The Mellow Mushroom

The most truly rewarding part of this semester was creating a personal website. Creating a website is a great way to stand out from other individuals who are competing for the same job. A personal website displays ones work as a portfolio, a contact page for employers, and a bio page. With a personal website one can link their other accounts though it such as a blog, a twitter account or LinkedIn. A personal website allows recruiters to find candidates more easily and is more dynamic than a resume. The process of creating a website is super tedious. First, since this website is going to reflect work that has been done throughout the college process it is important that one picks 10 pieces they would like to share on their website. These pieces can range from research papers, artwork, videos to blog posts. After picking these ten pieces, it is important that one writes a clear bio about themselves with a professional picture so that employers get a nice background of what you do. After ...

Twitter is a micro-blogging social network, that was started in March 2006. Twitter has gained immense amount of popularity throughout the years. It is the treasure of information, more than just a social networking site. Twitter is used as a news outlet, marketing tool and a social messaging tool. When using Twitter, people can communicate through tweets. Tweets are short messages that one can post on their Twitter account for their followers to see. Every tweet is limited to 280 characters. Tweets can be useful, informative or a rant about a certain topic. Most people use twitter to search for their favorite celebrities, artists and companies. One can easily discover the things they are interested in by opting to follow any account they enjoy. The world of Twitter has made it extremely easier for one to find information. Many organizations and organization leaders tweet important information or link articles to their tweets, that can be used to provide people with informat...

Web 2.0 is often used when describing a range of websites and applications that allow individuals to create and share information and material they’ve created. There are several types of Web 2.0 applications such as social networking, blogs, and wikis. Wikis is a community formed by online users that cover specific topics and subject areas, making it easy for others to search and browse for information. While wikis often provides a easy step by step instructional for performing a task, the undertaking of creating one wasn’t as straightforward. While writing a wikiHow, it is important to keep in mind that the topic chosen is not been written on wiki yet. Secondly, wikiHow is not place for promotions. If the article has anything close to marketing product or service, it might never get published. Also, writing wiki is definitely time consuming. So get ready to invest lot of time because each step should be very detailed. The first step that should be taken before writing wikiHow i...

Social media has made it possible to connect with friends and family members across the world. Since early life, humans have found ways to keep in touch with others through writing letters from one person to another. Postal services was one of the first methods of communication with others who lived across long distances. After the telephone and radio were discovered in the late 1800s, humans continued to dream of more convenient and creative ways to communicate.  Technology continued to boom in the 20th century with the development of the internet in the 1960s. Soon after, the earliest forms of internet chats and blog sites became popular. Social media sites such as MySpace and Facebook later became prominent in the early 2000s. Today, there are endless amounts of networks and apps we use to connect with anyone around the world. These sites have not only made it easier to communicate to others, but now have become advertising platforms, news sources, and an outlet to express...