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CROWDSOURCING. SO, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?         September 24, 2017 By: Deric Kennedy Hey, welcome back to The SCEM VIEW, with Deric. As you know, I’m pursuing a master’s degree in Strategic Communication at Troy University and this show (blog) was created to explore and discuss various topics and content in my Strategic Communication & Emerging Media (SCEM) course. I’m glad to have you back! Before we move on to this week’s show, here’s a quick recap of last week’s. During week five, my COM 6630 class explored Blogging, Citizen Journalism and Digital Democracy. Admittedly, I got a little off topic but overall, I believe it was insightful. We took a look into, what I call a “Journalistic Beef” between educated- professional journalists and everyday citizen journalists and bloggers. A lot was shared but what I concluded was, it is all journalism, just done differently. While I do acknowledge what seems to be a “ranking” in relevan...

Hey, It’s All Journalism. Right?   September 17, 2017 By: Deric Kennedy   Technically, Yes. But Don’t You Dare Call A Professionally Educated Journalist   a “Blogger”. They’ll Most Likely Correct You. And Then Punch You In The Face.     Hey, welcome back to The SCEM VIEW, with Deric. As you know, I’m pursuing a master’s degree in Strategic Communication at Troy University. This show (blog) was created to explore and discuss various topics and explore the content in my Strategic Communication & Emerging Media (SCEM) course. And I’m glad to have you back! Quick recap of last weeks show, my COM 6630 class briefly explored social media and how it is one of the biggest nightmares facing strategic communication professionals. We took a look into the world of modern networking and how it’s been impacted by social media i.e., such as Facebook and Instagram. I proposed the question, ‘Are business cards still important today with such a var...

Hey, I’m Bob. What’s You Instagram info? September 12, 2017 By: Deric Kennedy Have social media replaced the need for business cards? Hey, welcome back to The SCEM VIEW, with Deric. As you know, I’m pursuing a master’s degree in Strategic Communication at Troy University and this blog was created to explore the content we discuss each week in my Strategic Communication & Emerging Media (SCEM) course. Glad to have you back with us! Quick recap of last week, my COM 66030 class briefly explored mobile technologies and the way they are changing the way people seek information. Some of these changes were positive, some were not. We discussed the impact mobile technologies have made on a few great classic American traditions- my high school class reunion being one of them. My topic proposed the question, has technology killed my class reunion? We concluded the following: While class reunion attendance has declined tremendously across the board in the past deca...

WANTED   For the death of my class reunion- Maybe.   September 3, 2017 by: Deric Kennedy Hey, welcome back to The SCEM VIEW, with Deric. As you know, this is my Strategic Communication & Emerging Media (SCEM) blog and we're glad to have you with us! Quick recap of last week, my COM 6630 class briefly discussed digital technologies and media convergence as it relates to mass communication. Last week’s show topic was on convergence and/or its advantages. I proposed the question, "To converge or not to converge?" The conclusion was very similar to a comment left by a fellow classmate. It read simply, "The print newspaper and television are declining but they are hanging in there. I think that traditional media such as these are holding on because there is a need for it somewhere. Some traditional media is going to hang in there because there is still a want or need for it, and I think it all comes back to diversity. Everything cannot be digital...