut, Dawnmarie Souza a woman working for ambulance service was fired for making negative comments on her Facebook page about her bosses. She was fired on the grounds that her comments violated the company's Internet Posting Policy. The court ruled that this policy was a "unlawful" due to the National Labor Relations Act, which gives employees the right to discuss "the terms and conditions of their employment with others."
This case raises the question about social network, being a bad thing  for business. I think that the firing of Mrs. Souza was unlawful and employees should not face punishment for their actions on social network sites. In America you have the right to be critical and speak your mind about our President and our government. If we have the right to do these things, making comments about a boss on a social network site should not effect our employment, nor should anyone get fired because of actions like this. If we can be critical of our leaders and our government, we should also have to right to speak our mind on a social network site.