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Meet Me at the Crossroads: The Convergence of Digital Citizenship, Rights, and Literacy in Shaping My Career
Today, each click, scroll, and purchase creates a data footprint—and that data is the essence of brand analytics. One of my career paths is brand analytics. This field of work lies at the intersection of consumer behaviour, data interpretation and strategic brand decision making. Digital rights and citizenship in the United States isn't a theoretical discussion in the policy arena, it's a reality that is transforming the data that I can access, the ways I can access it, and t
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May 52 min read


Event Analysis: Club 1Bd (Dallas Show 13Sep25)
References Club 1Bd [@club1bd]. (n.d.). Posts [Instagram profile]. Instagram. Retrieved April 26. 2026, from https://www.instagram.com/cub1bd?igsh=MXNzYjJxdjVrY2tvdg== Live Nation/ (2025). The Echo Lounge & Music Hall: Venue. Special Events https://specialevents.livenation.com/venues/the-echo-lounge-and-music-hall Raj, R., Walters, P., & Rashid, T. (2017). Events Management: Principles and Practice (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/vBuXYcAcX1c
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Apr 261 min read


COMM 323: School's Out, Plates Out!
In rapidly increasing capitalistic society, many people are faced with tough decisions. Juggling bills, emergency situations, and life events can become overwhelming. The one thing that keeps us going is having access to nutritious meals. But what happens when grocery costs don’t fit into your monthly budget? This is where the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank comes in offering a helping hand. Established in 1986, the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank became a staple for the Greater P
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Apr 63 min read


ePortfolio Blog: COMM 323
During my time at Old Dominion University, I’ve been exposed to new and exciting forms of communication within my degree plan. One of those was creating my Wix website. I didn’t find most of the setup easy the first go around because I built it from scratch. After seeing different templates, things became easier. The most challenging part was making sure all my action buttons would take me to the right pages or hyperlink sites. Right now, I feel content with my professional o
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Mar 272 min read


Newsletter: A Critical Introduction
All types of media are created for the sole purpose to send a message and garner a following. As a media consumer, I make sure to perfectly curate things I like to see across my algorithms and movie/ TV selections. I strongly believe that media needs critics to survive. Without them, there’s no baseline to accurately critique what we consume. My relationship with media could be considered a love/ hate situation. I’m the chronically online person in my friend group. It they w
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Jan 282 min read


Brand Analysis: The Influence of Music
T-Pain doing his iconic spin during his Lollapalooza performance Branding is crucial in a capitalistic society. Without it, corporations would have difficulty marketing their products to consumers. The best way to reach your target audience is through advertisements. Although marketing teams can whip up cool ideas, they must remain cognizant on ways to promote through realistic methods. For my brand analysis, I chose to analyze music festivals and dance parties. Music ha
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Nov 26, 20253 min read


Artifact Analysis: The Sunken Place of Persuasion
For my artifact analysis, I chose Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed movie Get Out . The reason I chose this film is due to the nuanced...
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Oct 10, 20254 min read


Sliding Scale of Opinions
COMM333 Persuasion: An analytical deepdive over the Likert and Semantic Differential Scale and how these models shape consumer feedback....
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Sep 29, 20253 min read
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