Sara Donor:

 Sara lives in Los Angeles California, she has a college degree in Graphic Design which she uses to design donation sites for children with cancer. The money is used to help make these kids dream come true. They can go to a premier of their favorite movie or seeing it on ice. They can also go to Disney land if enough money is raised.  She works hard to allow 1-5 kids every six months.

Sara is wife and mother. She has 3 children has been with her husband for 6 years.  Her husband help her with the donations sites by checking them daily and helps respond to emails with children who have cancer and want to go to certain Disney functions. As a team they chose who is at the up most need of a gift.

Brad Volu:

 Brad lives in the Disney land theme park. He runs the hotel were all the guests want to be. He will take your bags, leave you homemade cookies, and cater to your every need. Brad has a degree in business so he know how things work and that guests are always the most important. He wants guests who come to Disney land to enjoy and show how much magic is in the world.

                Brad is a single dad with two kids. He has showed his kids how magical you can make a place as long as you have a little fun. He wants people to have smiles so he has a smile that will brighten anyone’s day. Brad loves to have families enjoy the vacation to Disney Land.

Jake and Tara Mobile:

Jake a Tara are twins who love Disney and they are constant tweeters. They are 18 years old and addicted to anything Disney. They post everything from movies to now shows and even new Disney actors. Their biggest tweeting is about Frozen the biggest franchise of 2014.

Jake a Tara are in there first year of college for Advertising web Design. They find joy in letting others know about new Disney products that they think the fans will love. They also give their opinion on what movies are good vs the ones that may not be so good. They give the spoilers too if it is asked for. 

Week 2

Disney is one the biggest companies around for more than just its movies, theme parks, and franchises. Disney has started using many social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Disney, Vine, Marvel, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media Strategy Movie Marketing, and Search Marketing. With all these social media sites it is now wonder that Disney is a big company and house hold name.

Disney uses Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram, Pinterest, and you Tube due to the traffic that flows through it. Facebook is a given because with a lot of people being on Facebook it would be a bad Idea not to have a Facebook. Twitter is one also that has traffic, but not as much due to the limit on characters and finding the exact tweet you’re looking for. Vine is one that has mainly videos and what they use this for is showing the Theme Parks and clips of new movies coming out. It’s like showing commercials just not annoying ones and you can choose to watch them. Instagram is like Vine, but it is used mainly for pictures. They can show photos of new characters and any of the products/places they are trying to promote.  Pinterest is used mainly to find interests and then read articles so using this site would be good if you have a good review and then you can build the reputation. The final one is You Tube and who ever does not know this name lives under a rock. You Tube is used for videos of anything that you can think of that is in the policies of You Tube.  Disney can promote previews for new movies, shows, or franchise they buy to see what the reaction is and if they see it is going to be a negative one then they can cope and figure out how to bounce back from the negative effect on the company.  With all these sites it’s not a surprise that Disney know what will be good for them and what will create some trouble for them.

The other sites they use are Disney, Social Media Strategy, and Movie Marketing,. These social media sites help with promotion and ways to promote it. Looking at the Disney site it has games and info on movies. It help the target market of just about everyone depending on the movie. A lot of the movies are for kids even though the innuendos make me wonder if my future children will ever see them. The Social Media Strategy site is a way to try to promote themselves in the best way so they don’t put their foot in their mouth. Movie Marketing just promotes the movies and chooses what scenes will make people want to see this movie. If you put the wrong scene in than you will end up not doing as well when it comes to the premiere. With these sites the main use is to create a good feeling with the company and to promote the products in a positive way with no backlash.

Disney uses a lot of social media sites and for good reasons. The main reason is to have a connection to their target market and make them happy with what gets produced. If your target market is happy then you will do fantastic in your future. I know that I love the Pirates of the Caribbean series, but the movies got a little worse after the 3^rd one. They may have to worry about having a franchise to long and that could show up on social media. 

Social Media is not a fad as some would have assumed in the dinosaur age. Social media has in fact impacted every aspect of advertising. Take Facebook for example most of society has one and treat it like the morning newspaper. They go on for news, ads that come up from cookies, and daily videos. They go on social media for more than just that. For some it’s just keeping in touch.

