Hi Everyone,
I unfortunatley was unable to get input or information on my inquiries through my Facebook and Twitter accounts. in response to this, I decided to conduct research using these social media sites instead.
I have been using Facebook and Twitter to conduct some research into my story for my second project in J309. My story is about how security measures and new rules regarding attendance to Hard Haunted Mansion will be enforced and how this event is publicizing itself to avoid scrutiny in the media that has been directed toward raves lately.
I unfortunatley was unable to secure interviews with the organziations invloved with Hard Haunted Mansion nor with organizations that oppose the event. However, I have been able to find information regarding basic facts about the event through sources such as Twitter and Facebook.
Through the event's Facebook page I was able to find facts such as the new curfew the event has, unlike the later one it had in the past, as well as certain security measures that will be enforced at the entrance. This information will allow me to conduct further research into why and how these measures are being enforced this year.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104203526304986&ref=ts
I have also found (through a Facebook search) a site that is againts raves purely for all of the factors that make raves what they are. Although I was hoping to find an online parents group opposing this specific event, none could be found.
http://www.i-mockery.com/antirave/
Twitter, unfortunately, yielded fewer results with all of the relevant searches I did. From my research on Twitter I did however discover that many people are still planning on going to the event despite the accidents and fatalities at other raves in the very recent past. Here is a link to one of my searches.
http://twitter.com/#!/search/hard%20haunted%20mansion%202010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Attracting Readers Through Social Media
Hello Everyone,
I have decided to track how the three news sites I am following, The New York Times online, MSNBC.com and Deadline.com, are attracting and retaining today's readers through social media. I have decide to investiagte how these three news sites use the social networks provided by Facebook and Twitter to attract readers.
The New York Times, for example, posts the sort of random news that attract Facebook users on its Facebook page. The New York Times follows this up by also posting links to various recent articles on its website and also provides links to other social media sites such as twitter and foursquare, where the organization is also represented. Something that I found particualry interesting and a very good idea that the Times does on Facebook is allowing for viewers to post their own stories on the Facebook page. This caters to newer genrations who like to post things about themselves online as if it were news.
On Twitter, The New York Times posts links to current news articles on its website about every twenty minutes. The articles posted are mostly beat articles or those that are more likley to spark interest among social media users who prefer shorta stories relating to current events.
MSNBC.com does not have a Facebook page but rather some of its journalists do instead. While some investigative reporters for MSNBC.com associate themsleves with the organization on their Facebook pages and post links to their stories on the news site, this is not enough to count the news organization as a presence on Faceboook. The sheer amount of viewers MSNBC.com could attract with Facebook but does not at the moment should be enough for the organization to consider creating a Faceboook page for itself.
MSNBC.com does have its own Twitter page however, and it efficiently uses it to post links to current event stories and other stories of interest to Twitter followers, similar to how The New York Times uses Twitter. Although MSNBC.com should look into becoming a presence on Facebook, Twitter provides it with the kind of environemnt it needs in order to attract readers who would be comfortable getting their news from the fast-based way the news source delivers its content.
Deadline.com has a Facebook page and uses it to post links to current news articles on its site. The Facebook page is not as interactive as that of The New York Times and functions mainly the way the new site does, as a dispensary of the most recent and insider enertainement industry news. While Deadline should look into expanding on its Facebook page, the kinds of readers it attracts mostly just want a source for fast news and the Facebook page, like Deadline.com itself, provides just that.
Unlike its more established presence of Facebook, Deadline.com barely has a presence on Twitter. The news site has a Twitter page representing it, which provides a link to the actual news site but that is about it. Since Deadline.com is using Facebook as its primary social network for dispensing news and promting itself, it seems to think little of using a second source such as Twittter as well.
In order for these sites, particularly Deadline.com, to bettter promote themselves via social networks and create a greater presence on sites like Facebook and Twitter, I reccomend that they encourage news tips and greater interaction from readers. Facebook and Twitter could also serve as valuable sources for information for these news sites as well.
