What I learned in IT 101 that I cannot be tested on.

Seeing how a person could be tested on almost anything, this is a pretty tough question. Forced to come up with an answer, I would say the power of the web is something that I cannot be tested on.

When I say power, I mean many things. Firstly, there are many traditional products that get replaced by the web. This gives the web power because it has many capabilities, from video capture to music playing to writing documents to making a planner. Web 2.0 has brought forth a passel of applications that will revolutionize the world. Netbooks are dramatically cheaper than traditional laptops, and they will bring informational freedom to many across the world. The internet is the great leveler.

Another power the web has exists in some of those applications: the ability to connect in a way never before possible. My website is a perfect example of this. How easy was it to put up that website? At the same time, how well could that serve me? There are so many things I can do to connect to people who can help me it is ridiculous. Knowing how to market yourself and make the internet work for me is a very valuable thing. Anyone can use Facebook and LinkedIn, but not everyone has a social media resume with a personal branding statement. That is important, because if you can use the web to set yourself apart, then you are one step ahead.

Yet another invaluable thing that I learned was how important it is to be able to interact with technology. Like I said above, most things are moving towards the internet. If you do not know how to operate with it and within it, you might be in trouble. There is always a generational gap in terms of technology, and as a result, older people do not take advantage of the technology’s many uses. This will not happen to me because I learned how to adapt myself to new innovations and use them.

NEW WEBSITE!!!!

I have two new website. CHECK THEM OUT!!!

http://web.bentley.edu/students/s/sabaste_ross/

http://www.rossjsabasteanski.com

Personal Branding Statement and Social Media Resume

I am currently working on those. I am creating them under my website (www.rossjsabasteanski.com) and will announce when they are complete. Sorry for the delay, but I really wanted to have everything in one place.