The Art of Blogging

In this weeks reading, I thought I should start a discussion of the purpose of blogging. It is hard for me to grasp the idea of Twittering but after reading the chapter and completing the podcast with my group, I have a better understanding on this networking site which only allows a limited amount of characters to be published per blog, or microblog.

iPhone Haters?!?

As I was browsing for an article to blog about this week, I came across a headline which dramatically caught my attention. I am an iPhone user, and I love it, I wouldn't trade it for the world. This particular NYTimes headline read, "I Hate My iPhone," by Virginia Heffernan. So, I clicked on it because I had to find out what it was that bothered the person who hated something that makes my life easier. As I read, I was being understanding. Because the day I bought my phone, the salesperson did not even ask me if I had any questions. Of course, I was so happy I hadn't realized it. But the iPhone is very easy and after messing around with it's vast features, I soon got the hang of it. Heffernan also mentions how text messages work in the iPhone. I would agree that it was tricky getting the hang of the typing, but as other phones, one rapidly copes with it. In the end, I was in shock as I read the article because I did not think it was possible for one to hate the iPhone enough to not want to discover its usage and to want to return it. I would have to respectfully disagree with Heffernan and must add that she could have given the iPhone a chance. These are the phones that are quickly becoming the norm. It is not surprise that phone services are competing over which carries the best smart phone as in the Blackberry Storm, amongst others.

Twitter Podcast

As our podcast, for our project we, Sara, Joe, Kirby and I, decided to do our podcast about Twitter. We were asked to:

(1) produce a meaningful resource on the topic of social media, and
(2) to demonstrate we posses the necessary skills to produce a podcast.

I believe our group successfully met this qualifications in our podcast. As you listen, we introduce the topic and discuss how journalists, average people, and companies use this social networking tool. We provide examples of the success that has been met through Twitter. Finally, as a group we got together and worked on editing the podcast to its final mp3 file that you may listen to.

Show Notes
00.14 Juan begins to introduce the show.
00.38 Juan introduces the various topics that will be discussed on the podcast.
00.42 Sara begins to talk about the use of Twitter for journalists.
01.49 Juan transitions topic to Kirby.
01.58 Kirby begins to talk about the advantages of Twitter for the average person.
03.01 Juan transitions topic to Joe.
03.12 Joe begins talking about the advantages of Twitter for business.
04.38 Juan ends the show.
05.13 Podcast ends.