We touched on it in class, as well as in the New influencers book. The Five Commandments of Social Media, as told by Paul Gillin. I won't go and quote everything that Gillin said, but here is the list of the five:
1. Thou shalt link
2. Thou shalt not diss
3. Thou shalt be transparent
4. Thou shalt comment
5. Thou shalt not blather
I feel as if I follow some of those commandments, but not all of them. I realize that I probably do not provide enough links in my blogs, and for that, I have no excuse. There are some things that I talk about, and I should be able to provide easy access to what I'm talking about. Especially in my blogs about the NCAA tournament, I should probably provide a link to the bracket.
I feel like a lot of people's blogs are out there to just rag on others. This is just what Gillin says not to do. I know in my earlier blogs I believe I did a little dissing of my own, but I'm trying to make this blog more professional now. Plus, just dissing people like that looks and sounds tacky.
I really think I have the third commandment down pretty well. I think everyone understands my viewpoints. I have only had to edit a blog once, and when I did, I made sure to note that what I was adding was an edit from the previous blog. This makes me pretty transparent.
I probably could go for a few extra comments. I feel like I'm only commenting on others blogs because I have to. If I would go out and read some more blogs, I would probably comment a few more times and have a little more fun with the comments and blogging world. Plus, I would probably get a few more followers of my own.
The fifth commandment, I think I have this one down too. I try not to go on and on about nothing in my blogs. I try to get my point across and to be done there. So, in the good nature of this blog and this commandment, I shall end my blog here.
-GP
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
March Madness!
The last time I talked about March Madness, it was after Selection Sunday, and I was complaining about some of the teams that got into the tournament. I was actually, very upset about it all, and about many of the teams that had received bids. Mainly VCU and UAB.
Now, I have no right to ever talk about VCU not deserving to be in the tournament. They didn't just win the First Four round. They didn't just win the first round. They didn't just win in the second round. They didn't just win in the Sweet Sixteen. They didn't just win in the Elite Eight. They dominated a team that was seeded higher than them in every round. That is something that is absolutely amazing. No one thought that they deserved to be in the tournament, let alone thought that they would get into the Final Four. Along the way, they defeated (11) USC, (6) Georgetown, (3) Purdue, (10) Florida State, and (1) Kansas. They won all those games by an average of twelve points, with only one of the wins (Florida State) by single digits (72-71). Seeing as my bracket has been trashed for a while now, I am now officially a Virginia Commonwealth fan for the rest of this tournament.
This is only the third time that a double digit seeded team has made the Final Four, and both the other times it has been an 11 seed. George Mason in 2006 and LSU way back in 1986. Also, a fun fact, of the ten times that Kansas has been a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they have been defeated by an 8 or lower seed, four times.
The team that VCU is going to be playing in their Final Four game? Oh, that's just 8th seeded Butler, who got to the NCAA finals last season. Going into the tournament, every "expert" was saying that this was the weakest tournament in recent history, well, I don't know if this helps or hurts the expert's case, but it sure does make it an awesome story and really fun to watch.
-GP
Now, I have no right to ever talk about VCU not deserving to be in the tournament. They didn't just win the First Four round. They didn't just win the first round. They didn't just win in the second round. They didn't just win in the Sweet Sixteen. They didn't just win in the Elite Eight. They dominated a team that was seeded higher than them in every round. That is something that is absolutely amazing. No one thought that they deserved to be in the tournament, let alone thought that they would get into the Final Four. Along the way, they defeated (11) USC, (6) Georgetown, (3) Purdue, (10) Florida State, and (1) Kansas. They won all those games by an average of twelve points, with only one of the wins (Florida State) by single digits (72-71). Seeing as my bracket has been trashed for a while now, I am now officially a Virginia Commonwealth fan for the rest of this tournament.
This is only the third time that a double digit seeded team has made the Final Four, and both the other times it has been an 11 seed. George Mason in 2006 and LSU way back in 1986. Also, a fun fact, of the ten times that Kansas has been a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they have been defeated by an 8 or lower seed, four times.
The team that VCU is going to be playing in their Final Four game? Oh, that's just 8th seeded Butler, who got to the NCAA finals last season. Going into the tournament, every "expert" was saying that this was the weakest tournament in recent history, well, I don't know if this helps or hurts the expert's case, but it sure does make it an awesome story and really fun to watch.
