I must say that I do not take enough time to sit down and plan out what my future might be like. I tend to stay so busy that I get caught up in the present and do not look into the near future. For the most part, the farthest I look is to the next week, making sure that I do not have anything extremely important baring down on me. Now that I have time to think about it, I would say this is a possibility for where I might be 10 years from now.
Ten years from now, I will be 30 years old and hopefully done with all the education that I will need to have a happy and successful life. I would definitely like to be married and have started a family of my own. I cannot say what profession I would like to be in, and by then I hope I will have figured it out. I think I will either be practicing law, selling real estate, or financial planning. I would like to be living somewhere in the Southeast, possibly in Greenville, Atlanta, or Charlotte. I do not want to move too far away from my hometown of Greenville, SC, but if my job or wife takes me somewhere else I will be alright.
Ten years seems like a long time from now, but I know that it will be here quickly. This plan of mine might work out or it might not. But for now, I am just going to worry about getting through another semester of football and school.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Web 2.0
Before I start writing on the topic for this week, I would like to say that I had to watch the video a couple of times to get everything. The first time I watched it, I had no idea what the point of the video was. After watching it again, I was able to understand what the video was trying to get across.
I believe the title of the video, "Web 2.0...The Web is Us/ing Us," is trying to get the message across that the web is driven by the people. For instance, sites such as You Tube and Facebook are communities of people. It is free to join the sites, and people are allowed to put just about whatever they want to on the web. In return, the people who run the sites get data on the preferences of people and can put items on the websites that the people want. Essentially, people make up a virtual community, and they can interact with one another.
People who are about to enter the workforce have an advantage when it comes to technology. Younger generations have been acquainted with computers, the web, and everything that they entail. Classes such as this business writing course are benefitial to gaining understanding about the web. It is much easier to navigate through Web 2.0 in the XML format than the HTML format, making creating presentations simpler. Those people who are already in the workforce are going to have to make adjustments to compete with the younger generation. Web 2.0 makes using the internet much easier, but it will still be hard for the older people in the workforce to make the transition.
"We are going to have to rethink everything."
Times have changed. It is necessary for everyone to learn about the changes that are about to take place. Formal meetings might not be as necessary anymore with message boards on the rise. The people are going to shape what the future is, and Web 2.0 is a start.
I believe the title of the video, "Web 2.0...The Web is Us/ing Us," is trying to get the message across that the web is driven by the people. For instance, sites such as You Tube and Facebook are communities of people. It is free to join the sites, and people are allowed to put just about whatever they want to on the web. In return, the people who run the sites get data on the preferences of people and can put items on the websites that the people want. Essentially, people make up a virtual community, and they can interact with one another.
People who are about to enter the workforce have an advantage when it comes to technology. Younger generations have been acquainted with computers, the web, and everything that they entail. Classes such as this business writing course are benefitial to gaining understanding about the web. It is much easier to navigate through Web 2.0 in the XML format than the HTML format, making creating presentations simpler. Those people who are already in the workforce are going to have to make adjustments to compete with the younger generation. Web 2.0 makes using the internet much easier, but it will still be hard for the older people in the workforce to make the transition.
"We are going to have to rethink everything."
Times have changed. It is necessary for everyone to learn about the changes that are about to take place. Formal meetings might not be as necessary anymore with message boards on the rise. The people are going to shape what the future is, and Web 2.0 is a start.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
About Me
My name is Michael Wade, and I am a junior here at Clemson majoring in Finance. I was born and raised in Greenville, SC, where I attended Riverside High School. While there I played football and baseball, and I was lucky enough to win a state championship in baseball my sophomore year. I received a scholarship to play football here and moved from quarterback to safety before this past season. When I am not playing or training for football, I like to play basketball or video games with my friends. I have a 21 year old sister named Alexis who attends the College of Charleston, and I also have a nine year old sister named Leah who is in the 3rd grade. I am proud to say that I am Greek, and I enjoy learning more about my heritage. I am looking forward to learning how to properly write in the business world, and I hope I am able to take these lessons and use them in the the "real world."
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