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An extensive share of information on social media, Tweeter and Facebook announced the death of Jo Paterno on Saturday 1/21/12.   It all started when Onward State sent a tweet to confirm the death of Paterno and posted it on their official website.       Rapidly other News organization including, Breaking News.com, CBS Sports, Huffington Post reported the false information. on Sunday 1/22/12 to explain what really happened   “ one of our writers posted that he had received word from a source that Joe Paterno had died. The source had been forwarded an email ostensibly sent from a high-ranking athletics official (later found to be a hoax) to Penn State athletes with information of Paterno’s passing. A second writer — whom we later found out had not been honest in his information — confirmed to us that the email had been sent to football players. With two independent confirmations of an email announcing his death, managing edit...

Although a video sharing like YouTube is one of the most visits with “o ver 4 billion hours of video are viewed on YouTube per month “(Aids.gov), I believed that Social network sites such as Facebook, Pinterest, goggle + will be the most effective to reach an audience.   In fact according to the Dragonfly Effect , Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith (2010) proposed a simple four-step method for effective message development and delivery. They suggested that an effective message must be focused to produce a specific outcome, designed to grab an audience’s attention while engaging their compassion, and able to motivate the audience toward deliberate action to produce an intended outcome. However, while visiting, webcasts, web conferences and webinars using the aids. Gov. link, I noticed several conferences open for registration at different dates and times.   So before you can take advantages of the information, you must register. On one hand is great because th...

My evaluation on Huffington Posts ‘s    article: “Here's How Unfair The Tax System Is In Each State” The above article is available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/fair-taxes-states_n_5831794.html?ir=Business My following evaluation is for the credibility of the article based on the guidelines set in Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources The name of the author is Kevin Short. Did short had some authority in the field of finance and Tax he is write about?   No, according to his background, he studies journalism.   What is Short qualification?     Short did not show any other qualification than his journalism study. Does Short have publications in peer reviewed (scholarly and professional)?   He does not have any scholarly publication but he does have many professional articles published. Are there clues that the Short are biased? Yes but all connec...

While The scientific method utilizes a series of facts, hypotheses, laws, and theories to explain observations in the natural world (Union of Concerned Scientists. the USA), trusted source can be similarly applied to the experience of gaining knowledge through mass media. As long that have been using social media, and work in PR, field I learned many things through the evolution of technology such as people’s Identification and Image reputation the importance of being    selective in reading    information and    to apply researchable keys words while writing future post.               Fast forward, some important facts we know from the story of Social media during the dawn: In 1997, The Web had one million sites. Blogging begin. SixDegrees.com lets users create profiles and list friends. AOL Instant Messenger lets users chat. Blackboard is founded as an online course management ...

Fashion, development, economy, and peace, were the topics of conversation during the FIMA (Festival International De La Mode Africaine) conference held at the United Nations Tuesday 26 Sep, 2013. Alphadi Seidnaly, designer and the founder of FIMA sat amongst a panel of entrepreneurs, task makers and politicians. The panel consisted of Alphadi, Boubacar Bourema, Fatima Djoua, Jacqueline Kakembo, Designer Jedda Khan and Minister of state for foreign affairs of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum.          The conference was held to discuss the upcoming 9th edition FIMA event, what it is about, and its importance. It is being held in Niger this November 20th-25th. Alphadi created FIMA as a platform to show African fashions and design, which reflect his culture and his country. Since its beginnings it has gained much popularity. It has helped to shine a light on designers of African decent such as Jedda Khan. It has also allowed a large array...

The last day of the New York Couture Fashion Week  took place at the New Yorker Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, on Sunday, Feb 17, 2013, with showcases from designers and performances from singers. Hundreds of people including journalists, photographers, retailer executives and celebrities gathered at the New York Fashion Show at 4 p. m, Sunday to enjoy   the fall collection.             Singer Reagan Richards performed with her three dancers that involved some comedy and drama scenes.  Another performance was by singer Sinem Saniye a pop singer from New York.     Designer Lourdes Atencio presented her fall collection that was made of silk and satin fabric for special occasions.  The public seemed to enjoy her multicolor collection and they applauded, especially when all the models came out at the same time presenting her clothing as a group, at the end of the show. Every fashion garment   presentation was well complem...