Ahh, here we are again, a final about a Social Media Project. How exciting.
My non-profit will be known as "No Shirts, No Bueno." The basic mission statement will be, "if you're cold, we're not doing our job."
Primarily, my non-profit would operate majorly on donations of cash and supplies, working with local organizations (churches, government owned places, etc) in order to help cloth every person in Madison.
The plan would be to start small, but eventually expand to other areas of Wisconsin.
The 4 main forms of Social media that I intend to use are Facebook, Twitter, Google Alerts and Google Blogger.
Google Blogger would primarily be run by service staff (perhaps a social media volunteer from the local technical college), where the primary goals would include:
-Connecting with the populace on a more personal level.
-Keeping those involved or invested in the company about the various projects being run by the corporation.
-Allowing (and even inviting) area residents for feedback on all aspects of the workplace, and opening forums to all levels of feedback.
Google Alerts will be charged with keeping up with local news, or any other, types of mentions for the company, as well as keeping track of investors and people of interest. Likewise, the tool would be used to watch for any local residents that need help, updating daily in an attempt to keep up with the world and the news.
NSNB will run a Facebook Fan Page, which will likewise run a number of campaigns to target those that are in the Madison area, unemployed or looking for, and need help. Advertisements will be used constantly, bringing in a larger customer base, and will also be used to attract donators to the cause. The Page itself will be used to interact with users, post daily short updates, and shed light on events the company intends to host.
Likewise with Twitter, simply using another tool to reach a larger user base.
This is Dan Schott, Controlling Interest of No Shirt, No Bueno.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Seagate dumps on my dreams, Myyearbook a true Waste of Human Baggage, and working sucks, ya know?
I know I don't blog a lot anymore, the reason being work. Having 2 jobs (but only 2 now, thanks to the fact that I have offically left The Clarion student publication at Madison Area Technical College) is really more of a pain than anything. I'm glad to be working more though, and being in this position now, as opposed to 1 year ago when I was pretty ridiculously screwed in every aspect of my life.
Isn't America grand? Going from jobless to overworked and in school full-time in only a year? Amazing, truly. Speaking of school, classes start next Monday, Jan. 10, and I cannot be more excited for all my English classes. They are:
-Writing for New Media, Kassulke.
-Feature Writing, Cupps.
-World Indigenous Languages, Redfield and Ivanova.
-World Issues Journalism, Hansen.
-General Anthropology, Christiansen III.
And yes, another semester and still no Math or Science taken. I'll get around to it.
Life may be good, but it is time to focus on some negatives in my life. Sad, but they're duly mentionable.
On Oct. 13, 2010, I ordered an item off of Amazon.com. I am a frequent customer of this site, and have had very little complaints when using this website. I decided using Amazon as a medium to purchase from Seagate was a good idea, as an Amazon Prime member allowed me to recveive free shipping on my purchase. The item I purchased was:
Seagate FreeAgent Go 1 TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST910004FAA2E1-RK (Tuxedo Black)
From the Seagate Merchant profile on Amazon. This turned out to be a huge mistake, because upon receiving my merchandise and opening it, I discovered that the item does not actually work. The initial file that is supposed to open and install upon the first use was missing, and that it actually cost me money to contact them directly. After a few emails, and a couple of long nights, I merely decided that the $100 that I had spent were gone, and the device useless.
I gave the piece of equipment to a friend, and she said she'd tinker with it and see if anything good could become of it. A sad end to a depressing story.
In other tales, I have been on a constant quest to expand my Social Media knowledge base. From LinkedIn to Blogger, I have been accessing new websites and how they can be used as the world expands more into the digital age.
www.myyearbook.com has an interesting way to interact in Social Media. As opposed to Facebook, it allows for community News Feeds, rather than simply your own social circle, allowing for people to interact with those they've never met before deciding if they want them within their social circle.
However, the site seems to have become the new myspace for teenage internet bullying and sexcipades. Not a day goes by when, accessing the feed, I find a "Me so horny" or "I'm alone, text me" at least 10 times on the feeds, leading me to believe that the myyearbook staff doesn't care that this is a breeding ground for sexual predators.
Well folks, I'm off to work. Later!
Isn't America grand? Going from jobless to overworked and in school full-time in only a year? Amazing, truly. Speaking of school, classes start next Monday, Jan. 10, and I cannot be more excited for all my English classes. They are:
-Writing for New Media, Kassulke.
-Feature Writing, Cupps.
