With the financial world coming apart at the seams and the economy fibrillating like a bad heart, I found
this blog post at the
Skoll Foundation's site timely and somewhat interesting. It's a how-to piece for tending to your "
social network."
Though clearly not among the top stories in terms of importance, the emergence of online social networks (see
Facebook,
MySpace,
LinkedIn, etc.) as key tools for advancing oneself has been a trend of 2008 — and no, I don't have a Facebook or MySpace page, though I have real-life friends who would like me to have one. But the Skoll item offers a few really good points that shouldn't be forgotten, which I've put into my words rather than theirs: Meet people in real life; give, don't simply receive; keep connected; keep meeting new people; don't wait to start; invest in yourself.
That last one sounds way too "new agey" for my tastes, but it's not a bad recommendation. So, all you financial industry people out there, I wish you luck. We need you to succeed.