-GP
Thursday, March 24, 2011
New Fun Website
I recently found this website online with a ton of different videos. 292 to be exact. All these videos are about things we should know. In fact, the website is called, ThingsYouOughtToKnow.com. I found it from a video that my mom posted on facebook about grammar in America, and how it's gone down hill. This is the video that momma Peterfy posted:
This video prompted me to search the site a little bit further. I found on on facebook that I thought was interesting.
He makes some valid points in here. Basically, nothing was really learned from the study. Most guys do like to brag, and most women want to look good in their pictures. So, in reality, facebook hasn't changed America that much? I really find that hard to believe. But, I do think that found a new website that I love.
-GP
This video prompted me to search the site a little bit further. I found on on facebook that I thought was interesting.
He makes some valid points in here. Basically, nothing was really learned from the study. Most guys do like to brag, and most women want to look good in their pictures. So, in reality, facebook hasn't changed America that much? I really find that hard to believe. But, I do think that found a new website that I love.
-GP
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Ohhh... Reading....
Mmk. I'm not going to lie, I do not like reading books. But, these books seem a little interesting to me. But, at the same time, the men's volleyball team that I'm on with Joe, just lost in terrible fashion to a team that we crush 9 times out of 10. So, needless to say, I'm not really wanting to do this blog. It may be a little shorter and with less information, and maybe a little less "real" than my normal posts.
I'm going to have to agree with what JP said about The New Influencers. I don't think blogs are necessarily to be written in professional quality. At least not the types of blogs that we have been writing. I think blogging is just for you and your friends to keep up with whats going on with the people you are close with. I treat these blogs as a general conversation, and I don't like to hide anything and I try to keep it as real as possible. And I know that reading blogs about the books that we are reading isn't exactly what everyone likes to do, so I keep it real. (That was pretty redundant)
*edit*
Well, I suppose these blogs are supposed to be a little more professional quality than I have been treating them. I guess it's time to start treating them that way. I do think that there are some kinds of blogs that are professional blogs. The blogs that people can go read to get a good sense of news or other fun stories. I know there are professional blogs run by Yahoo! that have fun stories in the sports world each day. I enjoy reading those blogs.
Anyway, like I said, I'm not in a good mood per say, and I don't want to continue this blog. This was a really bad one, and I will have better blogs this week. I don't want to promise, because we have another big tourney next weekend, but I'll try.
-GP
I'm going to have to agree with what JP said about The New Influencers. I don't think blogs are necessarily to be written in professional quality. At least not the types of blogs that we have been writing. I think blogging is just for you and your friends to keep up with whats going on with the people you are close with. I treat these blogs as a general conversation, and I don't like to hide anything and I try to keep it as real as possible. And I know that reading blogs about the books that we are reading isn't exactly what everyone likes to do, so I keep it real. (That was pretty redundant)
*edit*
Well, I suppose these blogs are supposed to be a little more professional quality than I have been treating them. I guess it's time to start treating them that way. I do think that there are some kinds of blogs that are professional blogs. The blogs that people can go read to get a good sense of news or other fun stories. I know there are professional blogs run by Yahoo! that have fun stories in the sports world each day. I enjoy reading those blogs.
Anyway, like I said, I'm not in a good mood per say, and I don't want to continue this blog. This was a really bad one, and I will have better blogs this week. I don't want to promise, because we have another big tourney next weekend, but I'll try.
-GP
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Oooowwwwww.... Ouch Ouch Ouch
Those of you who are closer to me, and there are a few of you in class, you realize the pain I've been in the past few days. I don't like to search for sympathy from people, but I'm hurting.
Wednesday, my back died. I was at conditioning for practice, and running straight, when my back gave out. Naturally, having been in sports my whole life, I thought it was just a tweak and that it would be fine in an hour or so. Boy, was I wrong.
Later that evening, I decided to take my first trip to the Health Center. The doctor, of course, has no idea what's wrong with me. So, she sends me to Lima Memorial to get x-rays, (just to rule out the worst). And those come up negative. I went to practice Thursday night, and just watch.
