Finding your inner Lion

A Lion is a charismatic and courageous mammal,

That leads by example in the kingdom of animals

When struck with a difficult choice

He roars his loud voice

To show that he will make the correct choice

Great faith and trust we have in him 

standing tall among the heard with pride

He himself is the leader of this tribe

His innovative skills that were produced through evolution

he is the one that starts a revolution

Finding your inner lion is the first step to success

Find it and forget the rest!



Thanks for a great semester!

-Marco

Can you social network your way to revolution?

Social networks have become in recent years a huge part of culture. Posting photos, commenting on friends, connecting with old friends are all the benefits to having a Facebook, or a Myspace. Since the advent or surfacing of these social networks, businesses and people have also looked at this as alternative way to reach out to their consumers or a way to network to customers, hoping they can get more recognition. Do you think that it is effective for businesses and people to create a Facebook page, so they can reach out to clients or even better get more recognition? Is it true also true that since the advent of these networks have they created a social revolution? As I was surfing the web trying to find articles on social networks and their impacts on certain areas, I came across an interesting Blog post from www.economist.com  ''Can you social network your way to revolution?" (A critique of Malcom Gladwell New Yorker’s article on social networking power.)

Mr. Gladwell argues that social networking platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, are not helpful in generating real social change. He states two reasons as to why he believes this:
 
First issue
 "His first reason is that effective social movements require sacrifice, which is built on strong bonds between people—the kind where you can demand real participation from each other. Social networks, on the other hand, are good for building and maintaining thousands of weak relationships—the kind where you can get people to "like" your cause or re-tweet your message, but not show up to an actual protest" ( http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2010/09/information)

Hierarchy

Second issue
"real social movements require hierarchical organization to be effective—someone has to be strategising and coordinating. Social networks aren't hierarchical; they're networks. That makes them flexible and resilient, but not particularly strategic or goal-oriented. And so, Mr Gladwell says, social networks will be useful for all kinds of things, but not for the really hard tasks involved in social change" (http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2010/09/information)

 Is Mr.Gladwell correct? Do you really think that Facebook and other social networks are just means of a way people can weakly connect, and that these networks are not considered to be a social change? After reading the following blog, the author created a few reasons as to why Mr. Gladwell was wrong for his accusations to social networks. They are as follows:

One mistake the author describes is that Gladwell assumes that social media increases weak ties. He states that networks like Twitter and Facebook reduce the cost of smaller interactions, which leads to smaller interactions. "Mr Gladwell sees this and notes the rise in minor interactions between thousands of quasi-friends. What he misses is that repeated minor actions are also the means by which stronger relationships are kept strong. These platforms make it easier to maintain friendships through trying times and circumstances "(http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2010/09/information)

Another issue that the author touches on is that how Gladwell inherits the ideas of hierarchical systems.  The author pronounces the problem with Hierarchical systems is that they tend to break easily. If the leader makes a mistake, the leader can suffer a crucial downfall, as well as for the hole movement. However, networks on the other hand, are “bottom up-enterprises”, which are very difficult to close or shut down.
He also touches that social networks give us a good insight to lives of other people around the world. And that though it might not be evident now that the social revolution behind social networks is here to come!

Which side do you take? Do you take the side of Mr.Gladwell, or the side of the author from “The economist” (sorry not author was posted beside R.A, I chose this because this is real live person sharing their feelings on Social networks) If it were up to my discretion I would say that Social Networks are becoming what you call a social revolution. They have weaved their way into pretty much every aspect of internet related ideas, from advertisement, to networking business. They have created their own environment in which people can be themselves, as well as profoundly create and image for themselves. This is an important aspect to look out, because this is our future! Do you think that one day, in order to get a job, rather than our resumes being evaluated, they would rather look out our social network pages?

Thanks for reading

Marco

Put your Title Here

Have you ever had a problem deciding what to write, in an essay? Or should I say have you ever had a problem what to write in a blog? A blog is an effective way to reflect on a persons true personal self values, self perceptions, and lifestyles. Through writing, a person can get an insight to one's personal feelings on a topic, and can really take into account an individual true morals and beliefs. For me blogging was much more than 20% of my grade at the end of the semester. For me blogging was a way to express my true perceptions on topics that we have undoubtedly had a great time and interest talking about in class. That is why the name of my blog this week is "<put your title here>" Because it is up to you of how you can perceive these blog assignments, and it is you that can title them! For some people doing these assignment was just a another thing they had to write for the week, and excluded themselves from the true experience it proposed. This blog however had several key components that I felt are  essential for a manger to poses which are creativity, and communication. Each week professor kurpis allowed us to reflect on our class discussions, and activities. However, what I think some people missed were how vague, and un-descriptive these assignments were of the specific content we had to include. I mean sure he gave us a basis of what we had to write, but never any specifics..... This blog  unconsciously allowed us to be creative, we could talk about how ever we felt, no restrictions, no strings attached. Most assignments I have done in my schooling have had one right answer, however these blogs have no right answer. These blogs allowed us to creatively communicate our true managerial feelings to not only the professor, but to our fellow class mates. So to those who chose not to do them, hey.... it is not for everybody.... but you sure did miss out on some good writing's not only by me but from a lot of my classmates.

Power of Knowledge

 So just to reflect on what we can take from these blog assignments that we have done, they are true learning experiences. I can name pretty much the title and the purpose of each blog assignment I have posted this semester, and I can also take into account the reasons for posting them. As a result of this I can walk away from this experience not saying thank good I got a good grade, but maybe that I have learned something valuable that could possibly help me in present and later experience of my life.

Do I plan on blogging after this class is done? There is a strong possibility that I will keep sharing my experiences and my knowledge with who ever is willing to listen. But I can't guarntee that i'll keep doing it, but I will defiently try!


To all those who have followed my blog throughout the semester, and to those who have commented, and to those who blogs I have followed. I thank you with much gratitude for making this an easier more effective way of learning! Thanks




And ultimately thanks to you professor Kurpis, for making this "normal" class into something interesting and useful. And don't ever change this assignment!

Good night America

Marco