I have decided to track how the three news sites I am following, The New York Times online, MSNBC.com and Deadline.com, are attracting and retaining today's readers through social media. I have decide to investiagte how these three news sites use the social networks provided by Facebook and Twitter to attract readers.
The New York Times, for example, posts the sort of random news that attract Facebook users on its Facebook page. The New York Times follows this up by also posting links to various recent articles on its website and also provides links to other social media sites such as twitter and foursquare, where the organization is also represented. Something that I found particualry interesting and a very good idea that the Times does on Facebook is allowing for viewers to post their own stories on the Facebook page. This caters to newer genrations who like to post things about themselves online as if it were news.
On Twitter, The New York Times posts links to current news articles on its website about every twenty minutes. The articles posted are mostly beat articles or those that are more likley to spark interest among social media users who prefer shorta stories relating to current events.
MSNBC.com does not have a Facebook page but rather some of its journalists do instead. While some investigative reporters for MSNBC.com associate themsleves with the organization on their Facebook pages and post links to their stories on the news site, this is not enough to count the news organization as a presence on Faceboook. The sheer amount of viewers MSNBC.com could attract with Facebook but does not at the moment should be enough for the organization to consider creating a Faceboook page for itself.
MSNBC.com does have its own Twitter page however, and it efficiently uses it to post links to current event stories and other stories of interest to Twitter followers, similar to how The New York Times uses Twitter. Although MSNBC.com should look into becoming a presence on Facebook, Twitter provides it with the kind of environemnt it needs in order to attract readers who would be comfortable getting their news from the fast-based way the news source delivers its content.
Deadline.com has a Facebook page and uses it to post links to current news articles on its site. The Facebook page is not as interactive as that of The New York Times and functions mainly the way the new site does, as a dispensary of the most recent and insider enertainement industry news. While Deadline should look into expanding on its Facebook page, the kinds of readers it attracts mostly just want a source for fast news and the Facebook page, like Deadline.com itself, provides just that.
Unlike its more established presence of Facebook, Deadline.com barely has a presence on Twitter. The news site has a Twitter page representing it, which provides a link to the actual news site but that is about it. Since Deadline.com is using Facebook as its primary social network for dispensing news and promting itself, it seems to think little of using a second source such as Twittter as well.
In order for these sites, particularly Deadline.com, to bettter promote themselves via social networks and create a greater presence on sites like Facebook and Twitter, I reccomend that they encourage news tips and greater interaction from readers. Facebook and Twitter could also serve as valuable sources for information for these news sites as well.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
University Gateway Complaints
Hello avid readers! This week I had the good fortune of stumbling across an interesting story and filming it with a Flip Camera.
An acquaintance of mine, Anessa Mitchell, is a "keystone" or customer service representative for the new University Gateway apartment complex across from campus and was able to share with me an interesting bit of news. This piece covers what she does at her job and how daily complaints from residents are handled lately.
Below are my finished story package, some shots I took of Anessa while I practiced my craft with the camera and the full the unedited interview I had with Anessa.
An acquaintance of mine, Anessa Mitchell, is a "keystone" or customer service representative for the new University Gateway apartment complex across from campus and was able to share with me an interesting bit of news. This piece covers what she does at her job and how daily complaints from residents are handled lately.
Below are my finished story package, some shots I took of Anessa while I practiced my craft with the camera and the full the unedited interview I had with Anessa.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Audio Slideshow
Hello my loyal fans!
I took that audio interview I did some time back with Melissa Viellos and added pictures to create a slideshow showing her relationship with her father, whom she says is her role model.
Enjoy!!
file:///Users/Guest/Desktop/melissa_viellos_and_father.mp4
I took that audio interview I did some time back with Melissa Viellos and added pictures to create a slideshow showing her relationship with her father, whom she says is her role model.
Enjoy!!
file:///Users/Guest/Desktop/melissa_viellos_and_father.mp4
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