On Friday, I was due for a follow up with the Health Center. I went in at 12:30 and the guy I'm supposed to see, isn't in until 1:00, so, I leave. Meanwhile, my mother of course is freaking out. She calls me and decides to make a doctor's appointment for 2:30 back home. Home is 90 minutes away! So, I left right away.
Once I get home, I immediately see the doctor. He thinks it's something along the lines of the tendons in my lumbar shifting or something along those lines of mumbo jumbo that I don't really understand. So, he tells me not to play. But, because he knows I'm an athlete, and he knows I will play anyway, he prescribes me some steroids.
So, this afternoon we had a volleyball tournament. Luckily for me, the steroids seemed to work pretty well. We ended up winning both the matches, and win the conference regular season. I played, not 100%, but it was enough to help the team to the wins. Got a big day tomorrow, hopefully the steroids last through the day. We'll see...
-GP
Wednesday, my back died. I was at conditioning for practice, and running straight, when my back gave out. Naturally, having been in sports my whole life, I thought it was just a tweak and that it would be fine in an hour or so. Boy, was I wrong.
Later that evening, I decided to take my first trip to the Health Center. The doctor, of course, has no idea what's wrong with me. So, she sends me to Lima Memorial to get x-rays, (just to rule out the worst). And those come up negative. I went to practice Thursday night, and just watch.
On Friday, I was due for a follow up with the Health Center. I went in at 12:30 and the guy I'm supposed to see, isn't in until 1:00, so, I leave. Meanwhile, my mother of course is freaking out. She calls me and decides to make a doctor's appointment for 2:30 back home. Home is 90 minutes away! So, I left right away.
Once I get home, I immediately see the doctor. He thinks it's something along the lines of the tendons in my lumbar shifting or something along those lines of mumbo jumbo that I don't really understand. So, he tells me not to play. But, because he knows I'm an athlete, and he knows I will play anyway, he prescribes me some steroids.
So, this afternoon we had a volleyball tournament. Luckily for me, the steroids seemed to work pretty well. We ended up winning both the matches, and win the conference regular season. I played, not 100%, but it was enough to help the team to the wins. Got a big day tomorrow, hopefully the steroids last through the day. We'll see...
-GP
Friday, March 18, 2011
MySpace
Whatever happened to MySpace? Remember when it was the cool thing to be a part of? Now, whenever I hear someone talk about it or some company or older person mention it, I immediately judge them. Does that make me a bad person?
But, for real. Whatever happened to MySpace? I recently tried to log into my MySpace, because it's still there. But, I've since had like five different email addresses, so naturally I didn't remember my email address, not even getting to the password. So, I searched google to look at it. I still have like 300 friends or something like that. That means that everyone else still has their old MySpace's too.
I just want to implore everyone to look up their old MySpace and see what we've been missing the past 4-5 years. You know you want to.
Then I thought about how the Social Media scene has grown, and I realized that is just how it is these days. But, then again, it's kind of amazing that facebook has lasted as long as it has without being phased out by something else. It makes me excited to think about what comes next!
-GP
But, for real. Whatever happened to MySpace? I recently tried to log into my MySpace, because it's still there. But, I've since had like five different email addresses, so naturally I didn't remember my email address, not even getting to the password. So, I searched google to look at it. I still have like 300 friends or something like that. That means that everyone else still has their old MySpace's too.
I just want to implore everyone to look up their old MySpace and see what we've been missing the past 4-5 years. You know you want to.
Then I thought about how the Social Media scene has grown, and I realized that is just how it is these days. But, then again, it's kind of amazing that facebook has lasted as long as it has without being phased out by something else. It makes me excited to think about what comes next!
-GP
Monday, March 14, 2011
March Madness
It's finally begun. Actually, it started last week with all the conference tournaments, but everyone who doesn't follow sports as much thinks it's just the tournament. The conference tournaments mark the official beginning, at least for me they do. In the conference tournaments, so many crazy things can happen, and did happen this season.
UConn had to play a game on the first day of the Big East tournament, and they rode that into a Big East Tournament Championship, playing five games in five days. That's pretty impressive for a division one varsity athlete to play five basketball games at that level in five days.
In the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan State beat Purdue in that matchup. And even more surprising, Penn State beat Wisconsin..... 36-33.... as a final! That was the lowest scoring game in Big Ten Tournament history. And the second lowest scoring game in any conference tournament history. (George Mason won a game 35-33 in 2003).
