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“Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks.” – Author Unknown (Moneysmith, 2009)

Today’s technology involves computers and mobile devices such as iPods and iPhones. Social media takes center stage in creating communications unheard of before the digital age of computers. Information can be quickly accessed online through the Internet.

Blogs are great social media. Online blogging promotes effective two-way conver… Continue

Looking for a career in public relations? If you are working on a degree in public relations, you obviously should know what it is. But how many people really know what public relations is? Take a look at these interviews with the public...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aml6diAgIb8. As you see in the video, not everyone can define PR.

This video explains it well...http://www.youtube.com… Continue

“You can't say, I won't write today because that excuse will extend into several days, then several months, then… you are not a writer anymore, just someone who dreams about being a writer.” - Dorothy C. Fontana

“Writers write.” where the first words I heard out of the mouth of my mass communications professor at Tulsa Community College, before attending Oklahoma State University. I thought, “duh.”

Then I took more journalism classes and discovered how helpful those two words were. I like the… Continue

I wouldn't consider myself a "technophile," which identifies a person who will buy the latest and greatest technical equipment whatever the cost. I'm more of the, "I'll wait until the price goes down," type of technical shopper.

I finally bought my first iPod Touch about two weeks ago. I didn't go for the iPhone, because of the monthly cost. Yes, I may be considered cheap, but at least I'm able to pay my montly bills on time.

I'm excited about my new toy. It plays music, downloads podcasts, ke… Continue

It was in my writing class at the Oklahoma State University Tulsa that I first met an interesting and exceptional, journalism student, Cindy Downes. Dr. Lori McKinnon was our professor at that time. Cindy sat in the front of the class. She was attentive to everything and everyone.

We actually shared 2 classes that semester. The other class was a public relations management class, same professor. We are now in a social media class together. We learn about all kinds of media applications, NING, W… Continue