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ryanmatherly — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:42:39 +0000

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ryanmatherly — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:57:23 +0000

I don’t use pinetrest is pretty cool. My girlfriend has one and she was addicted there for a while. But I think she’s faded out a little. Pinterest did set the record about being the fastest site to pass the 10 million mark. That’s definitely something for any web site to be proud of. Will Pinterest stand on its own like Facebook and Twitter have? I really don’t know. Stumbleupon was kind of the same thing in my opinion. It was all over the internet and people would not stop “stumbling” and talking about it. Then all of a sudden you look up, and no one really does it anymore. People just either got busy or lost interest or a combination of the two. Looking at things is cool don’t get me wrong, but you can only look at things for so long before losing interest. Facebook and Twitter are about people, and people are constantly changing and moving and learning and growing. Stuff just stays stuff, and eventually stuff gets boring. I know people that still use Pinterest and yes I have a limited opinion about it, but all I know is that my girlfriend has a twitter, facebook, and Pinterest. She’s got a busy job this semester at Disney world and she’s still on facebook and twitter all the time. Pinterest has fallen off. That’s saying something.

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ryanmatherly — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:12:36 +0000

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Valentine’s Day

ryanmatherly — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:06:01 +0000

Valentine’s day is a mixed bagfor a lot of people. Some couples do it real big. They shell out dollars and go to fancy restaurants and buy jewelry etc. I’ve never been that big in to Velentine’s day. But now that I really think about it I have’t been in a relationship on Velentin’s day very much. I don’t mean that in a depressing way at all. I gues I’m just more of a first semester/ summertime dater. This year I am dating a girl during Valentines day, but she is in Disney World for an internship, so that doesn’t really count. But we were dating last year during V-day also. We had just started talking so we didn’t go all out or anything crazy like that. She got me a Basketball with a cheesy poem since it’s my favorite sport, and she got me a basket with candy. Solid gift I wasn’t about to complain. I’ve never really gotten a “bad” gift. I’m never gonna complain about getting something.

If I ran a gift store for Valentine’s day I would of course get the word out about my company with a big sign and opening. But the key would be my catphrase. somewhere outside my store would say in big letters “Gifts That Matter.” People want to go to stores where they can find gifts that mean something whether it’s as big as a 10 year anniversary or as small as an inside joke. Nobody wants to buy a gift that does not mean anything to anyone.

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ryanmatherly — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:20 +0000

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Social Media and PR

ryanmatherly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:18:48 +0000

Social Media has made the Public Relations world much more accessible that’s for sure. Everything is just a click away. This is much different than “way back when” when people had to appear for press conferences and call up the reporters they know to give them a quick advance on a story or spin an event one way or the other. Now CNN is quoting certain companies’ websites all the time. According to Dr. so and so on Cocacola.com….blah blah blah. Anyone who is anyone can have access to just about any information from just about anywhere.

I think this is both good and bad for PR. I think it is good in the fact that if there is an emergency within the company, or a disaster happens that needs to be addressed, the Public Relations people can get to the root of the problem and put spin on it as soon as their fingers hit the keys. A problem in Hong Kong can be solved in Montana in just minutes thanks to the internet. The problem with that is addressed in this weeks question. A lot of companies employ the use of social media, but do so without much of a background in Public Relations. What is the point of having unlimited social media at your disposal if you do not have people with the means and wits to use it effectively.

Social media has definitely made things easier, that is for sure. But without professional public relations practitioners involved, the whole thing could go to waste.

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ryanmatherly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:45:59 +0000

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To Read or Watch

ryanmatherly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:42:22 +0000

This is an awesome blog topic. I love the movies. Always have and always wil. Hollwood’s gotten in to a bad habit of just churning out movies without taking time to really make a good one. They’re more about money than entertainment, which is not all bad. But there should be a balance between the two.

This question is easy and the answer should be unanimous. Read the book. Books are the reasons the movies are made in the first place. They go so much deeper in to character development and subplots that make you appreciate the story so much more.

One glaring example is the Harry Potter series. These books are incredible and anyone who has read them cannot help but agree. The subplots are what make those books and are just as important as the major story line. But they are left out. A lot of people like the Harry Potter films. But ask any true fan and they will say the movies do not live up at all. Not even close.

Movies are awesome though don’t get me wrong. The Lord of the Rings movies are a great example of a great book as well as a great movie. The 3rd Lord of the Rings film made over a billion dollars worldwide and won eleven Oscars.

I guess the real answer for me is both. I love reading and always have. And it’s cool to see the vision of the book come to life on the big screen.

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ryanmatherly — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:34:07 +0000

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My Bucket List

ryanmatherly — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:15:56 +0000

This week’s topic of the week is for both the PR writing and PR & Social Media classes.

What’s on your bucket list? Why did you choose them?

My bucket list is pretty basic since I’m still pretty young and have spent most of my life in school.

-Get married: I would definitely like to get married. I know it’s not necessarily at the top of a bucket list for most guys. But I think the journey to finding the one is definitely a man’s journey. It’s not easy finding the one, but when you do, it’s definitely worth it.

- Travel the globe: I’ve never been outside of the country before. I’m pretty sure the farthest north I’ve gone is St. Louis, and the farthest South I’ve ever gone is Orlando. Needless to say, it’s time for me to branch out. I want to go to a cool foreign country like Spain, or Greece, or Italy. I’d like to see what life is like outside of America and what it’s like across the ocean.

-Skydiving: I think skydiving would be sick. I’m not really afraid of heights, I’m just not their biggest fan. I think Skydiving would definitely eradicate that fear for sure. You can’t really go much higher than that. Once I’ve jumped out of a moving plane, roller coasters and tall building will be child’s play.

-Buy my own house: Obviously this isn’t a huge deal to most people. But the day I can buy a house with my own money that I made from my own job will be a huge day for me and it is something I have always looked forward to.