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Social Media Laws and Ethics

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:39:00 +0000

Social Media Laws and Ethics

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/edej45lmkd/infamous-vancouver-rioter-brock-anton-2

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mobiledia/2011/09/08/employees-cant-be-fired-for-facebook-complaints-judge-says/

For this blog post I found some cool articles that discuss ways people have been using social media in ways we do not like to see. (hostage situations, and bragging about hitting police.) Please check out the first link as it lays it out very reader friendly and they really did find way interesting stuff that makes one think..."What on earth were these people thinking?"

The second one is a personal favorite of mine. This is a report from the case that says employees cannot be fired based of what they say on Facebook. Note though that if you did it on company time you are not protected. Also its always a good rule of thumb never to complain about your bosses... even if they cant fire you they can make life miserable and make you want to quit or find another way to fire you. Thanks for reading!

QR Codes aren't dead quite yet

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:44:00 +0000

Don't start digging QR code's grave

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/11/qr-codes-embedded-in-paintings/

http://www.awwwards.com/10-creative-uses-of-qr-codes.html

In my social media class we recently had a discussion about QR codes and what their future was. This class on twenty-somethings, living in this era of smart phones, and only a few had ever even used a QR code. This was crazy to me! These little squares can be utilized all the time! Companies and organizations are finding new and more creative ways to utilize these. People who think that these are the thing of the past obviously have not done enough research on these. Just looking at these stories that were found on a basic Google search will show you why QR codes are just heading out of their starting gate of innovation, convenience, and interaction.

The first article I posted is so cool. This artist embeds QR codes into his paintings and kind of does an abstract work on a city line and then the QR code is a picture of the real thing! So cool and makes art a little more interesting for those of us who may not enjoy it as much.

Now for the second article it has a ton of different ways that QR codes can be used. In class I discussed the shopping center anywhere because that was my favorite. Which you do find the most useful? Comment below...

SEO Tips and Thoughts

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:58:00 +0000

SEO Tips and Thoughts

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/55-quick-seo-tips-even-your-mother-would-love/6760/

http://searchengineland.com/21-essential-seo-tips-techniques-11580

First off I would like to say that I found it funny "Googleing" SEO tips and then seeing what came up on the first page. Or another way to see it, whoever was living their principles. Being on the first page about SEO tips is what you are preaching people! Credibility of your tips are based on this. Anyways... this post is more for me to use later on if needed, so I am just going to post some similar ideas I found from these sites and combine it with past things I have heard and my thoughts.

Have good content
Have patience
Avoid "experts"
Easy URL's
Keep things fresh on website or blog
Write for real people not to bots who "decide" SEO
Commit
Write Press Releases
Quality over quantity
Have a call to action
Have fun and don't be afraid to try new things

This is just a small list but these are things I found that I need to remember especially points like having patience and avoiding "experts." Hope this helps!

Second Life and Skype aint Jesus

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:26:00 +0000

Collaborative and distance communication tools like Second Life and Skype are far from perfect.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1651500,00.html

http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/59240-skype-security-flaw-allows-location-tracking

People seem to love communication things like Second Life and Skype but their are so many flaws that go unknown. Most of these would turn casual users away if they knew. That is why I titled this in the way that I did. People think these two tools are perfect but really they are far from it.
The first talks about Second LIfe and how it has not lived up to expectations. "The overall traffic has been disappointing: the site has nearly 8.7 million registered members, but the number of active users is closer to 600,000. One reason for this gap may be that the technology isn't intuitive." The report tells us. They have also been running into legal issues too.

The second article talks about Skype and its fatal flaw of hackers being able to track where you are from calling you without you ever knowing. Skype is even bigger than second life and this whole tracking thing could be fatal because the military uses this application to connect active service men talk to their family, and it could give away their coordinates. Hopefully both of these companies figure out these problems and live up to the full-potential they both have.

