If I were reading a blog post written by someone at work whist blogging, I would think "shame on you for wasting paid time when you should be doing work," but then look at me, blogging at work. I'm still temping, and I've learned that short-term temp work usually means a lot of waiting around for actual work. No joke, my boss brings me books to read between the few moments of work assigned to me, so I have the green-light to surf the web while sitting here looking productive. (aren't my bosses sweet?)
I've exhausted all the productive things I could possibly want to do online, so I've resorted to trying any new site someone recommends. I've updated all contacts at Linked In, which I think is a great networking tool. Researched all online job postings (even the creepy ones on Craigslist). Sadly, my computer has no audio, so that rules out UTube. I think my "keeping up with old friends" points have gone sky high because I check Facebook daily, and send out birthday cards for those celebrating their 23rds. Steph suggested I check out "pink is the new blog," so I now know way more about celebs than necessary.
Lastly, I've joined Twitter. I read on a job description for a "media savvy" coordinator that wanted someone who checked Twitter constantly. I thought to myself, "I consider myself media savvy, yet I have no Twitter account." I immediately researched what it was all about. You can "tweet" blurbs under 141 characters long, and whoever is "following" you will see your post. You too can follow people/groups and their updates will show on your screen. You can then easily read sentence-long updates from people/groups that you enjoy. I have quite a few news sources on mine (Breaking News, Reuters, Daily Tar Heel) that show a headline and a link if I want to read more. I also have a few friends that post updates like when they dye their hair a new color or start a new job. I've learned the etiquette for personal accounts is to update no more often then you eat. A maximum of three posts a day, and keep a few hours between each post. I've alerted the Twitter world of my visit the UNC this weekend, an opening at Turner that looks promising, and the current price of gas in Atlanta. As you can tell, I'm not quite sure what the Twitter world wants to hear.
I've exhausted all the productive things I could possibly want to do online, so I've resorted to trying any new site someone recommends. I've updated all contacts at Linked In, which I think is a great networking tool. Researched all online job postings (even the creepy ones on Craigslist). Sadly, my computer has no audio, so that rules out UTube. I think my "keeping up with old friends" points have gone sky high because I check Facebook daily, and send out birthday cards for those celebrating their 23rds. Steph suggested I check out "pink is the new blog," so I now know way more about celebs than necessary.
Lastly, I've joined Twitter. I read on a job description for a "media savvy" coordinator that wanted someone who checked Twitter constantly. I thought to myself, "I consider myself media savvy, yet I have no Twitter account." I immediately researched what it was all about. You can "tweet" blurbs under 141 characters long, and whoever is "following" you will see your post. You too can follow people/groups and their updates will show on your screen. You can then easily read sentence-long updates from people/groups that you enjoy. I have quite a few news sources on mine (Breaking News, Reuters, Daily Tar Heel) that show a headline and a link if I want to read more. I also have a few friends that post updates like when they dye their hair a new color or start a new job. I've learned the etiquette for personal accounts is to update no more often then you eat. A maximum of three posts a day, and keep a few hours between each post. I've alerted the Twitter world of my visit the UNC this weekend, an opening at Turner that looks promising, and the current price of gas in Atlanta. As you can tell, I'm not quite sure what the Twitter world wants to hear.
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