Blogging in Corporate America

It is remarkable where the world of blogging has come to. It has now become a key part in a couple of my classes here at American University including this one. The article about blog posts sending a message to corporate America was a very intriguing article. People posting complaints can now be very expensive for big time corporations and I love it. When a product wasn’t working up to standards before blogging there wasn’t much that could be done besides trying to talk to an actual person at customer service. Now if a company dare try to scam or release poor quality products it can be read by hundreds of thousands and be a major setback for a company.

I recently read a blog where someone had told his story with Orbitz and the impossible itinerary the sold him. It went into detail about how they sold him a 96-dollar impossible itinerary that eventually cost him near 300 with no compensation from the Orbitz. After posting his story on his already very popular blog dozens of stories flooded of other people who had been cheated by Orbitz and received nothing in return. I don’t how the company is doing now but I make sure to never buy my ticket from them and tell everyone I can the same story.

The other article I read had a much more beneficial message for someone considering starting there own business. It was not to fear the blog posting frenzy but to embrace it and use it to your advantage. Blogging is a living creature that is being updated constantly and can give a company an inside look into what its consumers are thinking. This is a very interesting way to look at blogging and will hopefully be picked up by companies across the world. The whole blogging phenomena will be the future in corporate America and in networking with its consumers.

Week 1 Blog

There were several parts of the readings that I found very interesting. The idea of it not being about “what you know but who you know” is a very important concept. That idea starts earlier than social networking around the office. Even when applying to private high schools or colleges having older siblings or people on the inside make your acceptance much more likely. In most situations in life relationships are very important and not burning bridges will always benefit you in the long run. This article had a real in depth look into that idea and making those connections when networking in the business world.
I strongly agree with the idea of making moves to progress in the business world through networking and establishing connections with people who can help you excel. It’s unfortunate however when someone moves forward solely because of there connections and who they know. When over privileged people get job opportunities over others who may work harder but haven’t made friends with the big wigs of the company yet.

My First Blog

I'm a student at American University doing blog posts for a class. "On my honor, all posts on this blog are my own."