I have a love/hate relationship with technology. There are some forms of technology I love, like video games and animation. I also like being able to post my material online, which I have done for years. But I feel that technology is evolving too fast and has completely taken over every aspect of our lives. The ascension of technology, in my opinion, makes things more complicated and more stressful. However, it seems that if I want to become a published author, I have no other choice than to rely on technology to get my name out there. All of the information given in the articles is intimidating. According to these readings, I need to have a strong web presence and a standout website if I want to get noticed by publishers. I can understand this completely, but I feel that “web presence” has become almost more important than the writing itself. What if you are an excellent writer, but do not have a web page? Does that mean you won’t get noticed? What if someone is an okay writer, but has a spectacular website? Will the latter be more likely to get published? That would be unfair in my opinion. Even though I am skeptical, I will create my own online presence; I will join social networks and try to update them frequently in order to make myself known. I just wish my writing could stand by itself, but I also know that isn’t possible in today’s high-tech society. I already have my own LinkedIn account, which is good according to the online article “What Employers Look In Your Online Profiles” by Sara Rancero-Menendez who says that LinkedIn is the most likely (94%) to be looked at by employers. According to her, LinkedIn can help show your “professional experience” and “specific hard skills.” My LinkedIn account has already been endorsed by some of my professors, which will look great to employers. On the other hand, I am not so keen on Facebook or Twitter which are all also popular among employers. I have a Facebook account, but, because of personal reasons, I barely use it. I also have a Twitter account, which I use more often than Facebook, but I have trouble keeping up with tweeting and all of the other things that are constantly going on through Twitter. I think that keeping up with a bunch of other networks would be difficult as well. I don’t mean to sound lazy or unwilling; I am just saying that I have so many other things to keep up with in my daily life that adding on more won’t make things any less crazy. As I said, I will do what I have to in order to get my name out there and get my work published. But again, I wish my work was able to stand on its own without the help of technology- but today’s society won’t allow that.
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AuthorHi, I am Rachel Kelly and I am a Writing Arts major at Rowan University. ArchivesCategories |