Twitter’s Potential

This weeks blog assignment happens to be my favorite thus far. We were assigned the same format for this weeks blog however this time instead of writing on how a business uses it’s blog , we are writing about how a business or a brand uses twitter, and what we would like to see different if anything. I am happy to say for any of you Supernatural fans that maybe reading this my topic was the Supernatural t.v show. I am very excited to be writing about them I hope you are as excited to read it as i am writing it. Supernatural has many different fan based twitter accounts promoting their show and one official page , I will be talking about the official page as it follows the criteria given to us for this assignment.

So let me begin with the CW twitter page, @CW_Supernatural within their Twitter i believe they have been able to maximize twitters potential or at least come close to it. They post very frequently, anytime there is Supernatural news or events happening us twitter users are always kept in the loop. There is a big hype for season 8 so naturally they have kept us in suspense  as much as possible providing several links to pictures and trailer clips, each time I watch one I personally get more and more excited and anxious for the new season as are many other huge fans I’m sure, based on the clips they have posted I think this might be the final season of the series as they talk about sealing off the gates of hell permanently and banishing all the demons on earth back to where they came from.

After doing further research on Twitter the only Twitter account that is officially the t.v shows and not a fan page is the one i have listed above, however the fan pages are still just as informative for the most part. I find each of the twitter accounts i visited still supplied the same messages, trailers , premiere pictures, and events happening within the Supernatural world. I encourage you to check out the twitter page for Supernatural and come back to me with a comment on wither or not you agree or disagree with what I have said.In my oppinion the way@CW_ Supernatural uses Twitter is a prime example of the greatness one can achieve when using it. Twitter is a way for them to connect with fans, and  in using twitter they can now communicate with anyone following their page and provide them with inside details on what is going on now and what is to come. I like the way they designed their Twitter account from a visual prospective it draws anyone in that maybe curious and want find out what Supernatural is all about if they hadn’t already heard.  However there was one downfall to their page they did not have enough conversation going on it was just what  they were posting, I feel if they could have that aspect of it they would have a home run.

Thank you for taking the time to read this have a nice day…looking forward to my next post

Blogs and the Power to Influence Customers

I have been assigned to research how a  business of my choice  uses blogging and how effective the blog really is in my opinion so here goes. I will try and keep this entry shorter then the last . I would like to talk about the Best Buy Geek Squad and their blog. The Geek Squad uses their blog to mostly inform the users of interesting information about products they sell, new virus information, and places they are going or have been.

The Best Buy Geek Squad uses this blog effectively in my opinion. The content posted is not only very informative but also very user friendly; they have archives and recent posts to the right as well as links to other tech sites. This blog also has  a wide range of posts from coverage in London for the 2012 Olympics , moving up to back to school , and finally the most recent post talking about a new virus that has been around the web , if your into technology and protecting your computer i would recommend this blog as a source of information.

Further proof that this blog is used effectively and efficiently is the ability for the viewer to post comments under any topic they have posted about and have discussions on them. The Geek Squad blog also has many contributors to it as well so you can bet that at times there will be diverse content; The visual aspect of this blog couldn’t be any better it is very appealing to both new viewers and older viewers returning to the blog , they not only have a very colorful blog page but they also have the Geek Squad logo right at the very top. In conclusion I would like to say once again this blog is done very well and is very user friendly. Here is the link to their blog http://www.geeksquad.com/intelligence/blog,  feel free to check it out for yourselves and give me your thoughts on what I have written.

Until next time… I look forward to keeping you posted have a nice day

Social Media and its Influence

Hello everyone! As stated in the About section of my blog , I am a first time blogger so bear with me as I get to know the in’s and out’s of writing a blog, I promise my blog will become better as i go .

Once again, my name is William Potter I am a first year Business Administration student at Loyalist College. This blog is a part of my Social Media and Emerging Technologies (SMET) component to the course. Business always gets me eager to learn and pumped to start each day. Social media is a big part of my life, as I frequently use one or more social media tools a day and always like to learn about new applications and tools. Social media ranges vastly, but there are a few main websites that immediately come to mind. Most people regularly use Facebook, YouTube, Skype , Windows live messenger , Twitter, G mail. The list could go on forever, but these are the main websites that come to mind. I myself am a big Facebook , YouTube and Skype user. However, since owning an Android phone, I have started using G mail and other Google tools. Even so, that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of what can be done or has been done with social media. Some people still don’t use social media; however, these sites have grown over the past few years and don’t show any signs of letting up. Take Facebook and Wikipedia for instance. In this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZQzsQkMFgHE it says, “If Facebook were to be a country, it would be the third largest country in the world.” Also: “Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the US.” Something else stated in the video I thought was cool, “If Wikipedia were to be made into a book, it would take the average reader 123 years to read it.” So, like it or not, social media is becoming a big part of day-to-day life.

Going into this class, I found myself thinking that social media was mainly websites like Facebook, My Space, You Tube , and Instant messengers. How quickly my outlook on social media changed, even within the first twenty minutes of class. I was shocked to hear about how many different social media tools there are that I had never even heard of before. The things you can do with them are simply amazing. To be honest, I think every business should be connected into social media. I’ll give you a scenario: if you started a shop that repaired cars and you didn’t quite finish or did a poor job, this customer has just tweeted it and now there is a conversation online about your business and its poor service. If you’re not plugged into social media, then you’re not able to defend yourself and your company’s image suffers. So don’t be shy, because social media is a great thing.

This blog will continue to have my assignments within the class, my reflections, and any interesting information / links I find throughout the web. I cannot force anyone to participate in social media; however I can stress the importance of having an online identity , and the ability to bring your customer service to the next level. My goal is to take the most possible knowledge out of this class and apply the skills into making an online brand of myself. Not only for future opportunities, but also to stay on top of social media covering topics I know and care about. In conclusion, I would like to be able to face any situation that comes my way. Whether it be in social media or not, always providing satisfaction to the customers needs.

Have a great day… looking forward to keeping you posted