There are a lot of movements that are going on in todays world. Or at least it is easier to let people know about some and even reach people over a wide range of distance. A good site to see some of different movements that are going on today is on www.change.org/. As a veteran there is one that stood out to me big time. That movement is the “Fight For Those Who Fought For You.”

This social media movement is about “Veterans of the United States Armed Forces we call on the Veterans Health Administration (V.H.A.) to fully recognize cannabis as a viable treatment option, which is a far less toxic alternative to commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals(Legon).” It is about trying to have the V.H.A. look at their treatment plans and to look at other treatments such as cannabis. But, also trying to bring awareness to the “Leaders who are increasingly aware of the devastation to former military members (and their families) caused by inappropriate prescription of opiates, SSRIs, Benzodiazepines, and other pharmaceuticals(Legon).”

This social media movement has reached at this time 150,095 people who have signed the petition even to bring this awareness to the leaders. There are even groups on Facebook to support this cause. Even the petition has been shared on Facebook and even Twitter.

When it comes to the communities that are likely affecting this social change movement would be our veterans and even their families. A lot of time we are subjected to trails of new medications and even shots. Our health care needs to improve, and this movement is only a start. We see it all the time in the news and all over some of our social media pages about the treatment of our veterans and their healthcare. How many times has a veteran taken their life even at a Veteran Affairs treatment facility all because they where not heard or being treated.

If you would like to help veterans even like me and my fellow brothers and sisters please even support this cause. https://www.change.org/p/support-our-veterans?source_location=petitions_browse

References

Legon, 1. (n.d.). Fight For Those Who Fight For Us. Retrieved from change.org: https://www.change.org/p/support-our-veterans?source_location=petitions_browse

A lot of companies and brands use social media channels. The company I going to be discussing and was researching is actually one that I shop at every month and sometimes it seems like more then once a month. That company is actually SmartPak Equine. I actually learned so much from their social media channels.

SmartPak Equine actually uses more then one social media channel. They use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Blogs, and even email. The company is actually pretty effective in their companies usage of the social media. They even have their own brand that they promote on the social media. They have been sharing joy during this holiday season on a couple of their social medias. They love to have their customers and followers to interact with them on the social media. They love to take concerns that they learn about on their social medias like twitter, Instagram and Facebook and use those concerns to make videos that they post on YouTube on how a person can address that concern. Now some of those concerns can be when to blanket and what type of blankets. Or even questions on feed and supplements for their horse. But, they have also been branching out to supplements and gear for all our doggy friends and family.

When it comes to this company improving its use of social media is actually pretty difficult. That is because they are always posting and interacting on their social media. They have such a high usage and daily have something going on their social media channels. Also with it being Christmas time they are even more active. But, I don’t believe it is just because of the holiday as they post tips and care advice for caring for horses during the winter months. So, they keep up with the season changes and how that might affect the horse. So, they want to make sure people who are not sure or educated have the chance to learn before they run into problems. Or if they already ran into the problem what are was to fix it.

Hey there, Everyone! My name is Randy Johnson. This is my first time even getting on a blog and writing at all. I am currently taking a course called “Communicating Through Media and Technology.” This is a very interesting course so far and as someone who does not understand social media all that much. The first couple weeks already have been a lot to take in.

When it comes to the “Communicating Through Media and Technology” Course I and things that I am hoping to learn is a lot. I have read blogs before and not a lot of them. I have heard my two boys also talk about following so and so on blogs. So, I am hoping that this course will help me to understand Social Media a whole lot better and how to even use Social Media to help my future business and even help my family. Communication always is important and with the grow in Social Media that has changed the way some people even communicate. So, now do you think that the way to communicate with people in today’s world is through Social Media or another form?

This week’s post is a little interesting and also involves a form of social media that I don’t really use, which is Twitter. While some people are always on Twitter it is one form of Social media that had never caught my interest. I not sure if it had to do with the limit of characters someone can do in a post or even the limiting the size of a post. But, that does not mean I wont look from time to time at what some of my favorite companies post. So, for the purpose of this post today is to look at one of those companies and their use of Twitter. The company is again Smart Pack Equine. By now you all have to know how much I love my horses and want the best for them. But, also the convenience that this one company gives for that.

Well when looking at Smart packs Twitter page they do not seem to post all that often. In just the month of December they had only posted four times. To me that is hard to believe that a company would only post four times in one of their social media accounts. Now on another form of their social media they post one to two times a day and that is on their Facebook page. Now the post that they did make on Twitter where very simple ones such as a link to their new blog video that they release this week. But, also a picture of a recipe for a Christmas treat for the horses.

So, their post of Twitter seemed more to give information then to get a reaction from people. But, if I think that they are using Twitter effectively would be a hard one to even answer since I am not someone who really uses Twitter. But, I would think that they would have more of an appearance on Twitter like they do with their other Social Media account. I also do not think that Twitter changes their branding at all and might be able to add to it if they used it more. One can see for themselves this Twitter account and what they post at: https://twitter.com/SmartPak?intcamp=twitter&from=social3 .