Well, MIT’s in the news again for trailblazing innovation. But this time, it’s not a fancy technological breakthrough or a cure for climate change, rather, for blogging. The New York Times is talking about the undergrad admissions bloggers (who get PAID by the way…!) and how useful they are for admissions because they give a real, human side to the admissions process. Do we do the same for the EECS grad program, I wonder?

Actually, the story got me thinking about this new day in age. Facebook is only a few years old, and already it’s being used by student groups and companies alike. Now my professional society wants me to sign up for Twitter in order to follow their happenings. I am dating myself here in saying that I use Facebook but not Twitter, but I always considered these sites (including blogs) a time-waste, so should they really be mandatory for my career??

Speaking of blogs, the recent hit movie “Julie and Julia” is based on a book that is based on Julie’s blog. Julie cooked her way through Julia Child’s entire buttery cookbook. In the end, Julie is upset that Julia didn’t seem to like her, and I wonder how Julia would have felt about the movie. But then again, Julie’s book/movie put Julia’s book on the top of the bestseller list after 48 years, something Julia herself wasn’t able to accomplish. Julie. Just goes to show the incredible power of a blog that people like to read.

And now, I’m going to go interview UROPS for the position of being my manager when I get offered a book or movie deal based on this blog… I wonder who will play me in the movie?