Comments on: New Social Media newsroom http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/ Marcom - Marketing Communications :: PR/Marcom Pros Mentoring Students Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: K http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-19821 K Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:12:14 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-19821 I like the point you made in your post about people liking new technologies that saves them time and money. I consider all forms of social media to be a more efficient way of communicating with other individuals via the internet. It is a great way to share ideas and opinions with individuals half way across the world without even leaving your computer. Just as the new media newsrooms are a convenient way to gather information and updates about certain topics with leaving your work desk. I like the point you made in your post about people liking new technologies that saves them time and money. I consider all forms of social media to be a more efficient way of communicating with other individuals via the internet. It is a great way to share ideas and opinions with individuals half way across the world without even leaving your computer. Just as the new media newsrooms are a convenient way to gather information and updates about certain topics with leaving your work desk.

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]]> By: wilmahawaii http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-9362 wilmahawaii Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:59:25 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-9362 Good day!  By the way, I love that too!  How did you find that?   See you soon! Girly Girl  [url=online-paid-survey-yahoocomazzramlu.blogspot.com]see how I make free money with paid online surveys[/url] Good day! 

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]]> By: Sarah http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-9324 Sarah Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:50:09 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-9324 I am astounded by how rapidly the social media aspect of public relations changes on a daily basis. It seems that every time we turn around someone is creating a new tool for the online press release, but it never fails that some people hate this one, but other people love the other one. Every time a new form of the social media press release is developed people seem to disagree about which form is the best or most user-friendly. I agree that the online press release is a necessity these days, and PR practitioners absolutely have to keep up with the changing times in order to keep their clients in the game. But I also think that it's important to keep the traditional aspects of PR in mind. I think it's so important for us, as students, to learn the traditional form first, and then constantly try to keep up with the changes. We need to be able to use whatever type of media our clients need to get out their information to the correct audience. I truly believe that the changes happening in PR are a good thing, but we have to remember that we are here to serve a client and reach a consumer. We need to know how to reach all audiences and that requires being familiar with the old and the new tools. I am astounded by how rapidly the social media aspect of public relations changes on a daily basis. It seems that every time we turn around someone is creating a new tool for the online press release, but it never fails that some people hate this one, but other people love the other one. Every time a new form of the social media press release is developed people seem to disagree about which form is the best or most user-friendly. I agree that the online press release is a necessity these days, and PR practitioners absolutely have to keep up with the changing times in order to keep their clients in the game. But I also think that it’s important to keep the traditional aspects of PR in mind. I think it’s so important for us, as students, to learn the traditional form first, and then constantly try to keep up with the changes. We need to be able to use whatever type of media our clients need to get out their information to the correct audience. I truly believe that the changes happening in PR are a good thing, but we have to remember that we are here to serve a client and reach a consumer. We need to know how to reach all audiences and that requires being familiar with the old and the new tools.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8814 Ashley Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:00:07 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8814 Dee, Your knowledge of social media is extremely helpful and insightful to all of us, soon-to-be college graduates. It is comforting to know that the news release that is getting pounded into our heads daily is not dead and that we are being taught to become more comfortable in entering the rapidly changing world of communications. This new social media world we are adapting to and growing in is great, and is inevitably going to be the future of our professions. I enjoy keeping up with the daily news, reading O'Dwyer's, blogging regularly, and interacting anyway I can through social media to enhance my PR application skills. However, isn't there something to be said for those 'roadblocks' you mentioned? They are the ones that got us and the PR profession where it is today and taught us the basic fundamentals that still apply to the PR world. I am just curious to see if this social media world keeps evolving and becoming more internet dependent, when are we going to get our eyes off the computer screen and on to the person sitting next to us? Change is good, but so isn't face-to-face interaction? Dee,

Your knowledge of social media is extremely helpful and insightful to all of us, soon-to-be college graduates. It is comforting to know that the news release that is getting pounded into our heads daily is not dead and that we are being taught to become more comfortable in entering the rapidly changing world of communications.

This new social media world we are adapting to and growing in is great, and is inevitably going to be the future of our professions. I enjoy keeping up with the daily news, reading O’Dwyer’s, blogging regularly, and interacting anyway I can through social media to enhance my PR application skills.

However, isn’t there something to be said for those ‘roadblocks’ you mentioned? They are the ones that got us and the PR profession where it is today and taught us the basic fundamentals that still apply to the PR world. I am just curious to see if this social media world keeps evolving and becoming more internet dependent, when are we going to get our eyes off the computer screen and on to the person sitting next to us? Change is good, but so isn’t face-to-face interaction?

