I'm currently spending my Sunday evening cruising through LinkedIn.  One of my friends on Facebook wrote that "LinkedIn is like Facebook's boring uncle" and it stuck with me.  I see where she is coming from but at the same time it's a good platform for your professional side.  Facebook, on the other hand, is where some young professionals get in trouble for displaying some not-so-professional photos.  So I don't know if I'd call LinkedIn "Facebook's boring uncle".  I'd say LinkedIn is like the front half of a mullet while Facebook is the back half; business in the front and party in the back.  They're both apart of who you are on the internet, one shows the business appropriate side while the other shows who you are outside of work.  No matter how you look at the two, it's probably a good idea to keep your mullet metaphorical and off of your head. 

It's a little over a year since I've graduated from college and I still haven't found a job that involves using my creativity.  I have to admit that it's a little daunting.  I have decided to better myself by learning CS5 so that I can create the visuals that go along with my ideas.  I remember watching presentations in school and being bored by the Powerpoints that were cluttered with words.  I learned quickly that if you want to hold your audiences' attention, which is a must in advertising, you better entertain them.  This meant that ideas had to be accompanied by pictures and presenters had to be enthusiastic.  I'm applying that same enthusiasm to learning CS5 so that I can present my ideas in nice creative packages, packages that will hopefully land me an interview at an advertising agency.  Wish me luck.

Until next time.