Sunday, April 25, 2010

Social Media + HAPPO

Okay so this weekend was amazing.  As most of you know, I have created a PR campaign called #GetAmandaToNYC and I posted the video about two weeks ago.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have known that I would be here today with a video that has more than 300 views and my channel on youtube has more than 600 views.  I was going to be happy if I hit 30 views!!!!!

This weekend I was sitting at my house in Atlanta and decided to tweet @helpaprproout with my website and video.  I didn't think they would watch it let alone respond to me with such amazing comments.  

Within an hour, my video had been exposed to nearly 10,000 people just from the people who re-tweeted.  I was direct messaging people who wanted to talk to me about NYC and I had so many words of encouragement from people I didn't even know!  

Within two hours, I had made the front page of the HAPPO (help a pr pro out) website!!! It blew my mind!  (in case you can't read it--this is what the post says: "Embedded below you’ll find a stellar video from a student at Auburn who’s all set to graduate in August.  This one is definitely worth a look by students and employers alike.")

I can't even express how grateful I am for all the people who have watched my video, tweeted/re-tweeted about my video or messaged me about it.  You all are amazing and I wish I could personally thank every one of you.  

I'm really hoping that I can get some interviews out of this and I am so excited about participating in HAPPO this Friday!!


Now onto the NYC trivia question!  Thank you to my sister Colleen Pinto who answered the first question correctly--The 5 boroughs are: Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island! 

****This weeks Trivia Question!!!**** (remember to comment with your answer!!!)

-Name three of NYC's nicknames! 

1 comment:

  1. Amanda,
    You already know how amazing I think your video is and I am so excited to hear the reactions of the #HAPPO community. You obviously put forth a great deal of effort in making the video, and I am a big believer that effort + talent = opportunity. I am sure this experience will lead you to a lot more new connections and ultimately new relationships and opportunities.

    Best,
    Valerie

    BTW as for the trivia...
    The Big Apple
    Gotham
    and of course, quite simply, "The city" -is there any other :)

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