Megan Berry, 21, is a senior at Stanford University, majoring in political science. She also blogs at Part Time Perfectionist.

Blog Entries by Megan Berry

What if I Liked the Old Facebook Better?

Posted September 17, 2008 | 06:24 PM (EST)


In July, Facebook revealed the "new Facebook." Surprisingly, they made it optional. I tried it out, decided I didn't like, and then went back to the old Facebook. According to Mashable, Facebook says only 40% of its users have even tried the new design, and some of those,...

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Chinglish and the Beijing Olympics: No More Stir-fried Wikipedia?

Posted August 8, 2008 | 07:14 PM (EST)


Bad English translations from Chinese have long been a comic favorite. One I like is a menu that offers stir-fried Wikipedia (does it let you edit your own meal?). Another great one I recently came across is a Chinese restaraunt called "Translate Server Error". Oops.

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The Future of Email: Evolve or Die?

Posted July 21, 2008 | 05:56 PM (EST)


Once upon a time email was novel. People were happy to get email, it was easy to deal with, and it was convenient. It was the wave of the future and it was going to make us more productive. Why ever call someone when you can just email?

You're in...

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Quiet? Maybe. Complacent? Never.

Posted October 16, 2007 | 04:33 PM (EST)


Thomas Friedman calls the current generation of students, "Generation Q," the quiet generation (We are also sometimes called Millennials, Generation Y, and Echo Boomers). He seems saddened by what he sees as a lack of protest and activism in current college students. If the standard for activism is based...

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No Filing Please: College Students in the Work Force

Posted August 24, 2007 | 11:19 AM (EST)


Our parents tell us we can do anything. Our boss says "file this, please." So how's a generation full of overachieving students going to meld with the work force?

I don't have to tell you that getting into a good college is getting harder. My freshman year at Stanford,...

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When Worlds Collide: Facebook in Business

Posted July 24, 2007 | 05:56 PM (EST)


As a 20-year-old junior at Stanford I am both an everyday Facebook user and a summer intern at a software company. What I didn't realize is how Facebook and my work would collide. Facebook seems to be the current obsession of the business world with thirty-something business users joining all...

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