Viral Video Marketing in comparison to Super Bowl

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:35:00 +0000

Viral vs. Super Bowl

http://www.businesspundit.com/viral-videos-vs-super-bowl-commercials/

http://www.viralblog.com/viral-cases/five-facts-on-ray-bans-viral-marketing-success/

In this blog post I will be talking about who would win the battle of what is better? Viral Videos or Super
Bowl Commercials. The first article shows that viral videos can actually be just as effective as a Super Bowl ad. The cost thought to make a viral video is much less. Granted Super Bowl commercials reach a much larger audience instantly and results are all but guaranteed.
Viral videos have a greater purpose to companies how do not have the money to invest in a multi-million dollar commercial. Students are also great creators of viral videos.
The second article talks abotu how Ray Ban used virtual marketign to gain great success and a low cost. Both great articles and should be read if you are interetsed in topics like these.

Foursquare: From King of the playground to Mayor of Chilis

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:13:00 +0000

Foursquare: From King of the playground to Mayor of Chilis

https://foursquare.com/

http://blackfin360.com/2010/04/15/6-benefits-of-foursquare/

This week I will be writing on Location Based Programs. Most of you will know about GPS, Yelp or the Facebook check-in process but today I will be talking about my personal favorite, which is Foursquare. Foursquare is an application that pulls your location from the GPS on your phone and lets you know what is going on around you. Like a GPS system it tells you where you are and how far you are from it. Like a Facebook check-in it updates your friends on your activities and accomplishments. And like Yelp it allows you to give your friends advice on what to do. If you want to find out more click on the link above or of course, Google it.

In this post I will share some of my thoughts about this service. Foursquare has gotten me free chips and salsa, a free carwash, a free drink, and even more followers on Twitter (I was the mayor of USU for a while). I also had places that were more of an inside joke between me and my friend son foursquare like the location, “VIP Wal-Mart Parking.” It is pretty easy to use and is very user friendly. My mother even, bless her, can use it while she is still figuring out Facebook and blogging. You have the ability to leave reviews on places but they are more like tips then reviews I guess... Little snapshots of what's good or bad about the place. If you are searching for more in-depth info I suggest Yelp. If you are just interested in specials that places offer you can search you area and see what people are offering. I feel like a lot of them are crap stuff that is either free anyway or not a good deal. Chili's is the bomb diggity and to spark interest I wont tell you what they give you but it alone is worth downloading the app for. You can also earn badges for doing certain things or going to specific places. Check this app out it is on both itunes store and android market. The ipad app is nonexistent but word on the street is that will be a while because foursquare is meant to be used on devices that are more mobile. (aka phones)

Old School vs New School

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Traditional Media vs. Social Media

Bryce Brinkman

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1602/new-media-review-differences-from-traditional-press

http://inklingmedia.net/social-media/social-media-vs-traditional-media/

There is a constant conversation of the “Big 3” media (television, newspaper, and radio) and how it can either compete or mesh with the new beasts of media especially Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and blogs in general. Some more traditional people argue that the “Big 3” will never be replaced due to their long reaching audiences. But as we have seen with newspaper and radio followers declining we can see how failure to intergrade in the new “social” world can prove disastrous.

A study by the Pew Research Center has shown us that people are discussing different things than what the traditional media is focusing on. The main differences are in the areas of science and technology. Traditional media talks about these combined about 2% of the time where on all types of new media they are discussed almost 20% of the time. This may be one of two things I think:
1. Traditional media is focusing on the wrong topics. Or
2. Traditional media is focusing on demographics that make up the majority of viewers which is the older generation and the newer generation cares much more about science and technology.
I think its the second. This can only be short loved goals though because when the older generation dies off then what?
The second article talks about how traditional marketing is like throwing a wide cast and hoping to catch the right people and social media is now a direct targeting of your audience. I would like to alter that a little bit. Traditional marketing can guarantee that you will find the right people but social media "can" be just as effective and is a lot cheaper.

Blogging

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:35:00 +0000

Blogging

Bryce Brinkman

http://kykernel.com/2011/09/21/blogging-the-way-of-the-future/

http://www.webpronews.com/wordpress-follow-button-2011-09

1 billion. This is about one in every seven people in the world. This is four times the amount of total cars plus, how many television sets we have here in the United States. This is how many people own a blog, and the numbers are rising. (It is good to note that Facebook, and Twitter are counted in these numbers as microblogs.)

