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I have been speeding through assignments left and right tonight. Just as a humble brag, I have done five assignments tonight (After getting off work at nine), and this will be my sixth? Why in such a hurry you may ask? Well, I have a big procrastination problem. I always get my assignments done on time for the most part however.  What makes me procrastinate the most? I tend to be attached to my phone- and this show on Hulu called This is Us. In fact, I promised myself that I can totally binge watch the rest of the first season if I would just finish this pile of assignments I need to finish. Last night, I was washing the dishes when I knocked my beloved iPhone SE into the sink. While this phone was tough as a brick, it was no match for the soapy hot water that infiltrated it. Now it is literally a brick. Today I had to go spend two hours at Verizon. The store manager was an angel, and truly had the best customer service. I promise the two hour wait was not her fault. I ended gettin

Since Professor Reppert says "Oh look a puppy" every time we have a dog in anything, I thought I would put some credit where credit is due. Here is a picture of my coauthor of this blog this morning: I  know a lot of people in this course. I have had the pleasure of getting to know them through the years as my peers and as my friends. There are a lot of new people in the class too, and despite what Professor Reppert might think, I do not believe that's a bad thing.  Recently, I have changed my major and switched my minor to Mass Media. Media is still something that I love, and I am so happy to see the program is growing because it is still something that is near and dear to my heart. Not only is it just growing with numbers it is growing with value. All of these new students are bringing fresh ideas to the table, and are going above and beyond with their research.   I get excited every year to do the classmate blog critique- not because I like grilling my peers. W

Social Media Laws -  Ban on memes?  What is a meme? According to a quick wikipedia search, " A meme (/miːm/ MEEM[1][2][3]) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture—often with the aim of conveying a particular phenomenon, theme, or meaning represented by the meme".  Why does it matter? You may not realize it, but memes are super important to our internet culture. Okay so I am a little ashamed that I just used the words "internet culture", but it is what it is. It is almost impossible to get on any social media without seeing one of these little buggers. They are hilarious, sometimes controversial, sometimes just dumb, and overall a great thing to have clogging up your phone memory.  What would happen if we no longer could post memes? The world as we know it would implode- okay maybe not. That's a little dramatic. A new EU copyright law may just be what brings on the armageddon of the internet. Net Neutral

Social Media is something that several hundreds of thousands of people use each day. Social media is often how many people get their news, connect with friends and family, and waste hours of time each day. In fact, I have wasted so much time on social media, I have set constraints on my phone so I become more actively involved in anything else other than the bright blue screen on my phone.  Social media quite frankly affects everything. It has a great influence on everything including the marketing of the food industry. Restaurants have to use social media to their advantage. Whether it is to increase publicity or just to stay relevant. One carefully placed bad review on social media can make or break a restaurant's reputation. "Simply monitoring tweets and tags about your brand and reacting to them quickly can help boost your social media standing and provide a better experience for your current or potential customers. According to the Greggs Annual Report 2017, the bran