User:Denethor51/Wikipedia class project

SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY CLASS Social Media Strategy, or Mass Communication 333, is a class that helps students learn the basics of Social media and the way companies use them to target audiences. In this class we have learned a plethora of different approaches and vocabulary terms. According to the Social Media Examiner there are 3 different concepts that need to be examined when creating your plan they are:

1. Assessment 2. Implementation 3. Monitor, Measure, and get Momentum( 1)

1. http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-steps-to-an-effective-social-media-strategy/

These three steps are extremely important in this Social Media Strategy class. The class has been a blast so far and we are only half way through the course so there is still a lot to learn and explore. This class is teaching students a lot about the different medias that are out there and some that students have never heard of before.

This social media page is examining Wikipedia and the history of it, in a nutshell. Wikipedia was launched in 2001 by Jim Wales and Larry Sanger. It was the 2.0 to another website that they created in 2000 which was called Nupedia. Nupedia was made so so users could get expert approaches to the topic and not have to worry about it being false. After 6 months though only 2 articles were approved so Wales and Sanger decided to go a different approach and make a website with out users being edited. 1 year later Wikipedia was born and it spawned all different types of ideas.Wikipedia was made to be a user free encyclopedia for everyone. The company wanted to make a place where people could find the research they needed from someone else just like them. "Wikipedia contained more than 20,000 articles in 18 languages. Since then, the site has grown rapidly, swelling to 250,000 articles by 2004 and a million by 2006."

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1917002,00.html#ixzz29P

COMPETITION Over the years Wikipedia has made lots of competition and enemies companies such as: Veropedia, Citizendium, and Google's Knol. (but none of these sites seem to be able to reach the stardom that wiki has made, but there is always a new company willing to try.)

HOW TO USE WIKIPEDIA Everyone can make a Wikipedia profile it is very simple just put in click on create account and give a name, email, and a password and you are ready to start editing or adding your own work to a page, such as this one. Whatever is put on the website must be credible to some degree and people must be able to back up their edits with facts.

This tutorial will help teach you how to edit a wiki page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7yXx3YbcNI

Sites that helped with project History of Wikipedia http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1917002,00.html

Wikipedia's Inner circle keeps producing competitors  http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/news/2007/11/veropedia

Use caution The perils of Wikipedia  http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/02/perils.wikipedia/

Project Points

ROSTER (name, social media, why)1-3 sentences

Ashlee O'Grady:
 * Social Media Project: Reddit, A Social News Website
 * Why you are doing it: I was assigned social news websites as my teach-a-class topic and chose Reddit because it's a site that I'm not only interested in, but keep up with daily. I wanted to share with the class the many unique features that Reddit has to offer and show how to operate the user friendly site. Reddit provides a way to keep up with social news in a quick, easy, and entertaining way and I think it was the best social news site to teach the class about.

Bianca Crimi:
 * Social Media Project: V-logging in the Beauty Industry
 * Why you are doing it: I wanted to share with the class my knowledge of vlogs and how important they are becoming in all industries. In the summer at one of my internships, I learned about the usage of video logs in the beauty industry and how beauty brands were using blogs to promote, advertise, and market new products. I wanted to share this information with the class because it is a growing platform, and many people have become famous from starting their own video logs on topics that interest them.

Kaitlyn Holden:
 * Social Media Project: Microblogging (Twitter & Yammer)
 * Why you are doing it: I want to share the variety of different microblogs that exist today and demonstrate the many uses of each type. Microblogs can be used for personal use like Twitter, or for a private enterprise such as Yammer. I'd like to explain the history of Twitter and Yammer and describe their competitors. The purpose of my presentation is to introduce ways that brands that have successfully used Twitter and Yammer to improve their brand image.

Hamad Fadag
 * Social Media Project: Skype and Web video calling
 * Why you are doing it: Web video calling has become one of the most important types of social media nowadays. Web video calling makes it easier to share a story, celebrate a birthday, learn a language, hold a meeting, work with colleagues, or just about anything we need to do together every day. Skype is a way to make free phone calls to anyone anywhere in the world, using a microphone and an Internet connection.

Lura Bobbitt Social Media Project: Blogging
 * Why you are doing it: I originally wanted to do Tumblr so Blogging was the second best thing. I like the topic of blogging because it is freedom of expression. I have my own blog and I follow many other blogs to gain valuable and news worthy information.

