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Erin graduated from college in May 2008 and was surprised at the lack of resources for college students about what the transition into the "real world" is really like. In an effort to share her experience as a recent college graduate and create a resource for college students and recent grads, she created College Grad Lessons.

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Following Macworld & The Future For Online Communication

Thanks to some people that I follow on Twitter, I was reminded that today was the Macworld Expo in time to follow live updates on Macworld.com and Twitter (#Macworld). Macworld is like Christmas for Mac lovers. With the speed that information can be shared through Twitter and the blogosphere, information from the keynote presentation is provided instantly to anyone that is interested.

Sure it was a bit disappointing that no new iPhones or iMacs were presented today, but while following the live updates I got to thinking about all of the information people are able to share with the world. Logically, tech-savvy crowds are the first to harness online communication technology to share wide ranges of information. However, I hope that over the next few years the average internet user develops an appreciation for the potential to share knowledge and information instantly. Working in higher education web design, I see a lot of fear of the unknown in terms of technology. I see the same fear in my parents, who are primarily concerned about safety and security when using the internet. It is my hope that the future for online communication sees the average person sharing lessons they’ve learned or noteworthy things that they’ve experienced with the world.

If people understood how to use the internet safely and effectively, there might be more high quality content about some of the things that I researched as a college student approaching graduation and the real world. If it were as easy to find information about the college to real world transition online as it is to find Photoshop tutorials, perhaps my generation wouldn’t feel unprepared for the challenges of becoming an adult and graduating college. That’s not to say that learning life lessons on our own isn’t a good thing, but why not share our lessons.

I plan to continue thinking about how to harness college grad lessons and placing them online and will post from time to time on the topic. If you have any thoughts on the topic, please let me know.

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