Centralized Blogs

Centralized blog sites have become a necessity in today's world of fast communicated afforded by the internet. In my own opinion it has become important because a centralized blog allows users to access information about a specific thing or company with ease allowed by blogs and their often easy to read layouts. Blogs typically are a catch-all for announcements, information, social media, microblogs and they all tie into each other to make the experience that much more important. A podcast can help you establish credibility in your career by demonstrating your communication styles to other. If you can be comfortable talking on a podcast then that definitely shows that you may be ready to take communication further. Podcasts can also demonstrate breadth of knowledge on certain subjects especially if yours is geared toward a career interest.

One example of an effective blog site is The Verge, which can be found here: http://www.theverge.com/ Their communication style is often conversational and their information is presented in a professional but welcoming manner.

Podcast

Hello everyone. This is the first episode of our podcast focusing on social media and the potential business applications it holds. Let us know what you think!

Podcasting

When planning a podcast one of the more important things to do is to set up an outline. Write a few topics that can be discussed that way you and if others are participating they too can know what the genera topics of the conversation will be for that particular episode. By targeting specific topics - usually ones based on current events or key parts of special interests - readers and listeners can grasp the podcast ahead of time without having to listen to the entire thing to understand what it is all about. The more popular podcasts tend to release on a weekly basis so it's important to let listeners know who will take part in them and what they will be talking about.

The audience for my specific topic of mobile phone games will be people of all ages - many of them who have not played traditional games before. I planned this topic because it is one that goes largely uncovered in the blogspace so I thought it would be interesting to see if it could attract an audience. If I were to do a podcast for it, I would probably target people in their late twenties and early thirties because a lot of the content discussed would likely be in their interests.

For planning my unit 7 script, I started with an outline and went from there. I have done podcasts before myself so I am familiar with how they work and their typical formats. Usually we tend to ad lib though - I've never worked off a direct script before. 

The Different Mobile Platforms

When all is said and done, the mobile phone market can be narrowed down to two major operating systems - Android and Apple's iOS - with Windows Phone holding a small percentage of the market. Because each platform is different, they both present different ways to access applications and games.

If you have an iPhone or iPad, you'll need to visit the iTunes Store to grab everything you need. iTunes can be accessed directly on an iOS device or through the web by clicking here.

If you're on Android, everything can be accessed through Google's Play Store. Once again you can go to the store directly on your device or purchase things directly from a web browser. Anything purchased or added to your account online will automatically sync up with your device. It's that easy.

The great thing about mobile games is there is a lot of free content, so make sure you try a few before buying in. Users can also rate their experiences as well so don't be afraid to dig into some of those reviews.