Thing #5

This is my mind map for creating my Red Lobster blog.




I enjoyed using this tool. At first I thought this mind mapping thing was a weird thing to use. As I started using it I started to like it more. It was good to get the ideas for my Red Lobster blog down in writing so I can remember them. I could see this tool being useful for school projects or bigger assignments where you haven't started them yet and have a lot of ideas. I also like the computer version of mind mapping because I tend to get sloppy with writing. This way is easy to keep organized and also easy to navigate around to different ideas.

Thing #3

This is my mashup for my favorite musician, Dierks Bentley.

Making this mashup of Dierks Bentley was a little challenging because I don't think a lot of my viewers are familiar with Dierks. Its hard to explain really the type of musician Dierks is with mashup because the only way to type text is to add a bunch of sticky notes which I think looks tacky after too many. I tried to give an example of his music and what types of videos he tries to make for his fans to give them an inside of view of what his life is like. An advantage to mashup is the media aspect in itself. I think it would be good to include with a digital news story or profile of something. It is easy to put multiple pieces of media together to give viewers a better idea about the subject.

Thing #4

On setting up a facebook page for an organization:

With having no experience on setting up a facebook page for an organization, my advice would be do not set it up like you set up a personal facebook account. You would want to make sure that the information posted on your site is good for your business. When going to facebook and seeing how to set up a site for an organization it doesn't look very complicated. Just enter in the information and hit a couple of buttons and the sit is made. Just make sure the information you are adding is information you would want available from your business.

On advice for posting:

The organization should determine whether or not they want mini-advertisements on their facebook page. It depends what company's goal is for the page. Typically users aren't wanting to look at a bunch of advertisements on a webpage so I would recommended avoiding them if it is possible. I also understand that this is a pretty good way to make some money though so using advertisements might not be a bad idea. Photos are always a good idea. Especially for younger audiences, I don't really see a drawback to them unless they are irrelevant. I think any interactive activities you can post for the people visiting your site to use is a good idea. I would make sure they are fun activities to keep the visitors coming back for more

On good professional websites I have seen on Facebook:

Post Secret- This is a good page because it shows users new content they have received and also about events that are happening that might interesting to go to.

Dierks Bentley- I am a little biased on this page because I am his fan. His facebook page is linked to his twitter so there are usually pretty entertaining posts by him, similar to any celebrity. Recently he was writing an album but put live feeds into the studio on his facebook page so users could see what was going on in the studio while he was in there.

Thing #2

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• My name is Eric Croskrey. Here is a picture of myself. This is a link of my previous blog from Journalism class.
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• Here is a writing video from youtube about a blogger getting into trouble:

Post #1

a) So far, how have you been using web 2.0?

I have used web 2.0 in the sense that I shop online and I also have a facebook account. I also keep on the news from online websites or social media sites. I haven't created a wiki or done a blog really. Last year in Journalism class we had to create a blog. This is really the only time I have created a blog. It was also the last time I used a blog. I failed in maintaining the blog and keeping up with it.

b) What interests me about web 2.0?

Web 2.0 interests me in the way it has grown. I am eager to see in what ways it could impact my future in the world and my future with an occupation I get after college. It is going to be interesting what the limits, if any, cell phones reach. The way iPhones keep getting better I don't really see a limit on them. I have also heard that cell phones are going to eventually replace our wallet. They will have technology on them that simulates a credit card. We will be able to tap our phone on a device to pay for something rather than reach for our wallet. The future is really what interests me with web 2.0