According to Elizabeth Suh, of the Kentucky Kernel, “With vast audiences and rapid publicity, blogging is the rising marketing medium.” I agree in the facts that this is not your normal “old-school” marketing. Blogs open a way for companies to start conversations with their customers, and a way to connect with them directly. This article also brings up the point of how students today should definably be familiar with blogging and that this will make them much more marketable for future employers. She also talks about how having a blog can show that you are competent in writing, public relation techniques, and creative thinking. “There’s a considerable advantage for college students to blog because it is the way of the future,” Guy Ramsey, a media relations assistant with UK athletics blog Cat Scratches, said. “A blog is like a time capsule; a blogging history shows the employer what you’re all about. It’s about community and networking.” A tip that Glenn Logan gives to win an audience is, "Identify your purpose. Before you begin, determine your interest, your field, your niche. Have relevant, incisive content. Take time, put up pictures, get help if you need, make it attractive. Do it correctly."

In other blogging related news: WordPress.com just announced that they will be adding a "follow" button onto the individual blogs so readers can now be updated when a new post is released. They predict that this will help increase page views and retention to specific blogs. I think that this is such a sweet idea because that was one thing I thought WordPress could improve on. I think that people will be more apt to continually checkup on their favorite blogs and companies now have a greater incentive to continue blog efforts on their site.

Social Media and Politics

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:35:00 +0000

Social Media and Politics

Bryce Brinkman

http://mashable.com/2010/11/01/future-social-media-politics/

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130873983

These articles both talk about how social media is such a powerful tool in the upcoming elections, and how more “traditional” political advisors are underestimating it. Mashable.com talks about all the different types and mediums that are being used, remember the “medium is the message.” In comparison, npr.org, talks about how social media is being a huge part of politics and how by the election after this one that we may not even be talking about it because it will be so integrated already.

Starting with Matt Silverman’s article from mashable.com, he goes into depth about how all these new social media tools are helping politicians connect in new ways. They are posting YouTube videos, tweeting multiple times a day, posting pictures on their Facebook page, and radically changing means of “talking” to their voters. He starts of with a great comparison of how when television was first used for campaigning how young employees were given the task of this “new” way of communication. Television would eventually go on to change the way we campaign and with it some people just could not even be a factor in elections. The ones who adapted quickly were the most successful. How close is this comparison to social media today?

Linton Weeks, from npr.org, talks about the chatter around social media and politics in this upcoming election, and how in the one after, that we will not even be discussing it because it will become so integrated into the way we campaign. It can be shocking though to have such an open look into these politician’s lives. I think today’s generation wants to be able to connect closer with the people they are voting for and don’t want just the typical “perfect, professional” image. We want someone we can relate to and in campaigning I know that the “trust” factor is huge and by becoming a online friend with someone that is now the initial way to bulid that trust that can win the votes. He also talks about these politicians are more hands on but cautions them to remember how this is a double-edge sword because you are sharing yourself with the world. People can take comments the wrong way, you cannot control what people say, and you may share more then people want to know. Balance in social media is key.

facebook.com/thaddeusmccotter

Social Media: The Big Seven

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:33:00 +0000

Social Media: The Big Seven

Google vs Facebook by the Numbers

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218177/Google_vs._Facebook_by_the_numbers

Facebook Flaw Lets You Hijack Page From Original Owner

http://mashable.com/2011/09/05/facebook-flaw-hijack-page/#comment-17640299

With over 750 million users spending over 6 hours per week on average (not including mobile devices), and over 50% of the users logging in on any given day, (facebook.com/statistics) you would think that everyone would love Facebook and that it would be a smooth running machine. Challenges have made this not so in the forms of privacy issues, difficult list use, spam, and now the flaw that lets you “hijack” a page from the original creator/owner. Stan Schroeder from, mashable.com, reports on the new found “flaw,” or as one of my professors humorously calls it, “feature.” This “feature” is that if you assign administrators to your page they have to power to remove you as an administrator. This is contradicting to the Facebook FAQ that says, “the original creator of the Page may never be removed by other Page admins.” This could have huge consequences in cases of disgruntled employees, defamation issues, and could potentially ruin a businesses social media presence. We understand if a friend’s Facebook gets hacked and are easy to forgive potentially offensive things, but if a business loses control of its page, it will not only lose followers (likers), but also may turn people against them.

