If you’re under 20, you probably don’t remember a time before the internet. It’s your research buddy, your way of keeping up with friends, and your way of honing your creative skills. And while your parents might argue that you spend too much time on your computer when you should be cleaning your room, if you attend the following panels you might be able to convince them that spending all that time on Facebook is actually beneficial to your future.

5. Student Startups: Entrepreneurship in the University (3/15, 12:30 p.m.) You already know that student startups exist. But Hung Truong of Troubadour Mobile will use this panel to explain how universities and venture capitalists are beginning to see the advantages to supporting student startups, as well as the best way a student can go about balancing a business with schoolwork.

4. Why Gen Y Wants to Work With You, Not For You (3/15, 12:30 p.m.) The newest generation of workers is shaking up the business world and changing how companies engage with their customers. Join Elysa Rice of GenPink to discuss what happens when the Generation Y concept of “work with” collides with the Gen X and Boomer concept “work for.”

3. Upstarts! GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the Business World (3/12, TBA) Learn about some of the most successful upstarts created by GenYers with Donna Fenn of Inc. Magazine. Her book, “Upstarts! GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the Business World” takes a look at some of the most successful startups and young 20-somthings that run them. What makes GenYers tick? How do they use social media to build brand awareness and loyalty? How do they develop a social media mission? Get all the answers to these questions and more.

2. Love AND Money: Can Fansites Pay the Bills? (3/16, 12:30 p.m.) Michael Kaply of Brand Thunder explains how a slightly obsessive or creepy part-time hobby could actually make you money. This panel will explore how you can charge for content on the web without offending fans and followers.

1. Using Social Media to Score…a Job (Obviously) (3/12, 5:00 p.m.) Dave Peck of LSF Interactive will discuss how you can manage your professional and personal life online. Many companies are expanding their social media presence on the web. Yes it’s possible to get paid to do something you’re already good at.