Jennifer Miller Blog 1

http://www.hotelfandb.com/blog/

1.       How does the blog convey the industry to an audience?

·         This blog is going out to college students and faculty.  It is talking about having hotels that are close in distance to college students. 

2.       Who does the blog intend to serve?

·         It is stating how there should be a place in the hotel, that people from the college campus can go to for some down time and food.  The place would honor the people that will be at the college all day.  The idea of this place would be on the lines of Starbucks.

3.       Does it meet its goal?    

·         To get the business from the people at the college nearby.

4.       What image of the industry or individual is conveyed by the blog?

·         A place for college students and faculty to go when they need some down time. 

5.       Does the blogger have a presence on Twitter or Facebook?

·         The blogger is a part of Twitter and Facebook.  The blog actually talked about “tweet” when there were going to be special offers for college students happening.  When going to this place, student or faculty need to have an ID of the school.

6.       How is that similar or different?

·         Not sure.

7.       What topic(s) does the author claim knowledge of in the industry?

·         Had knowledge of the “café” that will be opening and what the goals and intensions were towards it.

8.       What tools does this provide to assistant a restaurateur with controls for costs?

·         It provides knowledge of knowing the type of people that will potentially go here.