Facebook and Twitter and Blogspot... Oh My!

I've become addicted to all three of these Internet social networks now, and there is no escape.

Facebook will forever be my biggest guilty pleasure, especially since I told everyone that I would never fall into the trap after MySpace failed me. And you know what? I'm a fan of the new Facebook layout, so all of you Facebookers hesitant to except change can go straight to hell. What would this country be without constant change? You're all communists.

A close send to Facebook, for me at least, is the newest Internet social craze: Twitter. In essence, Twitter has absolutely no value other than wasting time... which is exactly why I love it so much. Sure, some will say that people will benefit from knowing where everyone is at one time, but in reality, if you are not busy enough to stay focused on whomever you are with at a particular time and instead update your Twitter status, then you don't deserve friends. Heck... let's call a spade a spade: I look up famous people and porn stars on Twitter. Did you expect anything different?

Blogging has always had a special place in my Internet heart, and will always be there when I need to get a few things off my chest. But with the advent of new social networking sites and technology throughout the web, only time will tell when blogging becomes obsolete.

Job Fair

I was asked by my current employer, a private college in town, to attend a Career Fair not far from the campus that was being held at a local high school. My mission: try to talk a few people into going back to school and maybe take a resume or two for open positions at our campus.

With our current state of the economy constantly in the news and on the internet, I was not suprised to see that there were quite a few local businesses looking for help despite current layoffs and other threats to employment.

What I was not ready for, however, was the number of people with college degrees that would be waiting in line to talk to these businesses... many of which were only offering $9.00 an hour jobs. The line of job hopefuls who had just been laid off from careers in retail, banking, advertising, and real estate stretched more than 200 people long. Many of these people were wearing business clothing that cost more than what the business presenters were wearing.

I spoke with quite a few people today regarding their career experiences and where they came from before this unfortunate situation... and very few were looking to go back to school. I spoke with people that were laid off from a job they worked at for 20 years, and even others that were stopping at every booth to submit a resume, regardless of the type of job being offered.

I know what is going on in my world, and I am very much aware of the implications of this current economic situation. However, today was the first time that I realized exactly how lucky I really am to be in the position I am in.