-World Indigenous Languages, Redfield and Ivanova.
-World Issues Journalism, Hansen.
-General Anthropology, Christiansen III.
And yes, another semester and still no Math or Science taken. I'll get around to it.
Life may be good, but it is time to focus on some negatives in my life. Sad, but they're duly mentionable.
On Oct. 13, 2010, I ordered an item off of Amazon.com. I am a frequent customer of this site, and have had very little complaints when using this website. I decided using Amazon as a medium to purchase from Seagate was a good idea, as an Amazon Prime member allowed me to recveive free shipping on my purchase. The item I purchased was:
Seagate FreeAgent Go 1 TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST910004FAA2E1-RK (Tuxedo Black)
From the Seagate Merchant profile on Amazon. This turned out to be a huge mistake, because upon receiving my merchandise and opening it, I discovered that the item does not actually work. The initial file that is supposed to open and install upon the first use was missing, and that it actually cost me money to contact them directly. After a few emails, and a couple of long nights, I merely decided that the $100 that I had spent were gone, and the device useless.
I gave the piece of equipment to a friend, and she said she'd tinker with it and see if anything good could become of it. A sad end to a depressing story.
In other tales, I have been on a constant quest to expand my Social Media knowledge base. From LinkedIn to Blogger, I have been accessing new websites and how they can be used as the world expands more into the digital age.
www.myyearbook.com has an interesting way to interact in Social Media. As opposed to Facebook, it allows for community News Feeds, rather than simply your own social circle, allowing for people to interact with those they've never met before deciding if they want them within their social circle.
However, the site seems to have become the new myspace for teenage internet bullying and sexcipades. Not a day goes by when, accessing the feed, I find a "Me so horny" or "I'm alone, text me" at least 10 times on the feeds, leading me to believe that the myyearbook staff doesn't care that this is a breeding ground for sexual predators.
Well folks, I'm off to work. Later!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Apple itouch surpasses my expectations yet again
At its release, I decided to purchase an Apple iPod Touch, 4th Generation. Intending to use this mainly for the mobile web and social media aspects of it (as well as that whole music thing), I was completely surprised at what I actually got.
I definitely got my moneys worth.
Applications are designed to further the experience of having an iPod Touch. The application store comes with thousands of applications, each one designed to cater towards a specific topic, and each one holds its own appeal. From Facebook and Twitter to Texas Hold'em, each application has a target audience that it vastly appeals to.
Most notably, I found something that blew my mind the other night, which would be the Sega Genesis games that have recently begun to be released. As a true child of the 90's, it was my greatest passion growing up, even beyond the time of PlayStation and Game Cube, to play the Genesis at every available opportunity.
With a video game in hand, I have now found a lot more stock in this iPod than I used to. Instead of going out and buying a brand new, fancy pants game boy to get me through long trips (where I don't have a book) and lazy days, I have this beautiful iPod that allows me to relive the good 'ol days.
On top of that, the applications that allow me to surf the web, find reference materials and even connect with friends from across the country, the iPod has far surpassed anything I expected it to be when I first purchased it.
Apple itouch 4th Gen gets a 5 out of 5 from me.
I definitely got my moneys worth.
Applications are designed to further the experience of having an iPod Touch. The application store comes with thousands of applications, each one designed to cater towards a specific topic, and each one holds its own appeal. From Facebook and Twitter to Texas Hold'em, each application has a target audience that it vastly appeals to.
Most notably, I found something that blew my mind the other night, which would be the Sega Genesis games that have recently begun to be released. As a true child of the 90's, it was my greatest passion growing up, even beyond the time of PlayStation and Game Cube, to play the Genesis at every available opportunity.
With a video game in hand, I have now found a lot more stock in this iPod than I used to. Instead of going out and buying a brand new, fancy pants game boy to get me through long trips (where I don't have a book) and lazy days, I have this beautiful iPod that allows me to relive the good 'ol days.
On top of that, the applications that allow me to surf the web, find reference materials and even connect with friends from across the country, the iPod has far surpassed anything I expected it to be when I first purchased it.
Apple itouch 4th Gen gets a 5 out of 5 from me.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Eat, Pray, Love is a pretty bad movie.
As a general rule, hanging out with people that I meet at work is off an off limits area. A single fight, accidental kiss or one of my lude comments makes the work environment very uncomfortable.
Despite this, I agreed to go with my boss at The Clarion and a co-worker to a free movie at the Memorial Union Theater last Saturday, Nov. 13th.
