I don’t know about you, but I have been to face to face networking events where it’s basically been like pulling teeth to get the people in the room to talk and discuss what they do and the benifits it has for me. There is nothing wrong with the event itself, it’s just some of the attendees don’t know how to network.
Networking doesn’t come easy, you can’t just expect to turn up to an event and it happens, you have to work at it. You have to build the trust and connections with people. You have to get people interested in you and vice-versa.
I don’t know about you but over the last few years I have watched video explode online. It’s a good thing in a way. It has served its purpose, even if it has killed the IRC star. I have nothing against video per say. However sometimes it just isn’t the best medium to present information in.
The Art of Information.
When you are referred to an article, generally you want to scan over it, determine if it is worth reading, and if it is, then generally you will read the entire article or post. If you are like me then you will even at this stage scan the article and process it very quickly – after all we all have busy lives that we don’t want to clutter them with information that may not be worthwhile.
You know the drill, you find a shiny new social media site that you like the look of. All your investigations into the site check out, it’s reviews from your peers sound promising. So you go to register, only to find that it is in limited beta release. This is the type where you need the invite code to sign up.
Only way to get the invite code is from an existing member or put your name down on the public request for an invite list. A list that you just know is going to be kilometres long already. So you sign up anyway, hoping that they will get to you soon. But you know in the back of your mind that this isn’t going to happen.
