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Kids and the New Social Media by PURPLE IN ACTION on Oct 5, 2009Have you met a six-year-old child who knows how to turn off, on, and restart computer and laptop? How about a preschooler who knows how to look for a file/folder that contains music and plays it using NOT JUST Windows Media Player BUT ALSO VLC? A chi...

From Friendster to Facebook by PURPLE IN ACTION on Sep 29, 2009Many of us, including myself, have totally switched to Facebook as our primary social networking site. We have somehow neglected Friendster accounts and open them once in two to four weeks or not as often (24/7) as we open Facebook . The talk conduct...

Where you can get the ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE by PURPLE IN ACTION on Sep 20, 2009This is all about a homework on SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASE instead of the traditional PRESS RELEASE. I think I somehow overdid it because I really made a video and pseudo-podcast for this homework (some told me that the URLs in their homeworks don’t...

Laugh Thrift by PURPLE IN ACTION on Sep 7, 2009Watch and see if you are guilty of these.

You have to read this even if you’re not my dadddy :-) by PURPLE IN ACTION on Sep 6, 2009In one of my conversations with daddy via Skype, we talked about blogs, especially why do I have to ask him everytime we talk to view and read my posts often (haha!). I pointed out that this is a way of helping her daughter in her academic needs. Asi...

Not Your Ordinary Course by PURPLE IN ACTION on Aug 17, 2009How do you feel when you see ten people wearing the same shirt as yours as you walk down a street? Did you ever experience having the same gown with your batchmate during your JS Promenade? Would you consider changing the scent you usually wear if yo...

Another Trend in the Workplace by PURPLE IN ACTION on Aug 12, 2009Planning Ahead In our Organizational Communication 152 Class two Saturdays ago (so recent, right?), it was discussed in our class how to conduct and answer job interviews effectively. Podcasts, videoblogs, a written sample interview, and an impromptu...

Generation of Distractions by PURPLE IN ACTION on Jul 26, 2009This morning my mom recalled that during her college days, she had a routine for studying at home: taking a 2-hour nap after arriving from school and then doing schoolworks for hours, straight, until she’s finished. I complained that I cannot do or...

Vlog and Roll by PURPLE IN ACTION on Jul 25, 2009Putting your ideas into your output is difficult especially when you do not know how to do it. That’s why of all the great and creative ideas we thought of for the vlog (video blog), we were only able to use the ones that fit our abilities in terms...

Collaboration is also a key to success by PURPLE IN ACTION on Jul 5, 2009Last Saturday was a great day. First, my group’s presentation of pictures that illustrate the evolution of communication went well. People in class got the message directly and were not confused by the pictures. I think our group did well in combin...