Marcia Forbes - Media Matters

Jamaica Customer Service Association - Presentation

marciaforbes — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:01:38 +0000

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Below is an extract from my presentation to the Jamaica Customer Service Association.

Jamaica Customer Service Association

Power Up! Log On!
Stay Connected to Service Excellence

Service Connection via Social Media

→ Social networking sites – Facebook, ?Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

→ Internet Forums

→ Blogs (web logs) / Micro-blogs (Twitter, Tumblr)

→ Vlogs (video blogs)

→ Blackberry Messenger – Blackberry Blasts, Blackberry Groups

→? Podcasts

→ Photosharing (Flickr)

Prime Minister Simpson-Miller recognizes the work of Dr Marcia Forbes

marciaforbes — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:05:54 +0000

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The invitation was for me to be a part of a panel discussion pertaining to media images and violence against women and girls. This was the Bureau of Women’s Affairs’ educational thrust. The event was in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to be celebrated two days later on November 25^th. After the panel presentation I realized that my work in gender-related areas was to be formally recognized and ‘rewarded’.

Dr Marcia Forbes presents a copy of her book to her Alma Mater

marciaforbes — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:13:01 +0000

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Dr. Marcia Forbes presents a copy of her book Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica to the Principal of her Alma Mater, The Queen's High School for Girls.

UWI Professor endorses book about the influence of music on adolescents

marciaforbes — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:06:37 +0000

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Professor Patricia Mohammed, Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad has given Dr Marcia Forbes' book 'Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica' a glowing review. The following has been excerpted from her review.

Jamaica’s Women’s Coalition marks 1st Anniversary

marciaforbes — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:58:07 +0000

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The 51% Coalition – One Year Later

About fifteen organizations representing a broad cross-section of Jamaican society, including NGOs, the Government and the private sector turned out to participate in a forum hosted to celebrate the first anniversary of the 51% Coalition: Women in Partnership for Development and Empowerment through Equity. This coalition, whose primary thrust is to increase women’s participation in decision-making at the highest levels, now boasts membership of eleven groups, including the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) and the University of the West Indies’ Institute for Gender and Development Studies.

Music & Media Shaping Behaviours

marciaforbes — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:51:29 +0000

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The Bureau of Women’s Affairs in Jamaica partnered with the Blossom O’Meiley-Nelson Foundation to examine ‘The Impact of Public Images on Sexual Violence against Women & Girls’. The following is my presentation which specifically examined the influences of music and media in shaping behaviours. Some of the material here had to be cut from the presentation in view of time constraints.

The Power of Music & Media

Click, Sign On & Cash In

marciaforbes — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:41:06 +0000

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Recently the public relations students at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication at the University of the West Indies invited me as their Keynote Speaker to discuss 'The Future of the Business of Social Media in the Caribbean'. This fell under their broader theme which has been modified and used as my captioned title. Excerpts from that presentation are shared here.

CONTESTED VIEW OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Some would argue that the business of social media offers no sustainable model and that in fact social media is an obvious arm of marketing and any plans for the use of social media should be incorporated into a company's marketing plan.

Inner City Jamaican Boys Defy Mugabe

marciaforbes — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:11:34 +0000

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Boys Love the Internet

After Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe's recent piercing comments about Jamaican males, it was heartening to analyse responses from 57 inner-city males who attend non-traditional high schools in the island. These youths wrote their opinions in response to an open-ended survey question - 'What does the Internet mean to you?'

The Internet & Jamaican Inner-City Girls

marciaforbes — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:58:26 +0000

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A Love Affair

"The Internet mean a lot to me, without the Internet I can't survive. It's my life."

"The Internet is the part of the computer I love the most."

"The net is a new world for me that allows me to escape my problems and just talk and hang with friends."

"If I don't have it I would feel different, alone, left out."

"When you can't find information in book you can go to the computer and look up the information...."

What the Internet Means to Me

General information regarding my latest book - Streaming: Social Media, Mobile Lifestyles

marciaforbes — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:30:31 +0000

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