This is just one example of a “flaw” but for some reason people continue to use Facebook regularly. But do these things effect what people think about Facebook? According to Sharon Machlis of, computerworld.com, the answer is yes. Her article states that Facebook users are unhappy with the services provided and goes into depth saying that Facebook scored, “in the bottom 5% of all measured private sector companies and in the same range as airlines and cable companies, two perennially low-scoring industries with terrible customer satisfaction." (American Customer Satisfaction Index) It is interesting that a company with such a low rating could have such a loyal and consistent base of users. I think that this shows that Facebook has become a necessity to people or as my mother would put it, “an addiction.” Now addiction may be a little extreme, but Facebook has become a tool that people use regularly. People have this as their photo album, personal journal, a way to get business, to promote, and of course a way to connect with people. Facebook has also shown that it is necessary due to its continuing influence that it has on everyday life, and its continued rise in users. It has also shown resilience to competitors boasting “better” features such as Google+. This may sound a like a thesis statement but I would argue that Facebook, despite its flaws and low ratings, has proven that this is a necessity in today’s world especially for our generation, and that it would take a lot more then more to make Facebook no longer applicable or as some say, “the new MySpace.”

Business Card online jcom

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:11:00 +0000

Online Reputation Assignment

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:30:00 +0000

Online Reputation Results

To:	Stephanie Lewis
From:	Bryce Brinkman
CC:	Preston Parker
Date:	4/7/2011
Subject:	Online Reputation Paper Results

Memo

I decided the best way to start out finding information about you would be to Google you first. The first link that was you was the third one down and it was your LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/slew492 These are the things I noticed and learned form this site were some of the following:

· Professional Profile Picture

.That you are a Communications Officer at USU Neman Club that maintains the Facebook and Twitter sites along with event planning of sorts.

· You attend USU and plan to graduate in 2012

· You’ve been a self-employed private tutor for debate students.

From there I clicked on the links for your blog and personal website. From looking at your blog http://slew492.wordpress.com/ I found:

· Many great writing examples and papers you completed for past classes, 100% professional.

From your website http://sites.google.com/site/slew492/ I found:

· Personal information such as: Religion: I will assume you are the Catholic faith due to the fact of graduation from Judge Memorial and that of which the Newman Club does. That you volunteered back in the Spring of 2008. Also some hobbies are singing, skiing, and debating.

· I also was able to see all of your projects, skills, photos, links and contact information. (Nothing negative so far…)

From your website I followed the linked personal sites of Twitter http://twitter.com/ - !/slew492 and Photobucket http://s811.photobucket.com/home/Choirstar and from those I came to these conclusions:

· You don’t use your Twitter very much; only nine tweets. But in those tweets you can find out this info: your favorite Christmas song, your opinion on garlic mashed cauliflower, that you are not excited for finals (who is? J) and that you have a hard time remembering your password.

· From your Photobucket (user name Choir Star) I found pictures and drawing you have done for personal use and for class work. Here is an example of one of your drawings:

Then I reached a dead-end so I returned to the Google search in hope of finding your personal Facebook page. The only other thing I could find was an article http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=44354 about a debate tournament you were in.

Alas I failed in my efforts to find the treasure of all personal dirt, Facebook. And I challenge Preston to find you on there because I used all those weird little sites like peekyou.com, and 123people.com, that show people’s information. Then I went into the Newman Club Page on Facebook to look for the page administrator and clicked on people to find them under “friends” but was not able to find a link to your Facebook page.

Overall I would have to say that if I were an employer looking at you I would have found nothing that would have prevented me from giving you the job even though I still can’t figure out what the 492 stand for in your popular user name slew492. J

Position Paper Final

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:20:00 +0000

Position Paper

Burger Planet for Everyone

Goal: To reach out to our previous base customer of women in their 30’s and 40’s and to provide a new image and food choices that reflect a more health conscious company.

Target Audience: Women in their 30s and 40s who are becoming increasingly health-conscious.

