The Tao of Twitter

The Tao of Twitter by Mark Schaefer is a great hands on book for newbie Twitter users. Within its pages are hundreds of useful tips and information on how to use a Twitter account for your business. For me, I found this book to be of great help because I have a Twitter but am not proactive on it. In the book it explains rules to you on how to appropriately use the social media site for your business page. For instance, it tells you how active you should be and how many times a day you should be tweeting. It also tells you to branch out and explains why it is so important to make as many connections as possible.
All in all I would recommend this book to anyone whether they have a background with Twitter or not. People my age need to know the difference between a personal Twitter page and a business Twitter page. I think that this book does a great joke explaining the differences and how they are used differently.
For me I feel like I could in fact run my own Twitter page after reading this book. I am confident enough now in my own Twitter skills and have a sense for what I should and should not be doing. I could even use my fake business as a way to practice. Practice makes perfect is what I've always been told!

Check out the author of The Tao of Twitter, Mark Schaefer here!https://twitter.com/markwschaefer

Doggy Day Inn Press Release

Press Release

To: Specific Presses/ Dog Owners / Local Vets

From: Stephanie Peltak

Subject: Call for dog lovers

Calling all dog lovers: Doggy Day Inn seeks donations for the annual American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) charity auction.

For the fifth year in a row, Doggy Day Inn is proud to announce this year’s charity auction for ASPCA taking place on May 25^th, 2013 from 10am-4pm at the Doggy Day Inn. All proceeds will be donated and put towards the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Auctions will consist of several different prizes ranging from a year long supply of dog food to a week trip to Florida. All you have to do is come down and place bids on whatever prizes that catch your eye! You won’t be disappointed when you see what the grand item is being auctioned off. Remember that all proceeds are going toward a great benefit.

So come on down Saturday May 25^th and help the end of animal cruelty while earning great prizes. Feel free to bring your four legged pooch down to join in the fun!

Hope to see you soon,

Stephanie

Stephanie Peltak

Doggy Day Inn Owner

World Wide Rave Review

The World Wide Rave written by David Meerman Scott was an excellent read. The book really explored into depth about how to use certain skills and apply them to you or your business to help grow and excel. The whole idea of the book was how to create a worldwide rave. To do that though you must target an audience and start a buzz about you or your company. To do so however you need to learn certain tricks and triggers to get your potential clients into your virtual world on the web. I like the fact that the book took real life examples along with step by step processes and information on how to do so. By adding real life stories of people's success it makes the reader more engaged and more likely to actually act upon the information being given. It is not just pointless information that has no relativity to you or your business. It has facts and proof to back it up. I learned a great deal from this book and I hope to someday maybe use some of these tips and if I dream big enough maybe even create my own worldwide rave!

World Wide Rave

The "World Wide Rave" written by David Meerman Scott was an excellent read. The book really explored into depth about how to use certain skills and apply them to you or your business to help grow and excel. The whole idea of the book was how to create a world wide rave. To do that though you must target an audience and start a buzz about you or your company. To do so however you need to learn certain tricks and triggers to get your potential clients into your virtual world on the web. I like the fact that the book took real life examples along with step by step processes and information on how to do so. By adding real life stories of people's success it makes the reader more engaged and more likely to actually act upon the information being given. It is not just pointless information that has no relativity to you or your business. It has facts and proof to back it up. I learned a great deal from this book and I hope to someday maybe use some of these tips and if I dream big enough maybe even create my own world wide rave!

"Fake" Business

For my business that I am creating for Media Writing class, I have decided to open up a doggy daycare. The daycare will include services such as grooming, lessons, boarding, and of course a daycare. I haven't come up with a business name yet, I am not sure if we have to do that yet or if we will discuss that in a later class. The business however, will be placed on a big piece of land away from major highways and routes to ensure the safety of pets. There will be jungle gyms and plenty of room and activities for dogs to participate in. It will be a friendly, safe environment where dog lovers can bring their pups!