]]> By: Hollon http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8784 Hollon Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:36:05 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8784 Dee, I completely agree with you and your thoughts on the new social media. I have come to terms with the phrase "change takes time." I tend to be someone looking for instant gratification, but in this case, the words could not be more appropriate. I believe it to be very important to learn and to take the time to master this structure of social media. It is hard. I am finding as the weeks are passing in Mr. French's class, that I must step up and truly take the time to establish good social media skills. I could not agree more that education is the key. My parents have lived believing that, and so, have ingrained it into me. This is one reason I love my Style and Design class. It by no means is easy, but the education I am learning in there about blogging, podcasts and web design will take me above and beyond in the field of pr. I end my comment with this quote by Robert Louis Stevenson, a famed Scottish writer and poet, "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." This class is planting seeds of knowledge that will one day reap a harvest of exciting work and a life educated in social media. Dee,

I completely agree with you and your thoughts on the new social media. I have come to terms with the phrase “change takes time.” I tend to be someone looking for instant gratification, but in this case, the words could not be more appropriate.

I believe it to be very important to learn and to take the time to master this structure of social media. It is hard. I am finding as the weeks are passing in Mr. French’s class, that I must step up and truly take the time to establish good social media skills.

I could not agree more that education is the key. My parents have lived believing that, and so, have ingrained it into me. This is one reason I love my Style and Design class. It by no means is easy, but the education I am learning in there about blogging, podcasts and web design will take me above and beyond in the field of pr.

I end my comment with this quote by Robert Louis Stevenson, a famed Scottish writer and poet, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”

This class is planting seeds of knowledge that will one day reap a harvest of exciting work and a life educated in social media.

]]> By: Virginia http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8783 Virginia Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:31:23 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8783 I found this article to be very interesting. One part of your post I have a question about. When you say: “the concept of enabling every Tom Dick and Harry to mash up and spread your company's news simply scares the bejesus out of them. Not interested”, what is the difference from every Tom, Dick and Harry reading the same news in a more traditional medium, like a newspaper, and botching it up? I think that a fear like this one should be put to rest because in the technology age we are in, you can’t, as a company, be afraid that everytime you put something out there someone will mess it up. That’s inevitable. I found this article to be very interesting. One part of your post I have a question about. When you say: “the concept of enabling every Tom **** and Harry to mash up and spread your company’s news simply scares the bejesus out of them. Not interested”, what is the difference from every Tom, **** and Harry reading the same news in a more traditional medium, like a newspaper, and botching it up?

I think that a fear like this one should be put to rest because in the technology age we are in, you can’t, as a company, be afraid that everytime you put something out there someone will mess it up. That’s inevitable.

]]> By: Dana http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8778 Dana Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:41:21 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8778 Technology has changed so much even in the past year. There are always new ways being introduced to communicate with each other and make things easier. I can’t imagine life without new technology being introduced everyday. However, sometimes I feel like we rely too heavily on the convenient ways rather than taking the time to truly understand why something works the way it does. Technology makes things so much easier and faster that we tend to rush through things because we trust that our devices won’t let us down. Now, every program and device has templates that show you how to do things. As in this example, technology can crash at anytime and if we don’t have a grasp on the basics of PR we will be in quite a predicament. Although it is very important to keep up with the changing times, it is also important to hold on to the key concepts that made PR the way it is today. I think it is crucial to teach students the old-fashioned way of doing things along with technology so that when websites are down they will still be able to get the job done in a timely fashion. Technology has changed so much even in the past year. There are always new ways being introduced to communicate with each other and make things easier. I can’t imagine life without new technology being introduced everyday. However, sometimes I feel like we rely too heavily on the convenient ways rather than taking the time to truly understand why something works the way it does. Technology makes things so much easier and faster that we tend to rush through things because we trust that our devices won’t let us down. Now, every program and device has templates that show you how to do things. As in this example, technology can crash at anytime and if we don’t have a grasp on the basics of PR we will be in quite a predicament. Although it is very important to keep up with the changing times, it is also important to hold on to the key concepts that made PR the way it is today. I think it is crucial to teach students the old-fashioned way of doing things along with technology so that when websites are down they will still be able to get the job done in a timely fashion.

]]> By: Chasity http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8773 Chasity Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:22:50 +0000 http://www.marcomblog.com/2007/02/05/new-social-media-newsroom/#comment-8773 I am on the cusp of being completely afraid of social media, then I shift to the point where i really love it and I am extrememly excited to have the opportunity to be educated about it. With any technology there are negatives that come along with it. There will be times when computers crash or information is lost. But I think it's important to be able to go with the flow. I think the best advice to give someone is that change is inevitable and you must be willing to accept things for what they are and go with it. I am on the cusp of being completely afraid of social media, then I shift to the point where i really love it and I am extrememly excited to have the opportunity to be educated about it.
With any technology there are negatives that come along with it. There will be times when computers crash or information is lost. But I think it’s important to be able to go with the flow.
I think the best advice to give someone is that change is inevitable and you must be willing to accept things for what they are and go with it.

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