Capstone #3 – Site Visit

For our Capstone project we need to go on a site visit to a place that is related to your topic. My topic is Social Media so I researched my topic and looked at companies nearby. I found a few places, one was We Are Social. We are Social was a Social Media company that advertised on Social Media. This site visit was very cool, in the company there were many computers for research, but at the same time they had many fun things there like a bean bag room or a chair swing and a ping pong table. This was a focused but playful work place. I took many photos and learned a lot about Social Media. I thought Social Media was always just an app and never really thought there were many small companies that advertise and do many other different things related to Social Media. My favorite part of it was all the fun and playful things there.  Here are some photos:

My second site visit was a place called Cowen. Cowen is a  Diversified financial services firm that provides alternative investment management and investment banking services. They have a section on Social Media. This place was more open and spacious. They had many signs and things that keep track on things like how the Social Media stock market is doing. This was a more focused and serious company. My favorite part was how they have many very large rooms categorized for different jobs. Here are some photos:

Overall I think these two companies are very different in style. The first one was small but had many playful things and the second one was very big and also focused. I had lots of fun and learned many new things about Social Media Companies and where they work.