Worst. Idea. Ever.
"Eat, Prey, Love" has an interesting concept when it comes to storyline, and there are many decent actors within the movie. Julia Roberts, playing the main character Elizabeth Gilbert, finds herself educated, well employed and living with her husband, a man who loves her dearly, in a house they own.
Naturally, she finds herself unhappy, and soon after she leaves him, has an affair, initiates a divorce and offers her husband every speck of wealth she has to sign the papers.
It is also natural that, when someone is brought into this situation, the best possibly course of action is to take a trip to Italy, India and Bali on the advice given her to by a shaman in Bali years ago.
The storyline is expertly acted out and the actors themselves do an amazing job throughout the film, however it falls far short of what one can even fathom for anything near non-fiction. Despite this, the acting keeps you involved and wanting to see more of the movie, but eventually the story drags on to the point of wearing the viewer thing and becomes too predictable.
The underlying themes to the movie (Eat to fulfill your life, Pray and believe in yourself, and Love unconditionally) are accurately portrayed, and one finds it easy to identify early in the movie. Overall, the movie is interesting, but not worth anything more than a rental.
I rate this movie 2 1/2 stars out of 5.
Despite this, I agreed to go with my boss at The Clarion and a co-worker to a free movie at the Memorial Union Theater last Saturday, Nov. 13th.
Worst. Idea. Ever.
"Eat, Prey, Love" has an interesting concept when it comes to storyline, and there are many decent actors within the movie. Julia Roberts, playing the main character Elizabeth Gilbert, finds herself educated, well employed and living with her husband, a man who loves her dearly, in a house they own.
Naturally, she finds herself unhappy, and soon after she leaves him, has an affair, initiates a divorce and offers her husband every speck of wealth she has to sign the papers.
It is also natural that, when someone is brought into this situation, the best possibly course of action is to take a trip to Italy, India and Bali on the advice given her to by a shaman in Bali years ago.
The storyline is expertly acted out and the actors themselves do an amazing job throughout the film, however it falls far short of what one can even fathom for anything near non-fiction. Despite this, the acting keeps you involved and wanting to see more of the movie, but eventually the story drags on to the point of wearing the viewer thing and becomes too predictable.
The underlying themes to the movie (Eat to fulfill your life, Pray and believe in yourself, and Love unconditionally) are accurately portrayed, and one finds it easy to identify early in the movie. Overall, the movie is interesting, but not worth anything more than a rental.
I rate this movie 2 1/2 stars out of 5.
Monday, November 15, 2010
The Enduring Flame Trilogy, Book 1: The Phoenix Unchained
A trilogy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory, "The Enduring Flame" is certainly a trilogy that I was dying to get ahold of.
It was early in 2009 that I got 1st of the first book, and not until last week when I got the 3rd and last. Suffice it to say, that huge gap in time really made me yearn for the third book, and I spent 2 days reading and rereading it.
However, during that gap of time, I was able to read "The Phoenix Unchained" several times, and what I've discovered is simple; this author team is amazing, rivaling my favorite authors of all time, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman of the Dragonlance novels.
The storyline starts with 2 averages young men of Armathelieh, Tiercel and Harrier, whom are about to embark on the next journey in their lives and separate, despite their close friendship throughout their years. Harrier is on to become the next Harbormaster, while Tiercel, of a noble family, will move on to study at a university and work in the government.
This all changes with one book, leading Tiercel to experiment with a magic long forgotten. In these days, the "wild magic" is all that remains, and those that serve it serve no authority except the balance that is life. Tiercel however has discovered another kind of magic, the high magic, used long ago with the wild magic to destroy the last known evil in the world. He and Harrier than set out on a journey to understand this magic, unaware of the evil beginning to stir on the other side of the world.
The novel has an amazingly detailed scenery, with beautiful details without using too many large and complicated words, making the book a simple read. Lackey and Mallory find a beautiful balance of imagination as well, without going too far from reality to seem detached or completely unrealistic. Sticking with the fantasy theme though, it introduces all sorts of "Otherfolk," or non-human creatures with intelligence, that add to the general feel of the story.
Beyond that, the way the story is constantly in motion, yet doesn't give up too much storyline too fast, allows for the reader to both be enamored by the content, but yearn desperately for more. This is why the novel is one of my favorites, and will continue to be.
Be sure to pick it up and read, you won't be disappointed!
I rate this book a 4 1/2 out of 5.
