Sarah+Hagberg's+Social+Networking+Page

=2*2*10 = Just started to look at some different sites that are popular social networking sites. A few that I am thinking about signing up for are Hi5, Linkedin, and Imeem. These are just a couple of the ones that for now I am curious about looking into more, but I am not sure if these will be the ones I stick with. Singing up for Linkedin and Hi5 now. = 2*3*10 = On Linked in now, so far it's been confusing for me. I can't find anyone I know an it's hard to make my profile complete with out knowing anyone. It seems like it is based a lot on people's jobs, which I only have small part time jobs. The other problem I'm facing with this site so far is that you are able to search by the University you attending, and obviously Madison, WI is a huge school where there are not many people I know compared to the number of people who go here. Now I am starting to investigate the Hi5 site. The Hi5 site is also confusing, but it is easier to find people who are in the Madison area. I didn't know what to do, so one of the first things I did was create a dating profile! Haha. I don't really plan on meeting anyone online, but I figured that it would help me figure things out on this site. It keeps track of how many people view your profile, and I already have 1 view! Yay. I also created an account on 43 things. I am working on building a list of things I'd like to do before the end of the semester. So far I have 10 things on my to do list. As I come up with things I'll add them to the list. Most of them are things that I know I will be doing soon, therefore I'll be able to gain some points on the site. Some are bigger goals that I have for the rest of the year, others are smaller things that I would just like to get accomplished by the end of my Junior year. The 43 things website seems the most interesting and the one that I will keep up to date the most. It seems really fun!

2*16*10
It's been awhile since I've been able to update my social networking pages. But while I've been gone I have been able to mark two things off of my 43 things list. I had an interview for an internship, and I went to a hockey game. After you have these things on your list you are able to mark off that you did each thing on your list, and then you are asked to write more about your experience, including questions such as was it worth achieving, how did it make you feel. It also asks you to summarize your experience, also, how you accomplished it, what lessons you can provide, and what resources helped you. It also asks if you want to be able to help other people who are have that same thing on their list.

**3*18*10 **
Linkedin is a more complicated social networking site and seems like it is for an older target audience. One neat thing about creating a profile on this site was that you were able to upload a resume to the site and then the site formatted your resume to the site. Most of the information transferred over correctly, however some of it did get a little mixed up. For example my job with the City of Mankato, the site understood that as the location, but not as my employer as well. Once my resume was added it was easy to switch the few things around instead of having to go through and manually update every single one of my jobs that I have had. For my Linkedin Profile I have upload a picture, and my resume, now I just need to see if I can find people that I have worked with on this site.

3*20*10
I have been able to work more with my Linkedin profile once I found my older cousin on the site. I requested him as a connection and was able to add a personal message to the site so I asked him how he used the site and just gathered some information from him. It was really interesting to see how important Linkedin was to him. It almost seemed like Linkedin was a more useful site and he visited it more often than Facebook, which was interesting because Facebook is so important to college students, and for people just out of college, I think Linkedin may be the main social networking site for recent college grads. While exploring this site I found that there were job postings, where someone who was looking for a job in a certain area would find many useful postings. As I had mentioned, my cousin gave me a lot of useful insight and pointers to using this site. He told me that he found his current job on the Linkedin site. This current job he has found through the site was a big time job with a corporate airlines. I think it's amazing that such companies are using online social networks to find future employees.

I also went onto the hi5 site, and created an avatar for my profile. This avatar is a part of your profile, but it is not a major aspect of it. The avatar is mainly used in games that you can be part of through the site. Another interesting part of this site that I discovered was the "Flirt" section. In this part you can go through people's profile pictures and click "yes" or "no" for each one, answering if you would be interested in them or not. So far I have noticed that many of the users who use the "Flirt" section of the site, are 20-30 year olds, who are also typically minorities.

Creating my Avatar:

Hi5 Profile after creating avatar and customizing the background:

3*22*10
I have added more things to my list on the 43things site. I have also happily been able to check a couple of things off of my list! One of the things on my list was to get an internship with a professional baseball team. When you check things off of your list, you are able to write a summary about it. There are different sections that you can write about. One is to tell other's how you did it and another is to tell other people how they can do it too. I think this option on the site is very helpful to others. I wrote a detailed description about how I applied, and even added some interview questions that I was asked in case there was anyone else out there that was also looking for a job with a baseball team. I was pleasantly surprised to see that I received a couple of "cheers" for my post. It was also interesting to look around at the list of things that other people want to do. One of the most popular things to do on the list is to lose weight. The more detailed the description, the more people will comment on your post, and the most likely you are to receive cheers. This one lady wrote a very a super descriptive entry about how she lost weight, and from reading other people's comments it seems like this average women helped a lot of others lose weight.

Added a few more to my list: What I've done:

3*23*10
I received two cheers on my post about how i got my baseball internship! Yay :)

4*6*10
On Linkedin's website there is a sidebar that suggests people you may know. I was shocked to see that one of the suggested people that I add as a connection was my DAD! He works for the City of Mankato, so I didn't think his job would have set him up with an account, but at the same time he is not very tech savvy, so I found it really hard to believe that he would have signed up for a Linkedin account. From what I could see on his page without having him confirm me as a friend was all the correct information about his job so I was very confused! I had to call him to see if he had really set himself up with an account. Sure enough he had because one of his old co-workers had tried to recruit him to join the site through the site's invitation service. He claims to have never gone back, but he accepted my connection request through his e-mail.

Part of my Linkedin Profile

4*14*10
Lately I have been spending time playing games on the hi5 site. I have been able to meet some people and play numerous different games. In general I think this site is for a younger age group because there are so many cartoon-ish elements to it, such as the avatar, being able to personalize a background, and being able to play silly games through the site. This site has been more difficult than the others to get involved with because I cannot find anyone I know, and people are really hesitant to add friends. However, thanks to the games I have been able to add some friends, and by continuing to use the "Flirt" feature I get some yes(s) from other people so they often accept friend requests as well.

Flirt Feature:

4*8*10
Now that this project is wrapping up, I for sure plan on keeping my Linkedin profile since I will be graduating soon, and I think it's a great social networking tool to be used to in order to look for jobs. I will probably also keep up with my 43things profile because I think it give great hints and pointers from just everyday people. However, I plan on ditching the hi5 profile, it was just too little kiddish for what I want out of a social networking site.