There were Buzzer Beaters and blowouts. There were upsets and there were predicted outcomes. But, the best is yet to come. With the NCAA Tournament expanding to 68 teams this year, many people believed that this would allow more teams in that were worthy. After watching all the Selection Sunday specials, it seems that the Tournament Committee made a couple mistakes. The two teams that got in that everyone is talking about are VCU and UAB (Virginia Commonwealth and Alabama-Birmingham respectively). The teams that are unanimously wanted in instead are Colorado and Virginia Tech. I can see why the Tournament Committee chose these tow teams, and I can also see why others want CU and Va Tech. Colorado and Virginia Tech play in two of the "Power Conferences" and they have "better" strength of schedule. But, VCU and UAB were two teams that are worthy to get in. The Tournament Committee hopefully added them to add a little more parody in the tournament and put a couple more mid-major teams in. Whatever, I give up trying to figure out the Committee. I'm done with this and I'm going to go fill out a bracket.
I want to throw it out there that I was just made aware that these blogs have to actually be about something. So, I'm going to toss in these topics at the end of this blog. I feel like my first post was a little about Social Media, so I hope that counts enough. My last blog was about my life a little bit at Ohio Northern (as were a couple of my comments to others). So, I guess I have to talk about the books for class. Engaged wasn't terrible. It talked a bit about communication. I think what the book had to say was correct, in that people want to get to know you, an that's why social media for businesses is important. New Influence had the AOL story, that was just amazing. I hadn't heard of this guy or that story, surprisingly. But, after reading it, I was a little appalled as to what I was hearing. I can't believe that anyone would act like that. Asking for his father, when the guy was 30 years old? haha what a d-bag. Hopefully the books are going to be like this most of the time, as that will make them a little easier to read.
-GP
UConn had to play a game on the first day of the Big East tournament, and they rode that into a Big East Tournament Championship, playing five games in five days. That's pretty impressive for a division one varsity athlete to play five basketball games at that level in five days.
In the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan State beat Purdue in that matchup. And even more surprising, Penn State beat Wisconsin..... 36-33.... as a final! That was the lowest scoring game in Big Ten Tournament history. And the second lowest scoring game in any conference tournament history. (George Mason won a game 35-33 in 2003).
There were Buzzer Beaters and blowouts. There were upsets and there were predicted outcomes. But, the best is yet to come. With the NCAA Tournament expanding to 68 teams this year, many people believed that this would allow more teams in that were worthy. After watching all the Selection Sunday specials, it seems that the Tournament Committee made a couple mistakes. The two teams that got in that everyone is talking about are VCU and UAB (Virginia Commonwealth and Alabama-Birmingham respectively). The teams that are unanimously wanted in instead are Colorado and Virginia Tech. I can see why the Tournament Committee chose these tow teams, and I can also see why others want CU and Va Tech. Colorado and Virginia Tech play in two of the "Power Conferences" and they have "better" strength of schedule. But, VCU and UAB were two teams that are worthy to get in. The Tournament Committee hopefully added them to add a little more parody in the tournament and put a couple more mid-major teams in. Whatever, I give up trying to figure out the Committee. I'm done with this and I'm going to go fill out a bracket.
I want to throw it out there that I was just made aware that these blogs have to actually be about something. So, I'm going to toss in these topics at the end of this blog. I feel like my first post was a little about Social Media, so I hope that counts enough. My last blog was about my life a little bit at Ohio Northern (as were a couple of my comments to others). So, I guess I have to talk about the books for class. Engaged wasn't terrible. It talked a bit about communication. I think what the book had to say was correct, in that people want to get to know you, an that's why social media for businesses is important. New Influence had the AOL story, that was just amazing. I hadn't heard of this guy or that story, surprisingly. But, after reading it, I was a little appalled as to what I was hearing. I can't believe that anyone would act like that. Asking for his father, when the guy was 30 years old? haha what a d-bag. Hopefully the books are going to be like this most of the time, as that will make them a little easier to read.
