Persona

Bill is a 35 year old married man who started his family early in his life and now has four kids and a dog. He is getting ready to go back to college to finish his degree so he can feel that sense of achievement and set a good example for his kids. As Bill is attending college he hears of the bass fishing club and becomes very interested. The rules of fishing the FLW tour with the college says that anyone that participates in the college western conference tournaments must be a full time student at a four year university. The love for fishing causes Bill to take a full time college schedule while still supporting his family.


Skyler is a recent graduate of high school and is looking into what college to attend. He enjoys the outdoors and the beautiful weather that St. George has to offer, but he is hesitant to choose DSU until he hears about the opportunity to fish in the FLW. Skyler has seen the television shows about fishing and he too is an avid fisherman. Because DSU has the opportunity for him to follow his dreams and still get a great education he chooses to attend.


Megan is a current student at DSU and somehow hears about the fishing club. She remembers all the good times she had with her father and how fishing made all the troubles of the world stop just for those few hours on the water. She is very interested in learning all the new techniques of fishing, and how and where to catch the best bass in St. George. She joins the club to learn new things and become a better fisherman so she can spend that serine time on the water with her future children, just like her father did with her.

Like liking

First off I have to say, how does someone even come up with the idea to like everything they see on their Facebook pages? This article was actually pretty eye opening and made me start to think a lot more before I go liking anything on my Facebook page. I found it interesting when he talked about how if he liked on thing, four new things pertaining to the first thing he liked would pop up immediately. I have noticed that happening more on my phone too lately. I scares me to think of how easy it is for people to see what you've liked and then have the opportunity to send you similar links about the thing you liked. What else can they see you doing on your phone?

I have to admit that I am "old school" and I really don't know much about Facebook, Twitter, or all the other social media cites. I just recently started my Facebook page, just to keep in touch with the fishing world, and I am glad to be in this social media class so I can learn all the bad things to avoid about social media. Like, liking everything. Thanks

Thoughts on Diane Rehm's article

 

I feel that todays society is definitely living in a technology state of mind. The face-to-face conversations are happening less and less. I do feel that part of the reasoning is because it's a lot easier to just pick up the phone and Facebook someone or text them. Easier maybe, the best way to communicate, I personally don't think so. Having face-to-face interactions can help build one's communication skills and techniques in all real life situations. Not to mention when someone texts you and al their letters are in caps.... Does that mean they are yelling at you? Or does it mean they are excited about that certain subject? Who really knows over a computer screen or on your cellular device..... Face-to-face interactions are maybe sometimes nerve racking, but who learns everything in life the easy way?

 

One thing that kept popping in my head as I was listening to these conversations was how hard it is to get a job now-a-days. I remember the good old days where someone could walk into a company, fill out an application, and then sit down and talk to a manager. I've applied for so many jobs in the last ten years that direct you to a internet website for the application, and then maybe hear back from someone eventually... maybe!

 

The days of face-to-face interactions is long in the past. Unfortunately we have become a lazy generation and people all too often resort to the easiest way of doing things. I am going to school for human communications.....not phone communications.