Pinterest

Pinterest is a social media site that allows users to "pin" various images or videos to their liking. Each pin may have follow a certain theme to a board. Pinterest also allows you to view another person's boards to gain any ideas whether it's fashion or anything else. Users can like and comment on others post similar to other Social media sites.

Pinterest was created by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp. Silbermann referred to the site as a "Catalog of Ideas" instead of a regular social network. The creation of pinterest was in December of 2009 and was later launched in March 2010.

People use Pinterest for a variety of reasons. One reason is a source of inspiration. Someone may want to find out what type of fashion is popular at the moment and all they have to do is search pinterest and they will have many choices. Another reason is to connect with others. Exactly like other sites, people gain followers, communicate with other users and strengthen their virtual friendships.

The boards that I have on my Pinterest page each vary. One of my boards consist of fashion because I like looking at diffrent styles of clothing. Another Pinterst board consists of dreadstyles. I like to try out diffrent styles on my locs and I may use pinterest as a reference.

Cysabeaw: The Minnesota Princess!

Another up and coming female music producer? A writer? What else is there to know?....

Cysabeaw Priscilla Ford also known as "Cys" hails all the way from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a Senior Broadcast/Communications major at South Carolina State University with nothing but positive vibes and also a great sense of humor.

Cys formerly attended Robbinsdale-Cooper High school http://chs.rdale.org and graduated with the class of 2012. Being that Miss. Csy is from Minnesota, I wanted to know what made her want to come to the Palmetto State and attend South Carolina State University. "I have a lot of family down here so they recommended me to come here so that's how I found out about it" Said Ford.

I later asked miss Ford if she had any hobbies or anything that she liked to do in her spare time and one particular hobby caught me off guard. "I like to write, I like to listen to music" said Ford. "I sometimes produce music on the side." When Csy said she produces music, It surprised me because it is rare to find many female music producers but I found it to be pretty dope. I wanted to know what type of music did she produce and laughing she said "Well I'm just beginning I started a month ago so I'm not an expert at it." Miss Ford is also a writer for the popular magazine around SC State's campus called "Stated". https://issuu.com/statedmag

After graduating from college, Ford plans on either going to Grad school to get her masters in journalism or, move to New York and work in the music industry as a producer or publicist. From her cheerful nature to her ambitious work ethic, I'm sure Csy will go far in life. The interview itself was strictly to the point and I really enjoyed sitting down and talking to Miss Ford also known as "The Minnesota Princess."

Twitter

Twitter

Twitter is one of the most famous social media networking sites there is. It was created by Jack Dorsey and was launched in July of 2016. People who have a account with Twitter can post tweets, retweet them, follow other profiles or be followed. The sites headquarters is based out in San Francisco with many other offices located around the world. Before Twitter came to be, Jack had an idea about a person using a SMS service  to communicate with others. The first name was "Twttr" due to the fact that "Twitter" domain was already in use. A few months later, Jack's crew bought the domain & the rest is history.

I use Twitter daily and have been apart of the Twitter verse for a while. I use this social media site to stay up to date with current news and other things that may spark my interest. 

Linkedin

LinkedIn is a Social media site that deals with a Business Professional standpoint. It helps you to connect with millions of people around the world but it's not to be confused with Twitter or Facebook. Many people use LinkedIn to display their qualifications and also find job opportunities. This is a popular social media outlet because it can help people to seek jobs early. It's not what you know, it's who you know. Some features that I like on LinkedIn is that it informs you on who viewed your page. I think it's important that it tells you who all viewed your page cause you never know, it may be an employer that wants to hire you.

One LinkedIn profile I seen that was well set up and informative was my classmate Kris Bennett's profile. I love how she included everything she has accomplished in her Student journey here at South Carolina State University.

I will use my LinkedIn site to connect with others so that I can gain some connections in my particular field of study. To view my LinkedIn profile, just click on the link below:

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-hill-5228b1113