Mad Men and Sesame Street

I am not sure you familiar people are with the show Mad Men. It is one of the most critically acclaimed shows in recent memory. The show is about Don Draper, a creative director in an ad agency and all the happenings that go along with him in his interesting and twisting life. It is my favorite show, and I try to emulate Don Draper's style, hence the side part, but enough about that. I saw an interesting short blurb in Ad Age not to long ago about how the very successful show was being used for a segment on Sesame Street, minus the smoking, drinking, and sex. Sesame Street characters were portrayed in the board room, in their dark suits, and skinny ties, deliberating. Even though Mad Men is not a show appropriate for children, it does provide an interesting insight, that being, the need for creativity. In both Mad Men and Sesame Street, creativity is the way to success. Having a great idea, and being good at it shows reward, which I feel is a valuable lesson. But how does this apply to our PR writing class? Well for us as PR students, what we might be taught to us now, might not hold true five years down the road, due to the ever-changing world, but with all that changes, there is one thing that remains constant. That creativity will get you a long way, being able to think and react and come up with something original can get you places, even if all around you seems uncertain. So take a lesson from Don Draper and Sesame Street and create.

My Twitter Experience

I had been Tweeting before we had to do it for our class. The reason why I started was because to inform my residents of happenings around campus. I am a RA here on campus. As RAs, we are given tons of posters that we are supposed to post on our floor. However, living in McCormick, the lifespan of such a poster is very short. So I looked for a more permanent solution, and that was Twitter. Honestly though, I have yet to use it for that purpose.

I really enjoy Twitter. I think it is a fun experience. I know there are those who do not like it, and don't see the point and that is fine, but for me it offers a lot. Twitter is where I find a lot of my news stories, cause The New York Times and the BBC are constantly updating and providing up to the minute stories. I can follow my favorite soccer team and see who is injured this week, or who they are playing. I can follow the likes of Cathy Horyn WWD and Joe Zee who know the happenings of the fashion world and share their experiences.

I like the constant feedback of Twitter. I like the pace of response for Twitter. I like that I can follow anyone and gather information that I find interesting and useful.