Thing 4: Social Media

1. Now that you have a profile on Facebook or MySpace, how will you share information about yourself to meet other students at Ai and start to build your network?

I already had a Facebook and a MySpace, but I have recently only been using Facebook. This is because Myspace is so outdated and I feel like it isn't as professional as Facebook. Yet, MySpace does have more of a design aspect to it, and I like that. With that said, I have already added the Facebook Ai Alliance and other group members and that has aolready built a small network.

2. Keeping in mind that employers use social networks as a recruiting tool, how will you use Facebook or MySpace to promote yourself to potential employers?

I never put anything crazy on my Facebook because that's stupid. Why would I want to promote myself as a crazy party girl, a. when I'm not and b. when I know my future employers can easily look at this and judge me off of it. I will use Facebook to promote myself as a well maintained, professional women.

3. How will you use Facebook or MySpace to build your professional network?
I will use Facebook by finding company's that may be in need of an employee or also, the more (professional) people I am in contact with, the more likely I am to conquire what I am looking for.

4. What interests and personal details will you share with your circle?

I feel like as long as I put myself out there to be who I am I wont have a problem. I think that I have good enough judgement to know what is, and is not appropriate for the web, knowing that anyone is accesable to it. I unclude, my child, and my inspirations the most.

5. How is professional networking different from social networking?

I'm glad this question came up because I wanted to comment on it, but I wasn't really sure where it would go... I think that in my case, I use MySpace more for social networking because I have more than 1,000 friends on there, some designers, some friends etc. But either way it's simply for socializing. As were when I'm using Facebook I try to keep everything professional because I feel like it is more of a proffesional networking system.

Social Networking = Socializing

Proffesional Networking = Proffesionalism