Social Media

So at work we have this yearly thing called Summer Institute with Media X. Its funny because I'va been working here at Stanford for almost a year and for my department I really didn't know what it was. All I know is my job. Which is file things, do errands, clean, make orders, put things into the computer, and alot more other stuff.

Today while doing registration for thes whole Summer Institute thing I asked my boss "what exactly is Media X" (that's the name of my department) In short terms it is a social media reasearching thing. Basically a temp agencies for Media reasearch. I was like oh cool. I got to hear bits and pieces of the some of them lectures. It was all basically is how is Social Media was back then and what it is now.

For those of you who dont know what social media is, here is a small summery:

Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media use web-based technologies to transform and broadcast media monologues into social media dialogues. They support the democratization of knowledge and information and transform people from content consumers to content producers. Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content."[1] Businesses also refer to social media as user-generated content (UGC) or consumer-generated media (CGM). Social media utilization is believed to be a driving force in defining the current period as the Attention Age. A common thread running through all definitions of social media is a blending of technology and social interaction for the co-creation of value.
Social media have been modernized to reach consumers through the internet. Social media have become appealing to big and small businesses. Credible brands are utilizing social media to reach customers and to build or maintain reputation. As social media continue to grow, the ability to reach more consumers globally has also increased. Twitter, for example, has expanded its global reach to Japan, Indonesia, and Mexico, among others. This means that brands are now able to advertise in multiple languages and therefore reach a broader range of consumers. Social media have become the new "tool" for effective business marketing and sales.[2] Popular networking sites including Myspace, Facebook and Twitter are social media most commonly used for socialization and connecting friends, relatives, and employees. I took this of wikipedia LOL. I didnt know how to explain it.

I was lucky enough they sent me to watch the interview of what some of these people thought is social media. The first social media was the printing press. And look to where we got to now, and it will only evolve from there. The power of the media. Its funny. The people I that I work with actually studies what we use for social netoworking. They study the people that use it.

For example facebook. The main age range that uses it is from 10-60years old. What they do is study the people that use it for bussiness, to just connect with friends, or whatever.

Basically right now i am too lazy to finish blogging...TILL TOMORROW!!! lol

I Cant Sleep

Have you ever gave someone hella good advice and realize you should be following your own advice? I think the people who give good ass advice are the ones who either has been through it or either wants to do what they are saying but cant so they tell someone else who needs the advice to do it. I have realized that myself. I am here telling my "cousin" what I would do in her situation, but I am in her situation wishing i can do what I am trying to advice her to do. The irony right? LOL. Some how I can just grasp it and do it myself!

If I could have things my way. OMG!!! The world better prepare for it!!! LOL. I really dont know what I'm writing about. I just couldnt sleep so im blogging. But I'm yawning alot now LOL. I have work at 7:30 AM. Why am I still up!

I just got done watching meet the browns. It was a good movie I guess. I wanna watch the why did I get married one now.

I need to get into reading again. It was always a short vacay from life. Reading the stories and just imagining.

OMG. I'm going to sleep now. I am too tired LOL

SINGLE!!!!...YES I AM!!!!

Yes you read the title right. I am single. Me and carlo broke up like end of May. All I have to say about that is GOODBYE to that relationship and IT ENDED BAD...Just in case he reads this...which i doubt he will I wont put what happened. You guys can probably already guess though.

Well since the brake up, I've just been keeping busy. Its now what July 20, 2010. Hell no I'm still not mopping around that stupid brake up. I;ve been through a worse break up before. It didnt kill me and most certainly this one isnt either. I admit though I was depressed for like a little over a week. But that stage has passed LOL. I'm enjoying this single life. No stress, no fighting, no one to judge me! Well people do judge me. I just don't care anymore.

I went to San Diego last month. Went for Girl's thing. Drove down with nowell , met sha and candice down there. Might I say it was ALOT of fun. Sorry Nowell if your reading this for almost getting us killed when we were passing by camp pedenlton because of my driving!!! LOL...That was the end of my whole depression stage LOL

I had so much fun in San Diego. We went to On the Broadway and Club Ivy. I met "Ohio" who was a hottie. Btw his real name is John LOL. I name my men from what state they came from LOL. Pretty soon i should be naming them by cities LOL.