Background: Burger Planet’s goal has always been to provide the best customer service possible and to remain competitive with other companies. In an effort to revamp Burger Plant’s image as a more health conscious establishment in the mind of consumers, we suggest the following to no only broaden our customers basis but also to gain back the loyalty of out target audience of women ages 30-50. Market Research has shown that they visit less often due to the fact that they think we have none or little health conscious choice for them.

Impact Objective 1: Create more healthy food options for our customers to increase business and have some be exclusive to Burger Planet.

● Process objectives and tactics:

○ Training for Chef Gerard DeBois on how to make new items

○ obtain healthier ingredients for new options

■Items to include the following:

● White Chicken Breasts

● Lettuce Wraps

● No Mayo Sandwich options

● Various Fruit Cups (This would be exclusive to Burger Planet)

● Variety of Gourmet Salads

● packets of apples, grapes, peaches, pineapple, or bananas

● chicken breast wrapped in lettuce is available for low-carb dieters.

● “the Mercury” burger- half the size of regular burgers for those on diets

Impact Objective 2: The hiring of Opal Whitcomb’s endorsed fitness guru, Jayne Petersen, and have her be the spokesperson for our new campaign. Her work with Opal Whitcomb will increase credibility of our revamp project and is a valuable resource to our goals.

● Process objectives and tactics:

○ Generate uncontrolled media messages.

■Have journalists pick up the story of our hiring and spin our new more heath conscious view. The hiring of Ms. Peterson will create a lot of hype to help this generate.

● Press Releases to all major newspapers

● Publicity surrounding living a more healthy lifestyle.

○ Create media advertisements showing her working with Burger Planet.

■Make television, radio, and newspaper advertisements.

● Create story board for video and radio and have people in our marketing department create print ad.

■Start a Social Media Campaign.

● This includes sites such as: Facebook, Twitter, and Four-Square. Set up and maintenance will be done by PR department and will offer exclusive deals for our new menu items and list tour dates of Ms. Peterson

● Team up with Korny the Clown to re-brand our famous and friendly clown mascot. (details to follow)

○ This is our Unique Selling Proposition.

Impact Objective 3: Have a new and improved Korny the Clown in order to increase children’s interest and use to our advantage that people think of him when they think of our company.

● Process objectives and tactics:

○ Have him be a healthy kids image.

■Pair him up with Jayne in advertisements and appearances.

■Avoid elementary schools

■Do everything possible to avoid the “Joe Camel” affect.

Research:

● Burger Planet Focus Group:

○ Burger Planet retained a market research company in Peoria, Illinois to conduct a focus group with its base consumer, women in their 30s and 40s who have been eating Burger Planet burgers and fries for years; these are our findings:

■Words associated with out name: Grease, Addiction, and Korny the Clown.

■Some women do not eat there anymore due to dieting, some keep eat it as a “guilty pleasure”, and others enjoy it.

■Some consider taking children there to be “child abuse.”

■People enjoy our food but consider it unhealthy. Some did not care because of the taste.

Additional research relating to our Company:

● According to BBC News, “Nearly two thirds of men and over half of women were overweight or obese.” They performed a study and found that people who ate fast-food more than twice a week, gained on average an extra nine pounds and had double the risk of increase in insulin resistance compared to those who went less than once a week. Washington Post published, “Obesity in America has increased by 74 percent during the past decade to 44 million adults in 2001, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Our new food choices are more popular among women, however, they are child-friendly and delicious alternatives for males as well. We just need to let them taste it.

● According to Professor Arne Astrup, Denmark's Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, “Appropriate action (for fast food chains) would be to reduce portions to normal sizes and to sell burgers of lean meat, whole-grain bread or buns, fat-reduced mayonnaise, more vegetables, lower-fat fired potatoes and reduced-sugar soft drinks.” Chef Dubois informed us that Burger Planet is on the right track towars the appropriate action. Burger Planet makes the most money selling soda, because of the low cost of the product to us, therefore we must advertise diet soda or bottled water to each consumer.

