Writing for New Media, Social Campaign (for makebelieve non-profit)

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.

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.