The Reach and Impact of Social Media

This week in class we talked about the reach and impact social media has today. Social media affects everything from laws to music trends. In class we talked about how much social media, can impact someones decision a certain product. People are now using avenues such as Facebook, in making decisions about travel. The video we watched in class really shows you; just how important social media is today. Seeing the actual numbers on video really put it into prospective for me. I started to think about the reach of social media; and found an interesting article about just how far it reaches. The article talks about, how The Weather Channel is now naming winter storms for social media reasons. The Weather Channel decided to name these storms, so people can access important news easier. Using the storms name with a hash tag, can take you to any information about the storm. This is such a great way to get important weather information out there. I know when I think about the weather, social media is not the first thing that comes to mind. It is amazing to see just how far social media can reach, and this particular issues has a huge impact on people.        

Introduction Post

My name is Amanda Facklam, and I am a senior. I will graduating in May, and I am excited. I am from Kansas City, MO and have lived in St. Louis for about a year and a half. I have one older sister and we are really close. I love living in St.Louis, but I miss Kansas City. I am a bartender at Pi pizza in the Delmar loop. When I have free time I enjoy reading, watching t.v., and cooking. I am a vegetarian, and like to try new recipes.
The purpose of this blog is to post weekly, about the topics that we have discussed in class. Through this blog, the class will be able to get everyone view point the the topics. I was interested in taking this class, because it is relevant today. These topics are things that you will need to know, if you want a career in PR. I am not sure what I want to do with my communications degree. I would like to do something along the lines of HR, but I am not certain on that. I graduate in May, and I will just what is out there.