● “U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut Democrat, plans to introduce a bill requiring restaurant chains to put calorie information on their menu boards...The bill would add a 0.25 percent sales tax on food and drink currently taxed, except for bottled water. It also would add a 1 percent sales tax on other foods and drinks that are not taxed but considered to be sweets, according to the National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.” If this passes, Burger Planet would need to increase our sales of bottled water food and soda by at least 1%. We have 52 million consumers, therefore a 1% increase would be 52,000 new loyal consumers needed.

Position Paper Draft

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:50:00 +0000

Position Paper

Burger Planet for Everyone

Goal: To reach out to our previous base customer of women in their 30’s and 40’s and to provide a new image and food choices that reflect a more health conscious company.

Target Audience: Women in their 30s and 40s who are becoming increasingly health-conscious.

Impact Objective 1: Create more healthy food options for our customers to increase business and have some be exclusive to Burger Planet.

● Process objectives and tactics:

○ Training for Chef Gerard DeBois on how to make new items

○ obtain healthier ingredients for new options

■Items to include the following:

● White Chicken Breasts

● Lettuce Wraps

● No Mayo Sandwich options

● Various Fruit Cups (This would be exclusive to Burger Planet)

● Variety of Gourmet Salads

● packets of apples, grapes, peaches, pineapple, or bananas

● chicken breast wrapped in lettuce is available for low-carb dieters.

● “the Mercury” burger- half the size of regular burgers for those on diets

● Process objectives and tactics:

○ Generate uncontrolled media messages.

■Have journalists pick up the story of our hiring and spin our new more heath conscious view. The hiring of Ms. Peterson will create a lot of hype to help this generate.

● Press Releases to all major newspapers

● Publicity surrounding living a more healthy lifestyle.

○ Create media advertisements showing her working with Burger Planet.

■Make television, radio, and newspaper advertisements.

● Create story board for video and radio and have people in our marketing department create print ad.

■Start a Social Media Campaign.

● Team up with Korny the Clown to re-brand our famous and friendly clown mascot. (details to follow)

○ This is our Unique Selling Proposition.

Impact Objective 3: Have a new and improved Korny the Clown in order to increase children’s interest.

● Process objectives and tactics:

○ Have him be a healthy kids image.

■Pair him up with Jayne in advertisements and appearances.

■Avoid elementary schools

■Do everything possible to avoid the “Joe Camel” affect.

Research:

● Burger Planet Focus Group:

○

Position Paper Draft

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:57:00 +0000

Burger Planet’s goal has always been to provide the best customer service possible and to remain competitive with other companies and in an effort to revamp Burger Plant’s image as a more health conscious establishment in the mind of consumers we suggest the following to no only broaden our customers basis but also to gain back the loyalty of out target audience of women ages 30-50. Market Research has shown that due to the fact that they think we have no health conscious choice for them.

· The hiring of Opal Whitcomb’s endorsed fitness guru Jayne Petersen.

o She will be featured in Print and broadcast advertisement.

o She will team up Korny the Clown in an effort to rebrand our famous and friendly clown mascot.

o Creditable source and resource to our company’s goals.

§ This will create a lot of hype to generate some of the uncontrolled media messages.

· Revamp our menu to a more health conscious image.

o Menu items will include white chicken breasts, fruit items, less mayo, and adding a line of new gourmet salads.

St Pattys Day Image

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:46:00 +0000

Press Release 4 Final

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:44:00 +0000

For Immediate Release

March 3, 2011

Dillard’s Inc.

Susan Towns, store 929 manager

1350 North Main

Logan, UT 84321

Dillard’s now on Four-Square

LOGAN, UT- Dillard’s Inc. continues to adapt to the tech savoy Logan residents with the offering of exclusive deals for students and residents who “check-in” through their new Foursquare social media location.

“Such a huge customer base for us is students and we think this will be a great way to be able to let them know of exclusive giveaways, and upcoming events such as our annual swim fashion show or free cosmetic gifts.” Susan Towns, store manager, said. Dillard’s has always been successful in reaching residents through the local newspapers but now plan to lead the way in social media advertising in the retail world. Towns added, “We have a very unique market hear due to the fact that about half of the population are students and that many of them are concerned with fashion and building their professional wardrobes.”

