This is my second attempt at blogging. You would think I would be more comfortable with this; yet, oddly enough, it is still slightly awkward to "put out there" whatever it is that I am thinking, which, recently, has not been much of anything.
I did make my Facebook fan page, which means that I am, officially, a fan of Owasso Volleyball Club. I contemplated making a fan page for myself, but the pessimistic side of me wouldn't allow it as there is a high probability that no one would "like" it -- including myself. Fortunately, a former assistant coach of mine suggested I make one for Owasso Volleyball Club, a non-profit volleyball club that I used to coach for. I coached with OVC for three years and loved every minute! OVC is fortunate to have a wonderful board of directors and an even better coaching staff (it's still fabulous -- even without me). OVC was created in order to provide an affordable alternative to the extremely expensive volleyball clubs in Tulsa. OVC still prides itself on its financial accessibility and has now grown to serve the greater Tulsa area.
For these reasons, I am, most definitely, a fan of OVC. There is also an added bonus to creating the OVC fan page. I am looking into doing my graduate creative project over OVC. For the project, I hope to increase awareness of OVC and create a successful marketing approach for the organization. This Facebook fan page could help out with that goal.
Even though creating a fan page and posting it to my personal account did make me feel a little strange, ultimately, I think it was a good learning experience and could help me out with my project later. I suppose I am a fan of creating Facebook fan pages.
Check out my Facebook fan-tastic page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Owasso-Volleyball-Club/159596720800623
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Will Blog for an "A"
As the title suggests, I am beginning this blog journey at the request of my professor. She is determined to get us into social media no matter how many tantrums we throw, but, just like our mothers would say, it is for our own good (and I recognize that).
So, here we go. I have typed, deleted, re-typed, criticized, giggled (at my cleverness), then deleted again (nope...that's just stupid) more introductions to this thing than I dare to mention. So, no words of wisdom, slick puns, snarky stabs or thought-provoking statements from me...this time. I'll work on it, I promise.
Confession: I knew NOTHING about mass communications before I started this program. I was testing the waters I guess. Well, that is part of it, and I also knew an English degree wouldn't get me where I wanted to be (don't ask me where that is though). If I think too hard about it, I start to realize how incredibly stupid I was for shelling out tons of cash to take classes in a degree field I didn't even research beforehand. Not sure what I was thinking, but I must say, I am so glad I didn't over-analyze it because I do believe I have fallen in love. I mean, how neat is it that I get a grade for playing on Twitter, starting a blog and keeping up with media gossip?
This class in particular has been quite eye-opening. I had a Facebook, but that was the extent of my social media activity. I didn't really even post on the thing though...to be honest, I used it for creeping on other people. However, because of this class, I now have a Twitter (which I do post on), I have a blog (which I am attempting to post on), and I, occasionally, post on Facebook, but I still mostly use that for creepin' (some habits die hard). Without the gentle push this class has given me, I would be in a communications degree field with little knowledge of social media and its immense impact on the field. My new (and still growing) knowledge of social media will be the biggest thing I take from this class. Well, that and my AP Stylebook and me should get to know each other better. So, I owe my professor a HUGE thank-you for expanding my horizons and showing me what I have been missing.
So, here we go. I have typed, deleted, re-typed, criticized, giggled (at my cleverness), then deleted again (nope...that's just stupid) more introductions to this thing than I dare to mention. So, no words of wisdom, slick puns, snarky stabs or thought-provoking statements from me...this time. I'll work on it, I promise.
Confession: I knew NOTHING about mass communications before I started this program. I was testing the waters I guess. Well, that is part of it, and I also knew an English degree wouldn't get me where I wanted to be (don't ask me where that is though). If I think too hard about it, I start to realize how incredibly stupid I was for shelling out tons of cash to take classes in a degree field I didn't even research beforehand. Not sure what I was thinking, but I must say, I am so glad I didn't over-analyze it because I do believe I have fallen in love. I mean, how neat is it that I get a grade for playing on Twitter, starting a blog and keeping up with media gossip?
This class in particular has been quite eye-opening. I had a Facebook, but that was the extent of my social media activity. I didn't really even post on the thing though...to be honest, I used it for creeping on other people. However, because of this class, I now have a Twitter (which I do post on), I have a blog (which I am attempting to post on), and I, occasionally, post on Facebook, but I still mostly use that for creepin' (some habits die hard). Without the gentle push this class has given me, I would be in a communications degree field with little knowledge of social media and its immense impact on the field. My new (and still growing) knowledge of social media will be the biggest thing I take from this class. Well, that and my AP Stylebook and me should get to know each other better. So, I owe my professor a HUGE thank-you for expanding my horizons and showing me what I have been missing.
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