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Many African Americans across America are also cheering Gregg on because she's black. Gabi graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2008 with a major in International Relations and African American studies. She also founded a blog called 'Young, Fat and Fabulous,' likely a conceptual spinoff of the blog 'TheYBF.'
Through winning the contest, Gregg will receive $100,000 and a one-year position with the company. She says that her strongest interests are fashion and pop culture. Gabi also said that she loves to use Twitter in order to meet new people. "I meet people [through Twitter] that I'd never have the opportunity to know," she said. "It's been a great way to give and get feedback from my readers, for blogging in between posts -- when I got started, I had no idea how cool it was."
Social media is a new must-have for any business wishing to keep itself in the public eye. If you don't have a Facebook and Twitter account, then you will certainly be behind the eight ball in the coming years. Additionally, the use of Twitter, in addition to blogs and email, are important ways for companies to reach their customers. The massive number of followers possessed by MTV will surely give Gregg a very large and engaged audience, while her skills will help MTV maintain it's top youth culture position. This is quite an opportunity for Gabi Gregg, a 23-year old who's relatively new to the field of media, but clearly has a lot of offer.
Lawrence Watkins is the Founder of Great Black Speakers. He is also the owner of speakers' bureaus dedicated to Hispanic speakers and Christian motivational speakers. His book, "Frame Your Future: 8 Principles to Effectively Focus on the Future and Not Dwell in the Past", will be released in August 2010. If you would like Lawrence's articles delivered directly to your email, please click here.