Are you adding value to your social network? You need to be, otherwise you will be seen as another bump on a log. Extending the Golden Rule of “do to others what you would like to be done to you” is imperative to being a citizen of any neighborhood or community.
Etiquette aside, living the Golden Rule is not only enriching, but a key driver for, or against an individuals’ or business’ success.
One of the best aspects of Twitter is the wealth of information available in real-time. When Twitter introduced Lists in 2009, it was obvious the feature would become a winner. The lists range in a wide variety from funny people to economic news.
Chris Brogan made a suggestion on Twitter to consider creating a blog post with your Twitter follow suggestions, rather than the run of the mill #FollowFriday tweets. It does a couple things, increases traffic to your blog, while creating a semi-static place for your suggestions.
My take on this is to use Twitter Lists. You spend time building them, hand picking the best to be added, and should share them.
Below are a few of the lists we’ve created that are useful for organizations to learn about the latest trends, business resources, media and connect with others trying to make a difference in the world by working smarter and being innovative.
At a recent meeting I had with some associates, I was talking to a guy who has become a closer friend, and we like to bounce ideas off each other. I had sent him a LinkedIn invite to connect and reap the benefits of that dimension of an online relationship, however, he told me that at this time he isn’t going to sign up, that he prefers face to face.
I respect that. But at the same time, you can have it both ways. For the sake of time, I didn’t have the opportunity to explain why its important, particular in the industry of business he is working in, however, it got my wheels spinning and I have a few thoughts as to why it is so important to connect online and offline.
Today marks the 40th Birthday of the Internet. On September 2, 1969, two computers successfully passed data through a 15-foot gray cable in a lab at the University of California. By the end of that year three other universities, Stanford Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara and the University of Utah, had joined the ARPANET network and the Internet, albeit in its early form, was born.
With the progress made so far, everyone is eager to see, and be a part of, what the next generation of communication and computing will be like.
Click to watch a 3 minute video made by National Geographic on a brief history of the Internets history and future
Here is another one of those great “corporate features” from OpenDNS, that they will begin offering on Monday, February 9th. Dan Goodin, an author at The Register, wrote about OpenDNS rolling out a new feature to block and track Conficker traffic. While I haven’t been involved with any Conficker issues on any of the networks that I manage or consult for, it certainly is nice to have the option to be another step ahead, and proactive, just by using OpenDNS. read more