Bachelorette Breakdown

She applied the final touch of make up to her porcelain skin and stared back at herself.  She was glowing with pre wedding bliss. She could hardly wait to walk down the aisle and see the man of her dreams standing, waiting with a bountiful amount of love to offer her for the rest of their days together.

            The doorbell rang; she swung the door open and her bridal party stampeded in like a herd of wild animals. Their chatter and laughs instantly filled the room that was only minutes ago filled with just her thoughts alone. Her friends gawked over how beautiful she looked while pulling at her like some sort of life sized Barbie doll. “Enough, enough!” she shouted, “let’s get this party started!”

            The limo honked outside the house, three exaggerated beeps. They all screamed with excitement and rushed to the door. “Whoa, whoa, whoa!”  Britt the maid of honor quickly blurted out, “Before we all leave and get ahead of ourselves, I do have one request. We must all turn off and leave our cell phones here. This is a girl’s night. A night to celebrate and cherish the engagement of Sarah. No distractions.” They all agreed and piled their phones on top of one another on the coffee table. Without hesitation after doing so, they all sprinted to the limo. The night had begun.

            The next morning was fuzzy. Slowly awakening, they all groaned about how shitty they felt. The night was a success however, each one of them satisfied with the outcome of the party. Slowly making their way out of bed and into the kitchen, they all talked and laughed over freshly brewed coffee and pancakes about the previous night events. “Holy shit, our phones!” Sarah said. She ran to the coffee table in the living room and quickly powered on her device. “Mark is going to be livid that I forgot to call when I got in!” she stressed. Finally the phone was up and running. 27 missed calls and 14 new voicemails. The startling shock of such a site forced her knees to collapse and her gut to sink.  She entered her four digit password put the phone up to her ear and listened through to the other end.

            She flung her face into her lap and let out the most heart wrenching sob. Her friends quickly surrounded her and comforted her but didn’t know what for. Britt took the phone and listened to the message Sarah had just received.  The phone slipped from her hand and she too dropped next to her friend, wrapping her arms tightly around her comforting her like a child.  

            “Sarah it’s your mother, where are you?! There has been an accident. Mark’s apartment building caught on fire last night. He isn’t looking too good honey. He is in a coma and the doctors aren’t sure if he’ll make it. Oh honey, please call me when you get this, we’re all so worried. This isn’t how I wanted you to find out this sort of news. Please when you get this message meet us all at the hospital. Mark needs you by his side now more than ever.”

Blog 1: Ellie Mae

            It was a brisk June morning. I arose and was instantly hit with a flood of excitement and anticipation. It was a feeling much similar to a kid on Christmas morning. I hopped out of bed, into the shower, and flew out the door into the car without sparing another second.  Voyaging alongside me was my Mom, boyfriend, brother, brother’s girlfriend, and sister. We all went over possible names and talked about the bundle of joy that was soon going to be coming home with us.

         We pulled into the driveway and up to a house much similar to one you would envision to be the witches house in the fairy-tale Hansel and Gretel.  It was a creepy little cottage, desolated in the woods. We all got out puzzled and thought this could not possibly be the right destination. Nevertheless, we walked up the creaky walkway and up to the door. “Knock knock knock”, we tapped on the door. A woman greeted us and showed us the way in.

            In a row we filed into the musty house. It was cold and smelled of mold. There was limited lighting along with odd pictures and décor around the house. It was the kind of place that made you want to crawl out of your skin. The woman however did the best she could to make us feel at home while she went out back to bring out what would soon be mine. We all looked around the room and then at each other not needing to communicate what we were all feeling. The place was absolutely disgusting. With a few exchanged words between one another we put that aside and remembered the reason we came, to retrieve the retriever, Ellie.

            The woman walked back into the room and set down a beautiful golden retriever before me. The exact one I had found online and had been fantasizing over for weeks. She was the one.  A smile grew on my face and spread from ear to ear. I knew I would have a new furry friend who would hold a special place in my heart, Ellie Mae.