Thursday, January 27, 2011

Assignment 3


My image was created in the shape of an airplane. Reason I chose this image is to because I enjoy traveling and plan on doing a lot of traveling when I get older. The individual words in the airplane represent all of my interests; including movies, music, sports, places, and other interests.

So how can blogs, wikis, and tools like tagxedo benefit a business? The answer could probably vary but I personally think that these are good tools for businesses to get their name out and get "followers." To get "followers," however, these sites should probably be used more on giving background information on the business and telling the people the true values and beliefs of the business. Then if the people like what they see and agree with the business, maybe they will begin "following" the business and perhaps become a customer as well. But once the business has followers, they can start to do a little more promoting. They could continually update the "followers" on new information or products related to the business. The business could also even post pictures of any new products for the customer to see, or even videos of the products in use. And one other thing they could do, that I think customers would really like, is communicate back and forth with customers. For example, if someone posts a question on one of the business products, the business should actually take time to answer. I think this would show the customers that the business is actually loyal to them and is actually listening to their concerns. To be honest, the uses of these sites might be endless for business, but it's for sure that business could benefit from them!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

About Me

Hello!
My name is Michael Harris. I'm a senior here at Appalachian State and will be graduating in May 2011. I'm majoring in Computer Information Systems (CIS) and plan on doing an internship after graduating. My main interests are sports (mainly soccer, football, basketball) and anything outdoors (hiking, fishing, snowboarding, anything). My favorite sport though is soccer and I'm a huge fan of Manchester United!