Who would ever think I would be quoted in an article about blogging? Well... I was and I just found out.
As I mentioned in my very first post, I created this blog as part of an assignment for my Adpr5950 Public Relations Campaigns class. Our wonderful professor Dr. Karen Russell gave us the task of creating our own personal pr blog and posting to it over the course of this spring semester as part of our final grade for the class.
While looking for some "blogspiration" (if that is a word I'm sorry and tell me, and I'll quote you on it) today on the Internet, I stumbled across an article on the UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Web site titled, "Professor Aquaints Students With Blogosphere."
Much to my surprise the article written by External Affairs student writer Naureen Kamdar, highlights our own Dr. Russell and her classes (including mine :) ) that are participating in the blogging assignment. The article states that, "in a proactive response, Russell decided to help her students gain an upper hand in the industry and groom their knowledge and skills in social media through a hands-on project."
Half-way down the article I spotted my name and just cracked up laughing because of course I'm talking about how I could not figure out what to name this thing!!! Not Another PR Blog....it seemed like a good idea at the time.
In case you REALLY want to see my enlightening quote it reads..."Senior Christy Cinibulk said the hardest part for her was choosing a title for her blog. 'I looked around at a lot of other similar blogs and felt they were all the same. So it just seemed kind of comical to name mine, Not Another PR Blog.' The public relations major said the title gives her room to think outside the box about the issues she explores in her blog entries."
Anyways, it was still very encouraging to see that other students and departments were taking notice of our blogging attempts, and also recognizing the importance of social media and its role in society.
All the new fast-paced technology and means of communication can sometimes make it seem impossible to keep up, but at least with huge amount of blogs and posts constantly generated you know someone probably already knows about it and is posting about it as we speak.
I must say that it is pretty awesome that we have the means to socially connect on such a large scale, with such a great opportunity to educate and influence the world. I guess that's why they call it the BLOGOSPHERE.
Want to see what everyone else in my class is up to? Here's a link to all of Dr. Russell's Adpr5950/7950 student blogs from Spring 2007!
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Don't "Snooze"...Click for News
Time...always ticking by, slipping away and although seemingly infinite, there is never enough of it in a day.
All too often we as college students and young adults choose not to recognize and take full advantage of the precious nature of our time. In an attempt to delay the realization of our newly acquired fast-paced and seemingly stressful lives we hit the metaphorical "snooze button" on certain aspects of life and time. This can be viewed as the act of procrastination or denial, but I think it is not necessarily complete laziness, but more of a failure to recognize the importance of consistent communication and interaction with society and the media on all levels.
Regrettably I must admit I have been hitting "snooze" on blogging in the last few months, but have now come to realize how quickly time passes and what I can hopefully achieve in making up for my time lost. My lack of posting over the past months brings to my attention and extremely pertinent and relevant concept in not only the practice of communications and PR, but life in general as well.
The snooze button doesn't stop time, it only makes the future come sooner...
Media and society are constantly changing and evolving with every second of the day. In order to be an active and informed citizen, as well as an effective communicator and PR practitioner you have to be aware of these technological innovations and societal changes affecting the global community. MY realization in terms of the world of PR as well as higher education at UGA is that this fast-paced society that we live in will not wait around or slow down for anyone. Whether or not we hit our "snooze" and delay our own knowledge of what is going on in the world around us in terms of technological and societal trends the world keeps moving along without us. Therefore, while it seems all too easy to allow ourselves as students and young adults to get wrapped up in the minute details of individual life, we must also remember that the longer we "snooze" the more we let pass us by. And remember...although you may be hitting "snooze" today, there is always someone that chose to get up and take notice of the world and everything it has to offer them. So get up, take notice and make use of all the resources made available to us every day!
Here are a few links to just a few of my personal favorite news and blogging sites:
These are only a few but be looking for many more coming soon! Feel free to post any comments or helpful sites you might have. Since I'm about to graduate I am always looking for helpful suggestions and insight into the PR world. :)
All too often we as college students and young adults choose not to recognize and take full advantage of the precious nature of our time. In an attempt to delay the realization of our newly acquired fast-paced and seemingly stressful lives we hit the metaphorical "snooze button" on certain aspects of life and time. This can be viewed as the act of procrastination or denial, but I think it is not necessarily complete laziness, but more of a failure to recognize the importance of consistent communication and interaction with society and the media on all levels.
Regrettably I must admit I have been hitting "snooze" on blogging in the last few months, but have now come to realize how quickly time passes and what I can hopefully achieve in making up for my time lost. My lack of posting over the past months brings to my attention and extremely pertinent and relevant concept in not only the practice of communications and PR, but life in general as well.
The snooze button doesn't stop time, it only makes the future come sooner...
Media and society are constantly changing and evolving with every second of the day. In order to be an active and informed citizen, as well as an effective communicator and PR practitioner you have to be aware of these technological innovations and societal changes affecting the global community. MY realization in terms of the world of PR as well as higher education at UGA is that this fast-paced society that we live in will not wait around or slow down for anyone. Whether or not we hit our "snooze" and delay our own knowledge of what is going on in the world around us in terms of technological and societal trends the world keeps moving along without us. Therefore, while it seems all too easy to allow ourselves as students and young adults to get wrapped up in the minute details of individual life, we must also remember that the longer we "snooze" the more we let pass us by. And remember...although you may be hitting "snooze" today, there is always someone that chose to get up and take notice of the world and everything it has to offer them. So get up, take notice and make use of all the resources made available to us every day!
Here are a few links to just a few of my personal favorite news and blogging sites:
These are only a few but be looking for many more coming soon! Feel free to post any comments or helpful sites you might have. Since I'm about to graduate I am always looking for helpful suggestions and insight into the PR world. :)
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