I used Imovie to create a slideshow compiling photos with a few of my closest friends.
Entries Tagged as 'ColleenWilson'
Someone Beat Me to It
February 28th, 2012 · 1 Comment · colleen wilson, comm361, mashable
When guest speaker Steve Buttry spoke to our class about the future of journalism, he urged us to create our own brand or product, and to do it now. His words got me thinking, and I struggled to come up with something that would incorporate a popular theme with a twist. The first thing that […]
Briggs Chapter 6
February 27th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
Visual Storytelling with Photographs Digital Photography: -take as many pictures as you want -immediately see the image you just captured – upload pictures to the web to share -save money on purchasing film -easily edit photos on the computer pixel: acronym meaning PICTure ELement. A pixel is a visual representation of datat in an […]
Facebook: Harmful or Helpful for Job Searching?
February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361, mashable
In a recent Mashable article, a newly published study suggested that job performance can be directly linked to, even predicted by, Facebook profiles. After spending 10 minutes browsing a prospective employee’s profile, researchers rated each page on the Big Five personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism). The study found a strong correlation on several […]
Briggs Chapter 4
February 14th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
Microblogging: Write Small, Think Big “Twitter is all about karma. The more good you put out there the more you receive,” said Sarah Marshall on Mashable. Microblogging: the facet of blogging that works as an instant messaging journal. Messages are publishing in a more succinct format with links to other sources -Why is it popular? […]
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Connect2Mason
February 10th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
My article got published online on Connect2Mason!
Real Food
February 7th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
Three years ago, I rescued a runt piglet from certain death. The experience changed me in many ways, but the most visible of them has been my conversion to vegetarianism. At the time, my mom wrote it off as a phase, sure that I’d return to my Iowan roots and my meat and potatoes lifestyle, […]
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Briggs Chapter 3
February 6th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
Collaborative Publishing is Here to Stay “The hunter-gatherer model of journalism is no longer sufficient. Citizens can do their own hunting and gathering on the internet. What they need is somebody to add value to that information by processing it–digesting it, organizing it, making it useful.” -Phil Meyer
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Briggs Chapter 2
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
This chapter was in-depth look at blogging. I am currently interning at the Fairfax County Republican Committee blog, and found a lot of this information helpful. It’s easy to write posts, but building a follow base, keeping up day-to-day, and understanding the intricacies of writing online are a step above just writing.
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Briggs Chapter 1
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
Chapter 1 went over the basics of how digital content works. I was happy to see Google Reader included, because I am a huge fan of the tool. The sections about writing HTML code were particularly interesting, and something that I definitely need to learn more about.
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