To the Future!

Dear Ann Eliza,

Today in the year 2014 we use many types of media to communicate and find new friends. I feel that the two biggest ones are websites called Twitter, and Facebook. Facebook is an online forum where one can make a profile consisting of your likes, jobs, relationship status, and interests. One can then search for others using the site by their name or interests and befriend them to get to know each other. I use Facebook for both personal gains and for my online gaming clan to bring news and events to the community fast. I play a game on a game system called an Xbox. I can play this game online so I can play with others from around the world without having to sit next to them, it’s a really cool thing if you think about it.

Now on to Twitter; Twitter to me is more of a current event type of “miniblog.” One would say that Twitter is pretty close to Facebook in the way that you can get together and see other’s interests. Twitter is more of a fast paced version of Facebook. Many of the people and businesses that use twitter are trying to get the word out fast about a new product of current event using a tagging system called hashtagging.

These are two of the many forms of social media that we have nowadays. I hope that with this and other letters you will be getting from the future, you can put together a good mental picture of what life nowadays is like.  

Sincerely,

Derek Hussey

My Business

Halvor Lines Inc. is a transportation company that hauls semi-truck loads of goods all across the U.S. and Canada. The main product that they transport is ceiling tile from USG located in Cloquet MN. They haul this product everywhere. It is amazing how many places need ceiling tile. A trucking company with a large enough fleet needs to use social media to promote its services and also update the community and its drivers with news about the company. Social media is important to Halvor Lines because they need to spread word around to other states about their rates and also to let big business know they are there.

Halvor Lines mission statement is important to understand what type of business they are. “Halvor Lines, Inc. provides our business partners with premier transportation and logistics services across United States and Canada. We strive to build mutually beneficial and long term partnerships with our customers and our employees. We continually invest in safety, technology, and modern equipment to achieve our goals. We operate our business with professionalism and integrity and provide a positive image for ourselves, our customers, and the trucking industry.”  --Jon Vinje President

Halvor Lines strives to be the best and works hard to cut down on emissions and be green. This is why I would be proud to work as a social media consultant for this company.

Lake of the Ozarks

I’m going to start this blog post off by saying that a 2004 ford focus has absolutely no lumbar support in it’s driver seat. My family, a few friends and I took a vacation to the “Lake of the Ozarks” MO last summer. We took two vehicles for the long drive down there, and of course I was one of the two elected to drive one of these cars. I drove my focus the whole way there, and let me tell you; my back hurt so badly by the time we got half way I thought I was going to die, I thought “this is the end”. After a few more hours left sitting in excruciating pain trying to shove my sweatshirt behind my back or sit on a pillow like a little old lady we finally arrived. Just seeing the weather I knew that it was worth the pain.

We all spent the week in my mom’s condo. This was a kind of vacation I wasn’t used too. When I think vacation, I think roller-coasters, shopping, and non-stop water rides. I was not used to just hanging out and actually “relaxing” , so the whole time I was trying to figure out some way to keep myself occupied.

The first thing I tried was playing tennis. After about an hour of that, two bleeding knees and a headache I decided it was time for something new. Jet skiing was the next activity. It was my first time on a wave runner and I had a blast. My family and I took turns trying to show off and make fools out of ourselves as we got thrown from the big toys.

After we ran out of rental time for the jet skis we all went shopping at this HUGE outdoor outlet mall. I didn’t buy much but it was definitely different then shopping in Duluth, MN. There was so many different varieties of items at these stores and it was interesting to see all of it.

All in all we still did spend a lot of time relaxing, getting sunburnt and hanging out in the hot tub. I really had a great time this vacation and I can’t wait to go again next year, hopefully in a car with a nice chair!