Photo Shop Pic 2

In this picture I decided to take out the baseball player that is standing.  I used the stamp tool in photo shop and matched the colors so that it goes together. I also changed the image levels so that the photo is darker than it orignally was.  I then changed the hue/saturation for the reds, which brought out the the dirt a lot more. As you can see there is a shoulder in the bottom left corner.  I used the stamp tool to take that out as well.  I then used a text box to put the player's name and the year.

Photo Shop Pic 1

Here is the before and after picture of our trip to St. George. I changed a few things.  I went in and changed the hue saturation for Yellows, and also for Reds.  That way you can see the red rocks and the true color of the cactus.  If you look in the rock bed I took the sprinkler out of the picture by using the stamp tool to recreate the rocks the cover it. For my last change I changed the levels so that it was a little darker and more profround.

Photo Shop 2

Photo Shop 1

JCOM - 2160 Resume

In a world that is constantly changing, your resume and cover letter must adapt.  Not only should they adapt to the job field you are trying to get into, but to the nature of the economy and current events.  There are so many ways to mess up your resume or cover letter, and there is no one right or set way to do right.  The most important thing to do is be professional, truthful, and do not make grammatical errors.  You should treat it as you do your personal Blog, act as if everyone will have access to it and will see any mistake that you make.

JCOM - 2160

In a world full of new technology, new ideas, and new rules, there is still a simple list of things you should never do online. A word can change a sentence, a paragraph, and even someones opinion of you. An online reputation can take years to accomplish, yet with one wrong post, one little slip, it can all be taken away. You can be put on the 'black list.' Some have used the term, "Conversational Terrorism." The word terrorism brings in a whole new meaning to how we should act through our words on the web. It really all funnels down to the simple Golden Rule we were all taught.  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Find your voice in text, make sure it is understandable and not offensive and try to better the world by how you utilize the internet.

Online Reputation

To: Lauren Hong

From: Travis Hansen

What: Online Reputation

Date: December 7, 2009

A Shout Out For Chocolate Milk

 

I was amazed that when I typed in “Lauren Hong” in a Google search you would come up twice in the first ten listed results. You have two twitter accounts, www.twitter.com/tutkia and www.twitter.com/lkhong. It was easy to notice that these were you have profile pictures on each of these accounts. A common theme I found was your love for chocolate milk. That led me to search on Google for “Lauren Hong, Chocolate Milk” which sadly only brought up the same websites I already found. Yet, I found something humorous on this list of websites. It said “Ralph Lauren Hong Kong” and by clicking I found myself on a Blog Catalog site. I thought it was interesting to see how your name fit in with a popular clothing brand and a city in China.

I continued my search by typing in “Lauren Hong Utah State” and again all the previous sites appeared. In addition to these was the USU Admissions site on twitter, where you are a fan. Then I typed in “Lauren Hong Public Relations” and I was amazed how many more websites involving you popped up. Preston Parker, one of your professor’s, Twitter account showed up as well as a blog titled “Musings on PR” http://musingsonpr.blogspot.com/.

For my final stage of finding your online reputation I went to my Facebook account and typed in your name. There were many Lauren Hong’s but your account happened to be at the top of the list, lucky for me! I added you as a friend, and after you accepted I was able to see some of your conversations with your friends. Again I noticed your reference to Chocolate Milk, and I realized that having unique things such as that on each of your profiles, it set you above the rest. Online reputations are hard to come in such a modern age. Yet, you have done a tremendous job.

Best Regards,

Travis Hansen