Twitter – Yet another Web 2.0 Application

Twitter is a social-networking Web 2.0 Application that allows its users to share any updates in a persons life to be shared with friends in 140 characters or less. Because of the limited amount of symbols you are allowed to use, it is also called a micro-blogging application. It was built using Ruby on Rails and as most Web 2.0 Applications its API can be used for mashups of any kind. Simular services are Plazes.com with the addition of a more in-depth profile and geo locating feature. Both applications built a bridge between the web and mobile phones. Along with many other applications, Twitter introduced their own terminology. A follower is someone who registered to be notified about updates of another user while being followed obviously means that someone else wants to stay in touch with you and is reading your updates.

Pimp my Facebook Profile

Like many students, I am just about to start the process of applying for jobs. I stumbled across this interesting article today about how a Facebook profile might actually help you to get the job and what other steps computer and internet-savvy people should take to gain an advantage over the competition.

“If you approach online profiles as a way to present your professional side to the world, then you have a great opportunity,” says John Challenger, CEO of outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

“Write about your passions and ideas, and employers who search Google or other sties can find your page and get to know you,” he advises. About 75 percent of employers admit to using Google to do background research on candidates, he notes, and a growing number are using the sites to include candidates rather than exclude them.

I guess I have to update my numerous profiles on social networking sites before I apply to companies. Maybe this blog is a step in the right direction. If you are interested in reading the complete article, go to Baselinemag.com.