Reflective post on the class

Honestly, I took this class because it was required. I've been a bit resistant to the increase of technology in our everyday world, and the point of this class is to embrace the technology. Right from the start, I could tell this class would be difficult for me. I kind of slacked off on the blog posts, procrastinating till the last minute to do all of them (sorry Dr. Melton), but I genuinely wanted to help with the ICRH as much as I possibly could. The fact that I could use this class to actually help people really meant alot to me. It forced me to be more open to the possibilities that social media could present us with. When we first launched the ICRH facebook page, I would have bet my life savings that there wouldn't be half as many "likes" of the page that there already are. But now, there are people posting on the page from New York and even different continents saying how inspirational it is for Isabella county to be running this program for the community. I really feel like I'm going to be able to take something away from this class. Its a different feeling than what I get from other classes when all I do is get a good grade. Regardless of what my grade ends up being in this class, I'm proud to say that I had the opportunity to help people who really need it, and with any luck ICRH will be a model for other communities to do the same type of charity work.

ICRH reflective post

Our group was assigned to help Isabella County Restoration Housing get on its feet with setting up their social media strategy as well as some advise as to how to help start the organization in general. When the semester started, ICRH was just an idea, and now it is an actual thing with 1000+ likes on facebook and countless people posting saying how great of a project it is. I really feel proud to have been part of helping ICRH start. To be modest, I know that the part that our group did wasn't the biggest part moving in the whole project, but it still feels good to have helped out even a little bit. I really hope that the ICRH will be able to help alot of people out this winter, and future winters. And I plan on volunteering to help out, as should you!

Prezi podcast

Heres the link to my Prezi podcast. I did it on the effect of social media in the Food Industry. Hopefully y'all find it interesting and learn something from it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfJi1Y3IdI&feature=youtu.be

Social media usage log

I did this over thanksgiving break while I was in Las Vegas

I chose to do it at this time because I really wanted to focus on spending time with my family instead of being on Facebook, or on my phone in general. This log took place on Thanksgiving Day:

·         8:00 a.m.-            Checked my Facebook page when I woke up (unfortunately, that’s part of my morning routine)

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           10:30 a.m.-          Went on Facebook to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving, and I also had to brag about the lions winning

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            3 p.m.-                  After my last post on Facebook, I left my phone in my room to charge. When we were about to eat our dinner I brought it back out to take a picture and post it on my page

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            6 p.m.-                  Complained on my Facebook page because A Christmas Story wasn’t on t.v.

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           9 p.m.-                  Checked my Facebook page to see posts about Black Friday. Since I was in Las Vegas, I was 3 hours behind everyone in Michigan. I was curious to see how everyone was holding up back home.

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          10 p.m-                 Checked my phone one last time before I put it away for the night and played board games with my family.

This was far less than what I normally do on a normal day, I think. The only social media site I really ever use is Facebook as well, so I can only check that so many times in a day before I get bored of it. I’m glad I chose to do this on Thanksgiving Day, it made me conscious of how I was spending my time. I rarely get to see all of my family together, and I would rather spend the day with them than on my phone.

LinkedIn Presentation

I did my in class presentation on Linked In. The reason I chose that program is because I didn't really know too much about it, but alot of my professors and other professionals I know told me many times how important it was to have one. I really learned alot while doing research for the project and I still keep my page up to date. I think it'll be a very valuable tool for finding a job once I (finally) graduate. I hope that other people in the class learned a few things as well because I'm sure they will find it a useful tool if they made an account as well

the social organization ch 9

Honestly, I thought this chapter was kindof boring and pretty self explanatory. The main point the author was trying to get across was to continue shepherding the community along throughout the entire process and not just let it lead itself. One tip that i did find interesting is to create social circles within a community when you feel the community is becoming stagnant and is no longer moving towards its goals. This is a practical resolution simply because it gets people to start talking again. Conversation leads to ideas which leads to action.

Who owns the future ch 4

This chapter starts off with the question of "Are Middle Classes Natural?" He goes on in the chapter to talk about different types of wealth distribution as well as pros and cons of Marxist type theories.
I'm not going to talk much about what Lanier had to say in the chapter, though. Instead, I am going to try to make the point that the middle class is not "natural" nor is upper, lower, or anything else in between. I think that what is "natural" for humans is to live in order to survive. In other words in nature, there is no economy. There are no jobs. There is no "money". All there is a "natural" world are people who eat, sleep, and procreate.

Now, as far as a middle class being "natural" in a capitalistic economy, I would also have to say no. The whole point of capitalism is to get rich, essentially. In a truly capitalistic economy, there would be no middle class. The economy in the U.S. is leaning towards this end of the spectrum, as we see the middle class dwindling every year. More and more people are living in poverty, and in return, a few people make a lot of money off of them.

Sometimes, I wish people were all just Aborigines still and all we did was eat and sleep. Those were the days.