A.) When going off to college it can be hard to transition into a new environment. The one thing that you wish you could bring along with you are all your friends from high school. It can be very stressful to put yourself out there on the first day of freshman orientation and meet new people. The one thing that saved me was Facebook. This allowed me to find a group titled "Coe College Class of 2011," which was set up in order to ease tensions on the first day of college. It allowed me to talk to incoming students and even make new friends before even arriving on campus. Considering I am part of Generation Y, I was thankful to have learned how to use this social networking site. I am now a senior at Coe. I have watched Web 2.0 expand drastically, and I am proud to say that I have not fallen behind even a step. Recently, I have experimented with using Twitter, Flickr, Prezi, Screen Jelly, and much more. A big thanks goes out to my teacher, Susanne Gubanc, for inspiring our class to use these sites. I look forward to expanding my horizons in Web 2.0, and am excited for what the future holds.
B.) I am very interested in using Web 2.0 to market my skills to employers. The big thing I am concerned about when I graduate is obtaining a job. Employers these days are not only looking for degrees, but also the skills and abilities you possess as an individual. The one part of my personality I would like to keep as I get older is the creativeness that was instilled in me at Coe College. I believe that the skills I have in using social networking sites can be a way to get employers attention. The biggest thing I want to learn is the other platforms that are available out there on the internet. I have hit some of popular Web 2.0 devices, but there are still new and emerging devices out there.
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