Like I said, I've been keeping busy. For two weeks straight after comming home from San Diego I've been going out like crazy. Clubbing, chillin, EATING..ETC LOL. No need to be sad over someone that isnt sad over me.

Yes I enjoyed the time me and him shared together and I wont regret any of it. Carlo wasnt my first boyfriend, but my first in alot of ways. He was yesturday. Its a different day. New people will be met, I'll fall in love all over again with someone else. All I can do now is upgrade. Look, hieght, and money wise LOL. And of course someone who would treat me right most importantly.

Its funny. You never realize how cute someone is untill you brake up with their friend!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You also never realize how much eye candy is there!!! LOL

I have higher expectations for the next guy I date:

1. MUST be taller then me with my heels AND hair LOL

2. MUST be older then me by AT THE LEAST 2 years (that's always been a rule LOL)

3. must be working in a stable job or going to school for a major that makes money

4. must sing

5. Treat me right

6.NO record of cheating

7. MUST be black or white or mixed...NO MORE FILIPINOS FOR ME!!! LOL

I think thats all for now that I can think of LOL.

I will be enjoying this single life though. This weekend...parties in stockton. Next weekend Candice and Tania is comming from San diego and Salted Caramel part 3 LOL (Salted caramel is a whole nother blogg!!! LOL). HOPEFULLY San diego again in Sept. Rally is also in Sept. Tracy is comming from Hawaii!!!...Havent seen that chick in YEAR!!!...the in Oct. Vegas TWICE!!! LOL

If I wasnt single I wouldnt be able to do any of that!!! Or met wonderful new people!!! I would still be miserable with carlo tryna get him to give me some attention!

I've been thinking of breaking up with him for a while before I found out everything. I wasnt happy.. I was always sad. I always covered it up good though with everybody else. I always pretended like nothing was wrong. When there was a whole shit load of things. The long distance was bad for the both of us. When apart (which was most of the time) we were people we didnt like. But together we were GREAT. But in the end, those great times didnt matter. It ended

Its okay. Some verse in the bible goes "in this world you will have trouble...but take note I have overcome the world." Another verse I like Proverbs 4:13

Well tis all for now. Hopefully I write more then I usually do right now LOL

THE NEW YEAR...even though its already march lol

Havent really written here in so long. Lets see...what has happened since I last wrote here.

1.mines and boothang's one year anni

2.Went to the Philippines for the missions trip and to be with my baby

3.suprise visits from boothang

4. boothang came just this last weekend

5. I moved into my own place that im actually paying for on my own!!!

Nothing really exciting. Yesturday was Brook's dedication (carlo's god daughter/neice...which is also ivy's kid). Saturday we went to the snow, Firday me and carlo just spent the night together. Next weekend is the San jose fellowship but I dont think I'm going. Actually I might. But its also the pacman fight. I dont even know where I am going to watch it!

Bleh!!!...So missing my boothang right now. I cant wait till this whole distance thing is over!. There is talk though about him wanting to go to Afgan. I hope that doesnt go through.

Well thats all for now!

Same old Same old

It's Nov. 1st already!!! I haven't written here since FEB. Things are the same. Me and Carlo are still together. We are 10 months strong! We were on a brake for a couple of months but in the end it all worked out. Me and him are meant to be.

I now am working 2 jobs. I know right, FINALLY I have a job again lol. It was like 3 jobs for the past 2 weeks but I quit one because they wouldn't work with my schedule. I work at Hair International as a receptionist soon to be stylist, and at Stanford University as an assistant to one of the head admins. I workED at body kneads for a little while. For like a month and a half. I liked working there. The people there are really nice. But I didn't like working the night shift. It was scary there at night lol. Plus the owner of that salon was really cheap. I backed to Alameda just to be closer to my jobs. Even from there it is like a 45min commute plus crossing the $4 toll! I'm trying to look for a place to stay that's closer to my jobs. But so far not really that much luck. I want a place really cheap but yet also nice. Now that's REALLY hard to find. If anyone knows of any place let your girl know lol.