Logan Dillard’s has also been chosen as a pilot store to start-up a personalized social media shopping experience that a student employee, Bryce Brinkman, will be in charge of. “I am way excited for our campaign to be released, and I know that we will be more successful in connecting to not only new customers but also existing ones.” If this proves to be a success the multi-million dollar company may incorporate this new style of reaching out to employees into all of their stores.

Dillard's, Inc. is one of the nation's largest fashion apparel and home furnishing retailers. The Company's stores operate with one name, Dillard's, and span 29 states. Dillard's stores offer a broad selection of merchandise, including products sourced and marketed under Dillard's exclusive brand names.

If any additional questions contact: Bryce Brinkman 801-372-2167 or at brycebrinkman@gmail.com

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Final Media Pitch

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:05:00 +0000

Kate Rouse

March 15, 2011

The Harold Journal

75 West 300 North

Logan, UT 84321

Phone: 435-752-2121

krouse[at]hjnews.com

March 15, 2011

CVAIA Helping Local Residents Earn More

Kate,

I have notice a lot of your articles have been on charity groups and “homegrown” businesses starting up. I have the perfect story that would benefit all of your readers. The Cache Valley Area Investors Association (CVAIA) has free meetings that teach about financial ideas. There ideas about earning passive income are no get rich quick seminars and this not only reaching your audience but also everyone who wants to earn money while they sleep.

I can get you and interview with the president, Preston Parker, and give you a contact list that includes many prominent members to our community, which people would like to read about. If you have any other questions my direct phone line is 801-372-2167. My personal email is brycebrinkman@gmail.com.

Getting Paid in Your Sleep

LOGAN, UT-Cache Valley Area Investors Association (CVAIA) holds bi-monthly free classes that are based on the idea that people should love their job and to pursue financial independence through decreasing expenses and increasing passive income through investing.

CVAIA’s President, Preston Parker said, "We are a non-threatening association where anyone can ask any question and learn how to achieve the goals of financial independence and finding a profession that you love." Members of the organization strive to have “real, down to earth,” meetings that discourage anything that can be described as “get rich quick” programs., and encouraging members to become educated financially and only invest money you can afford to lose.

If people learn the right mentality and approaches to investing, they can all be successful in what they desire. People should be able to spend their time doing something they love, not just a job that provides an income. Passive income largely makes this possible. There are many organizations with the stated goal of helping people understand the relationship between assets, liabilities, income, expenses. They practice the methods found in the ideologies of books including Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Wealthy Barber, The Millionaire Next Door, Atlas Shrugged, The Automatic Millionaire, and The Secret.

The classes that teach these principles will be held the first Thursday at 160 N. Main ST., Logan, UT and the third Thursday at a chosen restaurant of every month. The author of, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” Robert Kiyosaki, talks about the problem with money that passive income creates, “I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer.”

Cache Valley Area Investors Association (CVAIA) teaches people how to increase passive income. CVAIA embraces the Law of Attraction, Law of Abundance, and Law of Exchange. CVAIA began in August 2007 and now has members from many geographical locations and from all walks of life. The members come together with the same belief: that education mitigates the risks of investing.

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Online JCOM Soda Can

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:54:00 +0000

Draft Media Pitch

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:58:00 +0000

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Bob,

I have notice a lot of your articles have been on charity groups and small businesses starting up. I have the perfect story that would benefit all of your readers. The Cache Valley Area Investors Association (CVAIA) has free meetings that teach about financial ideas. There ideas about earning passive income is no get rich quick seminar and this not only reaching your audience but also everyone who wants to earn money while they sleep.

If you have any other questions my direct phone line is 801-372-2167. My personal email is brycebrinkman@gmail.com.

Getting Paid in Your Sleep

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Press Release 4 Draft

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:31:00 +0000

Press Release 4 Draft

For Immediate Release

Date: March 3, 2011

Dillards Inc.

1350 North Main

Logan, UT 84321

Dillards now on Four-Square

LOGAN, UT- Dilliards inc continues to adapt to the tech savoy Logan residents with the offering of exclusive deals for students and residents who “check-in” through their new Foursquare social media location.

