My Interview

One thing that stuck out to me was Shirky's philosophy that anyone could be an writer and using technology and social networking to your advantage. My interviewee went to college for psychology. When she was done with school, she realized that she would rather turn her hobby of writing blogs and posting YouTube videos into a full-time career. She started adding more outlets and now has a licensed business (Hotblaze Entertainment) where she employs others and produces videos, blogs, articles, a weekly radio show, and more. She also used the art of social networking and self promoting to build her fan base and book many of talents that she features.

This goes to show me that you don't have to go to school and be locked into the degree you obtained and you don't have to start off in a major organization. You can build from the ground up and still be taken as seriously if you have the drive and dedication.