Well I guess that's all for today. I'm really tired and need to go to sleep! Keeping 2 jobs is so tiring!. Especially if one of them is more then full time!

GOOD NIGHT WORLD

To keep you guys updated

So from the last time I wrote in here it was probably a week before the LA trip. Well Carlo did surprise me. Even though the surprise got kinda ruined lol. I was in the van trying to sleep. Then I over heard Ericka giving directions to Carlo on the fone. I guess she didn't know I was in the van lol.

It's okay. It's the thought that counts. He also tried surprising me for valentines day too. But that also got ruined lol. I don't think he can surprise me without me knowing lol. It's okay. I love the fact he tries. He is the best boyfriend ever. I don't think ANYone can compare to him. I can say I know for sure that this is the guy I will be marrying and spending my life with. I really can't see myself without him and him without me.

People say me and him are moving too fast. I say me and him are moving in our OWN pace. It shouldn't matter to use how people think of our relationship as long as we both are happy and trust each other fully.

What else is going on with my life? Other than being really happy with my boyfriend. I've been obessed with Desperate Housewives soap lol, I have no job, I just found out this morning that my ex was cheating and lieing to me since day one of our so called relationship, and i might confront him about that later. I can't tell him who told me though because my friend and her soon to be boothang will get in trouble. So instead I'm going to tell him that this other guy told me, who alot of us hate because he is a cheater just like my ex, but I'm so over it because I'm so in love with Mr. Carlo Abarquez =D. And lastly I almost had a kidney stone. almost had to go to the E.R. this morning. Sort of. Well if the pain I'm having continued then yes I would of. But it all went away this morning when I woke up. THANK YOU Lord for not going to the E.R. Or I would have to explain to my parents how I got kidney stone/bladder infection (I'll just call it that lol). But to let you guys know my pain is almost 100% gone. No more pain when I pee or my lower side of my left back where my kidney is located. Even with all those stuff going on in my life. I STILL LOVE IT. The reason why is because (this is going to sound so clishaeish and corney) I have the love of my life and God with me. The 2 basic things I basically need in my life.

I really need a job though. hopefully I will get one soon. I HATE BEING BROKE!!! It sucks alot. I hate not having a relyable source of income. Bleh. Hopefully I find a job soon.

Well tis all for now. Till the next time I write in here. I don't know when that will be though lol

I MISS CARLO...and i cant sleep

so i cant sleep rite now...i never can anymore..ima be goin to la this weekend...cant wait...goin to disneyland too...havnt been there since i was 18..life for me since i last wrote in here as been the same...really good...except for the fact i miss my boyfren like crazy...he is the first person i usually talk to everyday..and the last...he is a hottie...MY hottie that is lol...the only thing that sucks about him is that he lives 8 hours away from me..he is tha perfect boyfren and i never wanna lose him so enuff bout him...

im hungry lol..some of the youth and i will be going to fugis on wensday...i really cant wait cuz i hant had sushi in a really long time...its bout time i had some lol...OMG.. SO CANT WAIT TILL DISNEYLAND!!! lol..it will be hella fun...hopefully the boothang will come too to make it even better..cuz everyone going will be paired up in couples...who am i gunna be paired up with??? lol...i think the only real single people in the youth are my sister, michelle, and matt...everyone else taken haha...we're all getting old...other then jill n jojo getting married...i think me n carlo (if we make it that far(which i think we are)) then idk after us...

its so weird that we're all getting older...im like really scared of getting older... im scared of getting older...im scared of getting fragile...like always depending on other people...and maybe loosing my memory...that would really suck...like i will be dead while im alive because i dont know anything whats going on around me and stuff...wow i need to stop thinking about it and go to sleep now..good night world!!!