https://blog.adidas-group.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/adidas-Group-Social-Media-Guidelines1.pdf The policy that I looked at was for Adidas, and I thought it was good. It shows a good balance of being overall positive and yet ensuring that the employees know warning areas. It was very effective at explaining why they warn you against certain behaviors and bolding key terms. It used a more […]

Exercise 3: Dr. Stice, Here are some thoughts on Mr. Kenneth Bradley’s resume: I felt Mr. Bradley’s resume was somewhat weak and too short. First, the objective or as Markel calls it, the summary, did not “highlight three or four important skills or accomplishments” (Markel, p. 398). Mr. Bradley simply states the position he is […]

Kenneth Bradley used a chronological resume. He started with his name, address and phone number, but missed his email address and possibly home address. There were two employers in his employment list: Fred Meyer and the University of Montana. Under the Employer Fred Meyer he started with his first job at the company as Janitor. […]

TO: Dr. Stice, Technical Writing Professor FROM: Marie Gotti, Technical Writing Student DATE: September 14, 2015 SUBJECT: Review of Submitted Resume and Job-Application Letter *Note: references are made to the 11th Edition of the Markel text. I am going to begin this assignment by first reviewing the resume submitted by Kenneth Bradley. The ad he […]

Social Media Policies of Walmart. For this assignment I reviewed the social media policy of Walmart. At first I planned on finding   more local example to review, but after looking at options I realized that like it or not Walmart is everywhere and almost everyone has interaction with them in some form. The social […]

Hello to Everyone. This was a difficult class set up for me to figure out. I have taken a lot of online courses, but this type of set up was new and confusing for me. My name is Andrew, I am working on my BT in Business and I am in my 3rd or 4th […]

To: Professor Stice From: Ryan Pregent Date: September 7, 15 Subject: Social Media Policy for the Austin Fire Department After getting the opportunity to research and indentify a social media policy relevant to my own interests, I chose to read up on that of the Austin Fire Department. I found my article on Firefighternation.com https://www.firefighternation.com/article/technology-and-communications/social-media-policies-protect-fire-departments […]

For this assignment I looked at the social media use policy for the technology company Intel Corporation. Overall, the policy is positive, uses approachable language, clearly describes who the policy applies too, but overall I felt there were some major communication flaws in its writing. Some parts were too vague or difficult to understand due […]

To: Dr. Stice From: Sefu Ballam Date: September 10, 2015 Subject: Best Buy Social Media Policy I choose to review the Social Media Policy of Best Buy, https://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Welcome-News/Best-Buy-Social-Media-Policy/td-p/20492. The entire policy is well written in nonprofessionals’ terms, almost as if it was a conversation more than a policy. It has examples when the policy might […]

The social media policy for Ford Motor Company is clearly titled “Ford Motor Company’s Digital Participation Guidelines’. The policy lists the following five social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and foursquare. This policy was created by Ford Motor Company to advise their personnel the ethical behavior they expect from their employees when using social […]