Social Media

For Social Media Week I decided to create my own website.  While I was creating the website I found out that it took a lot of information to start.  I realized that I could go on and on about my high school accomplishments but I'm in college now.  I learned that it's time to have more experiences to learn and make more accomplishments.  One thing I knew before hand is that I don't like to talk about myself but I realized that this is a website for possible future employers and I need to show them who I am.  So after creating my website I know that it is time to create my college experiences.

Social media has become a powerful thing, especially lately.  Today it's almost odd not to have a facebook.  Now recently others have and are being popular like facebook, for example twitter, instagram, and pinterest.  As each one of the types of social media grows so do the amount of people who get involved in them.  This is why social media can help people connect more, not just friends and family but also future employers.  Social media allows the ability to make connections, that were unheard of in the past, to help with the future and reaching goals.

The articles over social media were entertaining.  It surprised me how fast social media has grown and all the connections you can make by using it.  The articles emphasized how many people can see what you put online and the important of how you present yourself.  I myself didn't think about my twitter name until recently.  I let my friends create my account and was know as @heather_swag on twitter.  This being an example of one of the twitter names that wouldn't be the best for people, especially future employers, to know me by.  I have changed it but the lesson for the day is don't let your friends create your social media accounts.

If you'd like to see my website it is https://sites.google.com/site/heatherlynneobrien/ but remember it's always developing or you can follow my new and improved twitter @HeatherOBrien_.