It was early in 2009 that I got 1st of the first book, and not until last week when I got the 3rd and last. Suffice it to say, that huge gap in time really made me yearn for the third book, and I spent 2 days reading and rereading it.
However, during that gap of time, I was able to read "The Phoenix Unchained" several times, and what I've discovered is simple; this author team is amazing, rivaling my favorite authors of all time, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman of the Dragonlance novels.
The storyline starts with 2 averages young men of Armathelieh, Tiercel and Harrier, whom are about to embark on the next journey in their lives and separate, despite their close friendship throughout their years. Harrier is on to become the next Harbormaster, while Tiercel, of a noble family, will move on to study at a university and work in the government.
This all changes with one book, leading Tiercel to experiment with a magic long forgotten. In these days, the "wild magic" is all that remains, and those that serve it serve no authority except the balance that is life. Tiercel however has discovered another kind of magic, the high magic, used long ago with the wild magic to destroy the last known evil in the world. He and Harrier than set out on a journey to understand this magic, unaware of the evil beginning to stir on the other side of the world.
The novel has an amazingly detailed scenery, with beautiful details without using too many large and complicated words, making the book a simple read. Lackey and Mallory find a beautiful balance of imagination as well, without going too far from reality to seem detached or completely unrealistic. Sticking with the fantasy theme though, it introduces all sorts of "Otherfolk," or non-human creatures with intelligence, that add to the general feel of the story.
Beyond that, the way the story is constantly in motion, yet doesn't give up too much storyline too fast, allows for the reader to both be enamored by the content, but yearn desperately for more. This is why the novel is one of my favorites, and will continue to be.
Be sure to pick it up and read, you won't be disappointed!
I rate this book a 4 1/2 out of 5.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2
On a typical Saturday afternoon, you could find me sitting in The Clarion office working on my homework. However, not all Saturdays are typical, and Nov. 6 was definitely not. So, with a break from the homework and work, it was time to try out a new game and eat some Pizza Hut.
Unleashed 2 seems to follow suit with Unleashed, with beautiful aesthetics and unchanged game play. Unleashed was released in 2008, but months before Unleashed 2's release, executive producer and writer for the game Haden Blackman retired. On online gamer news source Techland, Evan Narcisse interviewed Blackman and talked to him about his new company, Fearless Studios. Blackman confirms this as his motivation for leaving Lucasarts.
Unleashed 2 brings in a new, but predictable, storyline. As Starkiller, the deceased Jedi/Sith from the original game, you find yourself imprisoned by Sith Lord Darth Vader, where he has convinced you that you are a clone of the original Starkiller and are simply his puppet. Once Starkiller has escaped, he begins a journey to find himself and seek out the cast of the first game.
While an interesting concept, the game did not go quite as in depth as it could have. The various storm trooper filled levels provide a small challenge, but nothing unique or overly difficult. Leveling has become useless, as you begin with far more force powers, skills and a generally far overpowered character. leaving the player wondering if it was truly worth it to buy this game.
Look for the rest of this review in the Nov. 24th issue of The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College's student newspaper. It will available online that morning at www.matc-clarion.com, or later in the day on the racks around Truax and Downtown campuses. Papers will reach the regional campuses later in the week.
Unleashed 2 seems to follow suit with Unleashed, with beautiful aesthetics and unchanged game play. Unleashed was released in 2008, but months before Unleashed 2's release, executive producer and writer for the game Haden Blackman retired. On online gamer news source Techland, Evan Narcisse interviewed Blackman and talked to him about his new company, Fearless Studios. Blackman confirms this as his motivation for leaving Lucasarts.
Unleashed 2 brings in a new, but predictable, storyline. As Starkiller, the deceased Jedi/Sith from the original game, you find yourself imprisoned by Sith Lord Darth Vader, where he has convinced you that you are a clone of the original Starkiller and are simply his puppet. Once Starkiller has escaped, he begins a journey to find himself and seek out the cast of the first game.
While an interesting concept, the game did not go quite as in depth as it could have. The various storm trooper filled levels provide a small challenge, but nothing unique or overly difficult. Leveling has become useless, as you begin with far more force powers, skills and a generally far overpowered character. leaving the player wondering if it was truly worth it to buy this game.
Look for the rest of this review in the Nov. 24th issue of The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College's student newspaper. It will available online that morning at www.matc-clarion.com, or later in the day on the racks around Truax and Downtown campuses. Papers will reach the regional campuses later in the week.
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