Mashable and Me

First off, excuse the lack of posting over the past few weeks. There is just a trickle of readers, which is sad to say. So I am going to try and get some more eyeballs on this page starting right now.

With graduation just a little under two weeks away, post-graduation plans are still up in the air. But that is okay. I know life will take its course, so there is no point in worrying. Arnold has given me the “you can do it” thumbs up, which is encouraging.

Today in my last official PR class at the U of O I had the pleasure of listening to Allison Blass talk about life after graduation. Allison is a New Media Coordinator for MWW Group in New Jersey in addition to being an Oregon PR grad. Allison had a lot of great advice for the class as far as how to go about job hunting and networking, but it was some tips she had regarding social media that left me relieved.

Mashable is a great site that helps Allison in addition to the other probable millions of those who have locked in to social media for the long haul keep updated on trends in social media. You gotta love a site that tracks trends in what many are calling a trendy medium of communication!

I have a lot of experience with social media, but I am undoubtedly still learning. And when applying for jobs, I try to put a focus on my ability to garner publicity using social media. But as a student, it is a major challenge to keep up with every single new social media tool or site. So, before today, I often worried about how I was going to stay on top of everything social media if I got hired as a the social media “guru” at a PR agency. Mashable changed all that. Well Mashable along with Allison’s words of encouragement. Even Allison is still learning keeping up with all the new sites and tools that pop up on the Web everyday. And it is sites like Mashable that make her job manageable.

Until next time…I promise the next post will come sooner than later!