                The newspaper was a big thing back when the social network didn’t exist. Everyone would pay to get one and then read it and when they saw someone they would spread the gossip. Now a days all you do is go on a social networking site and if you find something you want your friends to see you share it. You don’t have to write letters or wait to see them just one click and they know what you know. The change is not a fad like bell button jeans.

                If you look up Tostitos chips or dip the next day you go on a social site like Facebook you will see an ad for Tostitos. This is because you cookies in your computer will log everything you look up from food to under wear. I know I’ve looked at Spencers.com for Pokémon stuff and the next thing I know I have lingerie coming up in ads. I was like what is going on and why are those on my Facebook? This is what hooks you in to social media if an ad comes up with a sale on Tostitos chips you will be amazed and then go get those chips or beg your mom.

                Daily videos are a common thing on social sites from cats to children. When you’re about 20 to 30 you see your friends and cousins having children. This follows in pictures of ultra sounds, how far the baby is, pictures of pregnant tummies, and then baby pictures once the child is born. In my opinion up until the baby is born they all look the same so it gets a little annoying. After the child is born then it’s less annoying. They show how the child is going and videos when they do something cute. This keeps a lot of family members involved in the child’s life without seeing the child in person.

                Social media with all these wonderful features has kept it going through the years its been alive. It draws you in like a fishing hook to a fish. Once you take that first bite your hooked and you can never escape; at least in some cases. The easy access to news, cookies, and videos makes it something to be desired for just about anyone who knows how to use a computer. Social media will never die until robots start to take over the world. 

Social Media is something I didn't know a lot about until I was fifteen. I wasn't allowed to use Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Meetme, or any other social site because my mom thought it was a bad idea. I started using Facebook at 16 when my mom said I was finally allowed to use it except only on her computer. Once I got my own computer at 18 I found that the social media world opened up. I created a Tumblr which I now regret and I created a twitter.

                I use social media mainly to keep up with my family and friends who have moved away or are still back home. It is really good for cute pics of animal’s too and even political garbage that drives me nuts. What drives me more nuts is football posts. Only two more weeks of peace and then boom football everything. Other than those minor annoyances my social media sites help me keep in contact with those I love and those who I just know.

                Social media can also be used for research. I use YouTube for how-to videos, rants from YouTubers, and funny cat videos. It really does help when you’re in history class and you’re looking at the history of something, but you don’t want to read it. It makes it more interesting when it comes to learning subjects that can be very dry. Google is another one that is good for school. What you cannot find on Google is probably something dusty in a library that no has touched for 100 years.

                Searches for other information is very easy. If I wanted directions to Disney land from SCTCC all I would have to do is type it in. It would show me car, walk, bus, or bike for my choice of travel. It also helps with looking up companies. I mainly look up makeup companies because I don’t like to use products that test on animals. It’s really easy to read about them and see what their standards are and if they test on animals I won’t use their products.

                With social media comes a price and that price is being targeted by ads. I know when I looked up info on pregnancy to help out my friends if they had questions I started getting baby ads. I’m not pregnant so these ads are pointless most of time. I also looked up pandas because I love them and then saw panda ads for everything from cups to prom dresses. I wish I could have bought the prom dress. It took a while to recognize the signs that I was being targets, but once I did I learned to clear my cookies if I knew my passwords.

One thing to consider with all that I have said is everything on the interent true? Some will say yes and others will say no. I chose no because I know that some people will lie through their teeth to get what they want/need. They don’t care who it hurts or how it makes them look. So don’t trust everything on the internet (cough cough Wiki).

Social media is a way to connect with my family, friends, and look up cute video’s/pictures of cats. I do view social media as a weakness to me though because YouTube and Facebook are my morning coffee and newspaper. 

Haven't used this since the first year of college. It's been a long time, but now I get to use this again for my Social Media class! Awesome thanks to my awesome art teacher for having me set this up. I'm one step ahead! :)