The document discusses research conducted to define the target audience for a horror film media project. It identifies the target audience as males and females aged 12-34 who enjoy being scared and staying up late. Feedback was gathered from 12 students aged 16-18 who fit the target demographic. The feedback was mostly positive, praising the editing techniques, music, and effects. However, some found the storyline confusing and titles behind static images hard to read. Overall the film seemed to appeal to the intended target audience, but was less successful for those outside that group.
This document provides condensed financial statements and management discussion and analysis for Avis Budget Car Rental for the third quarter of 2007. It includes statements of income, balance sheets, cash flows, and stockholders' equity. Key highlights include total revenues of $1.7 billion for the quarter and $4.6 billion for the nine months. Net income was $65 million for the quarter and $94 million for the nine months. Total assets were $13.8 billion as of September 30, 2007, with $4.7 billion in assets excluding vehicle programs and $9.2 billion in assets for vehicle programs.
An introduction to user generated media, social networks and blogging, and also how journalists can benefit from blogging.
For the course "Summer Training on Academic Blogging". In Armenian.
The document discusses blogging for journalism and addresses several key issues:
- Washington Post has about 80 blogs and sports and religion blogs are popular with readers. The editor says they compete daily for traffic which fluctuates.
- One editor argues blogging should be treated as journalism itself rather than taking away from "serious" journalism. He usually posts daily to his blog.
- This editor also says staff blogs do not need editing since journalists know what is libel and bad taste. Editing slows the process and promotes uniformity rather than the different culture of blogs.
- The document discusses time spent by two journalist bloggers and issues that are often raised about comments, links, lack of editing, and
BlogIndiana 2009 - Better Blog WritingErik Deckers
This is a presentation I gave for BlogIndiana 2009 in Indianapolis, IN. It covers three major aspects of blog writing: writing quickly, writing effectively, and writing for search engine optimization.
Social Media Presentation For Crisis CommunicationErik Deckers
The document discusses the basics of social media and blogging. It defines what a blog is as a hand-coded HTML web log. It then lists common reasons for blogging, such as developing trust, self-expression, building community, and getting news out. The document also lists common types of bloggers like small businesses, corporations, and citizen journalists. It concludes by providing tips for promoting a blog, such as building a network, finding people, automating but not going overboard, and sometimes not needing to do anything at all.
The document discusses the rise of blogging and how it has empowered ordinary people to distribute content and share information. It explains how blogging has become an important tool for journalists, allowing them to report more quickly, engage audiences, and cultivate followings. The document provides guidance on how to start and maintain a successful blog, including choosing a topic, writing regularly, and using images, links, and other features to enhance posts.
The document discusses research conducted to define the target audience for a horror film media project. It identifies the target audience as males and females aged 12-34 who enjoy being scared and staying up late. Feedback was gathered from 12 students aged 16-18 who fit the target demographic. The feedback was mostly positive, praising the editing techniques, music, and effects. However, some found the storyline confusing and titles behind static images hard to read. Overall the film seemed to appeal to the intended target audience, but was less successful for those outside that group.
This document provides condensed financial statements and management discussion and analysis for Avis Budget Car Rental for the third quarter of 2007. It includes statements of income, balance sheets, cash flows, and stockholders' equity. Key highlights include total revenues of $1.7 billion for the quarter and $4.6 billion for the nine months. Net income was $65 million for the quarter and $94 million for the nine months. Total assets were $13.8 billion as of September 30, 2007, with $4.7 billion in assets excluding vehicle programs and $9.2 billion in assets for vehicle programs.
An introduction to user generated media, social networks and blogging, and also how journalists can benefit from blogging.
For the course "Summer Training on Academic Blogging". In Armenian.
The document discusses blogging for journalism and addresses several key issues:
- Washington Post has about 80 blogs and sports and religion blogs are popular with readers. The editor says they compete daily for traffic which fluctuates.
- One editor argues blogging should be treated as journalism itself rather than taking away from "serious" journalism. He usually posts daily to his blog.
- This editor also says staff blogs do not need editing since journalists know what is libel and bad taste. Editing slows the process and promotes uniformity rather than the different culture of blogs.
- The document discusses time spent by two journalist bloggers and issues that are often raised about comments, links, lack of editing, and
BlogIndiana 2009 - Better Blog WritingErik Deckers
This is a presentation I gave for BlogIndiana 2009 in Indianapolis, IN. It covers three major aspects of blog writing: writing quickly, writing effectively, and writing for search engine optimization.
Social Media Presentation For Crisis CommunicationErik Deckers
The document discusses the basics of social media and blogging. It defines what a blog is as a hand-coded HTML web log. It then lists common reasons for blogging, such as developing trust, self-expression, building community, and getting news out. The document also lists common types of bloggers like small businesses, corporations, and citizen journalists. It concludes by providing tips for promoting a blog, such as building a network, finding people, automating but not going overboard, and sometimes not needing to do anything at all.
The document discusses the rise of blogging and how it has empowered ordinary people to distribute content and share information. It explains how blogging has become an important tool for journalists, allowing them to report more quickly, engage audiences, and cultivate followings. The document provides guidance on how to start and maintain a successful blog, including choosing a topic, writing regularly, and using images, links, and other features to enhance posts.
1) The document analyzes the spread of a rumor on Twitter about a toxic chemical spill from an oil refinery explosion in Japan after the 2011 earthquake.
2) It identifies four "chains" or evolutions of the rumor traced through different tweets, showing how the rumor spread and changed over time.
3) A key finding is that rumors spread rapidly on social media, faster than information from mass media sources, and attempting to suppress rumors may not be effective. Letting the rumor run its course and providing accurate information from trustworthy sources is better.
1) The document analyzes the spread of a rumor on Twitter about a toxic chemical spill from an oil refinery explosion in Japan after the 2011 earthquake.
2) It identifies four "chains" or evolutions of the rumor traced through different tweets, showing how the rumor spread and changed over time.
3) A key finding is that rumors spread rapidly on social media, faster than information from mass media sources, and attempting to suppress rumors may not be effective. Letting the rumor run its course and providing accurate information from trustworthy sources is better.