Meredith's+Social+Networking+Wiki

***March 15th, 2010:  Today I uploaded a "photoblog" to my Xanga site with pictures from various vacations I have taken. Hopefully I will gain some more "friends" on this site.

It has been almost a month since my last post so here is an update of what's going on with each of my social networking sites:
 * March 14th, 2010:

****1. Linkedin: **  I have made five new contacts on Linkedin; all of them are people I know or have previously worked with. A feature of this site that I have been playing around with the most is their job search engine. Seeing as I am graduating in May, this feature has really come in handy for me! The search engine allows you to look for jobs by keyword or location. Here is a snap shot of the results I got when searching for a marketing job in Chicago:



2. 43 Things: ** I have subscribed to a few people and have gotten some "cheers" on most of my goals! In addition, I have completed one of my goals (get an internship this semester). After I completed this goal I wrote a short summary to explain to other users how I accomplished this: ** 3. Xanga: ** Out of my three social networking sites, Xanga is the one that I am having the hardest time connecting with people and figuring out how to use. I try to update my blog/posts at least once a week, but so far I only have one "friend". I have started to just add random people as friends so hopefully I will get more than one friend! In addition, every day I receive a "daily subscription digest" e-mail from Xanga, which is getting really annoying! I'm sure there are settings I can change so I stop receiving these e-mails but I cannot figure it out.

*February 11th, 2010: I found this short video on YouTube today that helps explain how to get the most out of your LinkedIn account:

media type="youtube" key="IzT3JVUGUzM" height="251" width="406" *February 2nd, 2010: **

 Today I added profile pictures to my Xanga and 43 things sites. My linked in account already had a picture because I have been using that networking site for about a year now. Here are some snap shots and brief descriptions of the progress I've made with each of my social networking sites so far.

**1. Xanga: ** <span style="color: #1562f9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Today I uploaded a profile picture and made a post to my blog. I also added information to the "about me" section. No friends/followers so far, but hopefully I'll get some soon! Here's what it looks like so far: <span style="color: #557af6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">




 * 2. 43Things: ** <span style="color: #1562f9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> This site is still a little confusing to me- but seems fun. Today I uploaded a profile picture and added a few things to my list of things to do in year 2010! I'm still trying to figure out what the main point of this site is? Not really sure how to add friends and what not.Here's what I have so far: <span style="color: #557af6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">




 * 3. LinkedIn: ** <span style="color: #1562f9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> As I mentioned above, I have been using this networking site for about a year now, so I already have 31 connections. Most of my connections are colleagues from my previous jobs/internships, plus a few friends. So far I have found that this site is a great way to stay in touch with people from my past internships. Your profile page includes your resume/job experience, education, connections, and profile picture. This makes it easy to see what old colleagues are up to, if they have new jobs, etc. There is also a feature on this networking site that allows you to search for job postings. Here is a snap shot of what my page looks like at the moment:



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 * January 28th, 2010:**

Hey guys! For the practicum project I have Identity and Social Networking (which I am very excited about!). The three networking sites I plan on using for this project are: [|Xanga],[|43things], and [|LinkedIn]. Anyone have any other suggestions of fun social networking sites? I have experience with LinkedIn but not 43things or Xanga! Help!