-GP
Sunday, March 13, 2011
The Epic-ness that was 127 E. Dobbins Ave. Last Night
Mmk. This is one that I hope everyone gets a crack at reading. This was one heckuva party last night here at my place. The theme to the party, was Orange. Just, Orange. Plain and simple. Some people when they have a raucous party, they have some obscure theme that requires a lot of effort and time to enjoy. The theme here was orange. Seeing as we go to a school whose official colors are orange and black, this was pretty simple for people to follow.
Second, this party was awesome because a bunch of engineers set it up in my house. Never thought I'd say something like that, but the engineers really knew what they were doing. A freaking dance floor andstripper dance pole were installed into my bedroom! I mean, I can't be too mad about that, can I?
And C, there was a perfect amount of people at this party. You know how sometimes a party can get out of control and a bunch of people that you don't know or like end up showing up to your place. You don't want to kick them out because you're a nice guy, but you just want them to leave. None of that here. All good people and there wasn't that group of 32 freshmen that rolled up together... like they always seem to do.
I wanted to throw in there as well, that there were quite a few of my classmates at this party as well. I'm not going to name names, but, you know who you are, and I wasn't mad that any of you were there. And I'm pretty sure I talked to all of you about writing this blog haha
That's it, I'm sure I'll have one more blog tomorrow about the NCAA Tournament Brackets and such. Pretty exciting times in sports.
-GP
Second, this party was awesome because a bunch of engineers set it up in my house. Never thought I'd say something like that, but the engineers really knew what they were doing. A freaking dance floor and
And C, there was a perfect amount of people at this party. You know how sometimes a party can get out of control and a bunch of people that you don't know or like end up showing up to your place. You don't want to kick them out because you're a nice guy, but you just want them to leave. None of that here. All good people and there wasn't that group of 32 freshmen that rolled up together... like they always seem to do.
I wanted to throw in there as well, that there were quite a few of my classmates at this party as well. I'm not going to name names, but, you know who you are, and I wasn't mad that any of you were there. And I'm pretty sure I talked to all of you about writing this blog haha
That's it, I'm sure I'll have one more blog tomorrow about the NCAA Tournament Brackets and such. Pretty exciting times in sports.
-GP
Monday, March 7, 2011
First real blog post!
OK Blogger... Let's do this thing. I'll admit, I've never been one that's into this whole "Social Media" thing. I've just never really understood the whole need for a blog and keeping a blog and keeping up to date on other people's blogs. I really think that it's an unnecessary thing that people choose to do. What if no one really does like blogs or Twitter or anything of the sort, but they think that everyone else likes it, so they feel like they have to like it or do one to keep up to date with everything... ok now I'm sounding a little like a loony. But seriously, this is something that I told myself I'd never do. Now, the only reason I'm doing it is for class credit.
That being said. I feel like I'm going to fit right in with this whole blog thing. Yeah, now I'm sounding like a hypocrite, but I think this is the best kind of writing that I do. A load of BS that I can just continually pump out and think that people are actually reading. I wish you all could read some of the papers that I turn in for classes, they are written in the same way. And, to be honest, they usually do work for me. Usually no worse than a B, and I'm totally ok with that. A 10-page paper full of BS, when I didn't read the book at all, and I get a B on it? Thank you! I'll take it and run. (Especially when I get a compliment and told that he "hopes to see me writing for SI or ESPN the Mag someday")
Well, just like in my papers, this blog will come to an abrupt ending. I think I've written enough about nothing, and I think that this is sufficient for my first ever blog post. Thanks for reading, now it's time to pretend to care about other people's lives and post on their blogs.
- GP
That being said. I feel like I'm going to fit right in with this whole blog thing. Yeah, now I'm sounding like a hypocrite, but I think this is the best kind of writing that I do. A load of BS that I can just continually pump out and think that people are actually reading. I wish you all could read some of the papers that I turn in for classes, they are written in the same way. And, to be honest, they usually do work for me. Usually no worse than a B, and I'm totally ok with that. A 10-page paper full of BS, when I didn't read the book at all, and I get a B on it? Thank you! I'll take it and run. (Especially when I get a compliment and told that he "hopes to see me writing for SI or ESPN the Mag someday")
Well, just like in my papers, this blog will come to an abrupt ending. I think I've written enough about nothing, and I think that this is sufficient for my first ever blog post. Thanks for reading, now it's time to pretend to care about other people's lives and post on their blogs.
- GP
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