Tricia Holck: Social Media Project: Microblogging (Twitter & Yammer)
 * Why you are doing it: I want to share the importance and value in a microblog, and show how such little information can create a HUGE impact.  Microblogs can be used for personal use, or for a private enterprise such as Yammer.  I want to show the many uses microblogs have, and how to effectively use them to create a credible, interesting, and successful strategic microblog.

Jenna Lewis...
 * Social Media Project:Teach-A-Class Project: Online Shopping Forums...
 * Why you are doing it: I want to expose people to shopping "expensively" on a budget and getting great name brand items for a fraction of the original selling price. It gives them the opportunity to have the things that they want for less than half of what they would pay for in a department store or online site.

TJ Sanders
 * Social Media Project: Teach-a-Class Assignment: Tumblr
 * Why you are doing it: I want to show how Tumblr can be used by organizations as a hybrid between social media platform and blog. Organizations can used Tumblr's features, such as following, tagging, and reblogging, to quickly get out their messages and allow people to relay the messages quickly via word-of-mouth.

Brianne Young
 * Social Media Project, Teach-A-Class: Pinterest
 * I wanted to show others what Pinterest was and how it can be used as a social media tool for them and businesses. Pinterest is really interesting and fun to use for personal use, but it is also a fast-growing and popular social media site that more and more businesses/organizations are utilizing as part of their public relations and marketing strategies. It is a good way to give your audience something fresh and visual, and it has proven its success for many businesses.

Dinah Brennan
 * Social Media Project: Teach-A-Class Project: Youtube and Video Websites
 * Why are you doing it: I use YouTube almost daily, and I think it's very useful for information and entertainment. Youtube and other video websites allow for people to express themselves, as well as connect with people that you would never see or speak to. YouTube can be funny, sad, happy, enlightening, and many other things with only a click of a button.

Ethan Tome
 * Social Media Project, Teach-A-Class: Foursquare
 * Why are you doing it: I feel as though not a lot of people know how to use Foursquare, and other applications like it. Foursquare is a great way to connect with friends about places to go, or to get good reviews about restaurants/venues you may not have been to before. People should know more about Foursquare, because it can end up saving you money at places you want to go to in the future!

Elana Diestel
 * Facebook (Organizations' use of it)
 * There are so many strategies that organizations can use to be more effective in reaching audiences and deeper levels of engagement. I believe this could be a topic of interest for my classmates because we are in college and social media will probably be a part of our future careers.

Kelsey Newman
 * Social Media Project: Teach a Class Assignment: Pinterest
 * Why are you doing it: I wanted to learn more about Pinterest since I was a new user and be able to share that with the class. Pinterest can be used for more than just person interests but for businesses and for your career. I thought that was so helpful for people that use or would like to use Pinterest in the future.

Brittany Brothers:
 * Social Media Project: Personal use of Facebook. Why you are doing it: Almost everyone in the class has or has had a Facebook account. I wanted to show the class how to strategically utilize their personal Facebook page by networking. I also wanted to highlight some features Facebook offers that some people may not know about such as, sending gifts.

Samantha Lozano David Nicodemus
 * Social Media Project: LinkedIn
 * Why are you doing it: LinkedIn is a powerful tool to find work and internships for students and professionals. As an upcoming grad, it is valuable knowledge for me to learn more about the social networking site. I also want to share the information with the class so they too can build an online presence and use LinkedIn to locate work opportunities.
 * Social Media Project: Wikipedia
 * Why are you doing it: Wikipedia is a free online site that allows users to comment and edit information without going through a screening process. Everything that is put online is check for validity by the workers of wikipedia. I wanted everyone to be able to get on here and feel what it feels like to use wikipedia. I think it is very informative and important to today's students.

Sekou Bah
 * Social Media Project: GroupMe
 * Why are you doing it: GroupMe is a free group chatting application that is used by individuals with smart phones and regular cellur devices. The application is available on all phone and allows for users to connect without having to send seperate messages to the entire group. The real time feed allows users to get the newest new in the group, while it allows file sharing and location sharing. GroupMe is also avaliable online.

Jared Ferguson
 * Social Media Project: iPhone apps vs. Android apps
 * Why are you doing it: When comparing Apple and Android applications, many similarities and differences are evident. By examining both app stores, one is able to see the pros and cons of each market, and the way that applications in general have grown in the last decade.