“Such a huge customer base for us is students and we think this will be a great way to be able to let them know of exclusive giveaways, and upcoming events such as our annual swim fashion show.” Dillards has always been successful in reaching residents through the local newspapers but now plan to lead the way in social media advertising in the retail world.

Dillards hiring of new Microsoft exec.

Bolier plate

If any additional questions contact: Bryce Brinkman

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Online Journalism Week 3 Readings

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:53:00 +0000

When Google is not your friend: I seriously did not know that attorney's have used Google searches as evidence in cases! This is crazy and really makes you wonder what kind of "profile" you are creating from the words you search.
The Coming Tug of War over the internet: Very good and informative Washington Post article. I already knew most of it so i more or less skimmed this one but I think this would be very interesting if hearing this for the first time and it would really make you think about the different companies in different ways.
Journalism Students Need to Develop Personal Brand: Great to hear this coming from a professor! A lot of teachers seem to be stuck in the same old ideas about journalism but it is true that your personal brand is at an all time high of importance.

Final Press Release 3: Cause Promotion

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:45:00 +0000

For Immediate Release

Date: February 11, 2011

Cache Valley Area Investors Association

President Preston Parker

1355 North 800 East

Logan, UT 84341

Website: www.cvaia.com

Email: cvaiappp@gmail.com

Getting Paid in Your Sleep

If any additional questions contact: Bryce Brinkman 801-372-2167

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Final Press Release 3: Cause Promotion

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:27:00 +0000

For Immediate Release

Date: February 11, 2011
Cache Valley Area Investors Association
President Preston Parker
1355 North 800 East
Logan, UT 84341
Website: www.cvaia.com
Email: cvaiappp@gmail.com

Getting Paid in Your Sleep

LOGAN, UT-Cache Valley Area Investors Association (CVAIA) holds bi-monthly free classes that are based on the idea that people should love their job and to pursue financial independence through decreasing expenses and increasing passive income through investing.

If people learn the right mentality and approaches to investing, they can all be successful in what they desire. People should be able to spend their time doing something they love, not just a job that provides an income. Passive income largely makes this possible. There are many organizations with the stated goal of helping people understand the relationship between assets, liabilities, income, expenses. They practice the methods found in the ideologies of books including Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Wealthy Barber, The Millionaire Next Door, Atlas Shrugged, The Automatic Millionaire, and The Secret.

CVAIA’s President, Preston Parker, and the members of the organization strive to have “real, down to earth,” meetings that discourage anything that can be described as “get rich quick” programs., and encouraging members to become educated financially and only invest money you can afford to lose.

The classes that teach these principles will be held the first Thursday at 160 N. Main ST., Logan, UT and the third Thursday at a chosen restaurant of every month. The author of, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” Robert Kiyosaki, talks about the problem with money that passive income creates, “I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer.”

Cache Valley Area Investors Association (CVAIA) teaches people how to increase passive income. CVAIA embraces the Law of Attraction, Law of Abundance, and Law of Exchange. CVAIA began in August 2007 and now has members from many geographical locations and from all walks of life. The members come together with the same belief: that education mitigates the risks of investing.

If any additional questions contact: Bryce Brinkman 801-372-2167

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Draft Press Release 3: Cause Promotion

brycebrinkman@gmail.com (brycebrinkman) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:44:00 +0000

For Immediate Release
Date: February 11, 2011
Cache Valley Area Investors Association
1355 North 800 East
Logan, UT 84341

Getting Paid in Your Sleep

LOGAN, UT-
CVAIA is a free bi-monthly class that teaches you how to gain financial independence by lowering expenses and increasing passive income.
Meetings on the first and third thursday at 7PM. (chamber 160N Main Logan, restaurant)
President Preston Parker said, "We are a real down to earth financial advice group that teaches people how to acheive the goal of financial independence and finding a job you love going to."

If people learn the right mentality... and the secret(boiler plate)
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Cache Valley Area Investors Associciation (CVAIA) teaches people how to increse passive income. CVAIA embraces the Law of Attraction... education mitigates the risks of investing.
If any additional questions contact: Bryce Brinkman 801-372-2167
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