Reflecting on my current and desired online presence
Hello, it is Adel once again, an Environmental Science Major at ASU. In my previous blog post, I mentioned that my online presence was limited to certain platforms like Discord, Twitter, Youtube, and Reddit. Mostly, these were for entertainment reasons and I did not see myself as someone who would need a professional need for social media. As this semester progressed and I listened to the advice and did the assignments for my STEM Success course, I see how much more important it can be to have a professional foot in the door in the web space. To a certain degree, I used to be kind of embarrassed to reveal anything social media wise with anyone because I saw it as something simply personal and not to be shared. Of course, during elementary school and high school we were always taught to be wary of an online presence. Today however, I have seen how powerful a tool it is to be able to provide information about what value you have and what you can provide in a professional sense. Duri...