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My blog is a lot like a patchwork quilt. A little bit of writing skill here, some expertise there, and a stitch of what things interest me. It is designed to be both a form of self-expression and a portfolio, which makes it difficult to hone down exactly what I’m doing. Chances are, I fall into the huge category of young professionals trying to differentiate themselves from the competition by [...]

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LinkedIn has been getting buzz in the professional world since its launch, however, many people aren’t choosing to take advantage of the network. Why should they invest time in another social media tool? Don’t they already use Facebook enough?
Here are 10 reasons why I think people should take advantage of what LinkedIn has to offer.
1.) First off, it’s a great way to network with your friends after college. We go our separate ways [...]

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Let’s talk internships.
On April 3, The New York Times published are article entitled, The Unpaid Intern, Legal or Not, which dove into the controversial subject of paying interns. As the article noted, some states have found it to be illegal for companies to take on interns without compensating them in some way. On the other hand, some argue that the experience internships provide don’t have a price tag. [...]

One of the most difficult parts of blogging is actually getting started. You might ask yourself, “What do I have to say about anything?”, “Is it really that important?”, “Who will actually read what I have to write?”. The answers to these questions can never be revealed – if you never start blogging.
We’ve all heard about the benefits of generating fresh content that search engines love, link-worthy posts that get shared across the web, [...]

(NOTE: This article appeared in a 2009 issue of The Wood Word)
I confess. I’m one of them. I @ reply, retweet and Follow Friday. But what exactly does that all mean?
Well, to start out with, I’m one of millions of other people on Twitter, a social networking and microblogging site that has the world, well, “a-twitter” over how useful it is, who’s on it, and what makes it so [...]