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This post written by Stephanie Fader, Sr. Marketing Manager

This spring millions of students will don caps and gowns and walk in commencement ceremonies around the country. After the graduation parties are over, these high school and college graduates will have their whole lives ahead of them. What do they need to know as they embark on the next chapter in their journey? We posed the following question to our Facebook and Twitter fans to help point these new graduates in the right direction:

“What’s your best piece of advice for this year’s high school and college graduates? What was the best advice you got when you graduated?”

Our wise and caring community responded with some great advice for the class of 2011. Here are some of their suggestions:

“Don’t give up…n sweat the small stuff. 5 years from now all the things that seem so big won’t matter…”

“It’s a new beginning…enjoy”

“Monitor your social media usage if you want a good job. Employers are on the look-out!”

“You can be what you want to be, just takes a lot of hard work and effort, and always looking forward!”

“Go forth and conquer! U live in the greatest times for doing anything u want, don’t let the naysayers slay u and keep u stuck.” 

“Take a year off and travel…then get a job.” 

“Listen to your elders. I didn’t upon graduation, but did later in life.”

“Stay focused on UR goals! Don’t let anything or anyone stop U!”

And on the lighter side…

“Remember to smile on grad day. Everyone takes photos and you want to look good.”

“Stay in school as long as possible. School is wonderful. Work sucks.” 

“Keep the photos clean.”

Want to be part of the conversation? Join our engaged Facebook and Twitter communities as we discuss everything from the best party you’ve ever attended to your most embarrassing party moments! Become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

This post written by Briana Hall, Marketing Intern

Let’s admit it, your hairdresser has a Facebook account, your mom has a Facebook account, heck even your 70 year old neighbor probably has a Facebook account. I know I get at least one or two friend requests a week from family and friends. There are even times when I get friend requests from people I don’t even know. Thankfully I have the option to accept or deny them. With children as young as thirteen on the site, it’s nice to know that not just anyone can look at their profile, given people are smart about who they accept as friends. That being said, there are lots of great things that can come out of being on Facebook.

In one sitting people can connect with a long lost friend, create a Rick Astley fan group, and post pictures of their trip to Australia all on one website. Especially for the computer-challenged like me, Facebook makes it easy to create your own personal “website.” Prior to this internship at MyPunchbowl, I had never given much thought as to how Facebook has a plethora of tools for businesses as well.

Let’s start with the basics, it’s free and utilized around the globe. With Facebook you can reach audiences in over a hundred countries while never using a cent of your advertising budget. Companies can also upload pictures and video, as well as utilize a discussion board for customers to share comments, concerns, and thoughts.

With the recent layout changes to the “Pages,” the dedicated pages for organizations now resemble personal profiles, enabling the wall feature, incorporating status updates into the News Feed, and utilizing customizable tabs on the page. As one of my current assignments, I am working with Stephanie to explore how we can use these new features to our advantage as we strive to improve the MyPunchbowl Facebook page.

Stay tuned for our new and improved page!