Blake Mycoskie + TOMS shoes

This past Tuesday I had the opportunity to listed to Blake Mycoskie discuss how he created TOMS shoes. TOMS is based on a philosophy of 'one for one.' Every time someone buys a pair of shoes, he gives a pair of shoes away. The perfect business model. If only everyone else would follow and realize their social responsibility when creating companies. He has found success because of this model. People enjoying donating their money, but it makes it so much more beneficial if both parties in turn receive something. After attending his speech, it helped me realize I want to work for a company like that. A company that participates in something that is so much larger than just the company. If I had the opportunity to attend a 'shoe drop' I would stop everything I was doing and go in a heartbeat.

If you do not own a pair of TOMS, I highly suggest that you go and buy a pair. They are comfortable, inexpensive, and it is for a good cause.

www.tomsshoes.com

Websites.

Currently I am enrolled in a Social Media class. We have only met once, but I know I am going to love the class. Here are some new websites I recently learned about.

http://www.vevo.com/

(Similar to YouTube.com; however, its quality is much better. It is a commercial only site, so consumers cannot upload videos).

http://boxee.tv/

(Site that allows you to access your computer files on your TV; it was profiled at the Consumer Electronic Show).

My First Post

(Taken from Postsecret.com: I'd rather be a housewife and worry about what's for dinner...than finish my degree and worry I chose the wrong profession).

I am graduating in May, and I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I am graduating with a degree in Public Relations, but more and more I realize that it is not what I want to. I want to find a job so I do not have to live in my parents basement. My brother never had to, and if I have to I will feel like I have failed myself.