New Netflix Watches For You

Throughout my college career I have watched a ton of Netflix including movies, shows, documentaries, you name it. So for my final blog I wanted to talk about a few of them that I have watched to maybe spark your interest in finding a new watch or maybe make you re-watch your favorites.

Most recently, I have been watching "How To Get Away With Murder", and let me tell you this show is awesome. I had already heard great reviews from social media and friends but never really took the time to start it. Well this past weekend one of my roommates and I were bored on a weekend night and decided to look for a new show to start when we stumbled upon the show. We immediately were hooked as the show throws a curve ball at you around every corner and keeps you coming back for more.

Another great show that I have seen all the way through multiple times is "New Girl". The show provides countless hours of laughs, emotional moments, and plenty of entertainment. Recently the came out with a final season to give closure to their previous seasons cliff hanger and I am glad they did. No more wondering what might have happened.

The "Good Place" is also an interesting show that received good reviews and I had several friend recommend it to me and I am glad I watched. It is a shorter show with only a couple season but is packed with plenty of great moments to make you laugh. Due to it being a shorter watch it makes for a good filler show until you find another.

Honestly, there are so many shows on Netflix that you should have no problem with finding one for you. I found that just watching an episode of something is a good way to tell if you will be interested or not and often times is well worth the time.

Senior is coming to an end

The past four years have been long and strenuous and they are quickly coming to an end. There has been many ups and many downs but in the end I would not trade it for the world. We are not done yet though. Finals week is right around the corner and now is not the time to check out. I want to give a few help tips to surviving college to those who have a few years left.

The first and foremost tip I want to give is to find a good group of friends. Coming into college most of us do not know many people and are forced to make new friends. These friends may become the most important part of your success and you must pick them wisely.

Another great tip is to be ready to try new things. There are several times where you will come across new opportunities and this is a great time to jump on those opportunities. They may create a path that you never thought of taking and open your life to a new experience.

Do not be afraid to branch out. Try new things while at college. This is a great time to figure out who you are and the best way to do so is by having new experiences. This class is a great example for me. I would have never thought of myself having to write blogs but here I am and it has taught many great things.

College is a time to be yourself so go out there and have fun. Do not be afraid to try new things, meet new people, and explore new possibilities, but the most important tip I can give you is to just have some fun!

Recap of Social Media Strategies

Social Media Strategies was a book that taught many new things about how the social media world works. The book itself appears to be full of useless information on the outside but is full of a surplus of useful information. Typically I am not a fan of read books full of long text which made me dread having to read this book. However, due to the relevance of social media to my major I ended up enjoying the read quite a bit. Though there were a few chapters about metrics and math that we long and boring, most chapters were every enlightening.

One of the most interesting parts of the book came before even starting the reading. Each chapter include a reading from a social media expert that gave some insight to what the chapter would be covering. I found this to be an interesting and helpful way to transition readers into the information. It showed how great having a life in the social media world could be.

Social media is growing every day and it is important that we understand as much of it as possible before we enter the real world after college and this book is an amazing resource to do so. I am extremely thankful to have this book as a resource and be able to use this in my future career.

The Comeback Story of the Decade

I am not sure if you missed the news, but something in the sports world has been blowing up social media. Something no one was predicting to happen again. A 43 year old man who has had countless injuries, career crippling scandal, and a lot of doubt from fans has won on the biggest stage in their sport. If you have not guess it yet, Tiger Woods won his fifth masters!



Tiger has always been an amazing golfer and one of the world's best if not the best. However, for 11 years he has gone without a big win and many believed he would never achieve one again. Growing up I remember watching Tiger golf and thought to myself this man will never lose. So, for the past several years I have been waiting for his comeback, and boy did he deliver.

Winning the Master's is as big as it gets in the golf world, but this was not Tiger's biggest win of the weekend. He proved something with that win. He showed the world that he was not going to back down from all the criticism he has received in the past. He showed us the meaning of getting back up no matter how many times you get knocked down.

With his win social media exploded. Pictures of him were everywhere, fans were coming out of nowhere and critics were fast to change this side. It is truly remarkable how much of an impact sports have on our social media. One man brought life to social media for millions of people by winning one tournament. It goes to show how fast the word travels through the web.

My New Job

As a sport management major, I am required to have a internship at some form of sports facility, company, or team. Having a home town of Columbus, Ohio you would think finding a internship to fit that category to be easy. Well, you would be wrong. I spent hours in front of my laptop searching for internships, filling out applications and then repeating the process. I made calls, had interviews and spent a lot of gas doing so. One thing I never expected in how particular sports internships in Columbus were.

Finally, I decided to outsource my efforts to other cities including: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and Lima. Within one week I got an email from a friend and old teammate, DJ. He was the general manager at Apex Sports Zone in Lima, Ohio and he told me to come in and talk with him. Now Apex is a sports facility that does everything from sports leagues to birthday parties. It is also owned by an ONU facility member and one of my professors, which is really cool.



Long story short, DJ offered me the internship for the summer but he also offered me a side job for the rest of the year which was really nice. Every Saturday they host a youth flag football league and I have the privilege to referee the games.

It is not a hard job, besides dealing with grumpy parents and the occasionally rowdy kid. Other than that it is a great way to keep active for myself, be a part of the game I love and make some money.

My internship itself is really interesting. Basically I am a facility manager and run multiple things at once. One minute I am helping work the concession stand and help around the facility with guest needs and the next I am secluding customers and getting sponsorship's or helping with youth players practices. Personally, I believe it is going to be a great experience and I am really excited to see what I learn. 

Creating Content

As week 12 rolls around the corner I find myself digging deeper and deeper to find fresh content to write about. Ironically enough, one of the chapters we were required to read was about content creation. So without further ado, let us jump into chapter nines content.  This chapter gives us four key types of content used on social media.

Written:
This form of content is the first for foremost thought of content. There are several types of writing tools and ways to improve your writing, however the best way is to always be writing. Often times putting your ideas into words and bringing them full circle with our brand is a great way to improve your writing

Audio:
Audio is one of the easiest pieces of content to engage your audience. One of the most popular forms of audio in our world today is podcasting. Other forms of audio content is radio, talk shows, recorded interviews, etc.

Visuals:
Visual content is a very broad spectrum of content. From presentations to statics, visual content may not seem important but without visuals a large part of a content creator's story may be missing.

Graphics:
This form of content is the glue to content creation. It holds everything together in a content creators work and is important to helping your audience get the whole story.

These past few weeks, I have found creating content to be a tough task. By using these four forms of content creation we find new ways to be creative and diverse in our content. Mastering all four forms into a single content use provides the most effective use of content on a channel.

Dublin Irish Festival Infographic

This past week I took the time to work on a infographic for the City of Dublin, Ohio. More specifically the Dublin Irish Festival. The reason I choose this organization is because I am from Columbus and only live 10 minutes from the festival. I have been there on several occasions and always have a good time, so I figured that writing about this organization would be a lot of fun and I would have a better respect for the festival.

Making an infographic was a new experience for me and though I did learn a great amount from the experience, it was not an easy task for me. First of all, I want to say infographic are an extremely useful tool and images are a great way to show information in a fun and creative way. However, I quickly learned that I am not a very creative person when it comes down to doing infographics and that made this assignment difficult for me. I found it to be very confusing and I struggled to get the site we used to work properly for me.

I would like to make more infographic in my field in the future, but I will definitely need more practice before I am ready to make a professional infographic for a company I am working with.