Being connected . . .
It's amazing how many avenues for "connection" are available to any person with access to a computer. I'm finding that the time a person can spend in front of the screen is a bit daunting at best.
I've recently joined LinkedIn and Facebook: one for business connections, the other for fun [much to the chagrin of the younger generation!].
Like anything else, if you're going to make it worth your while to become part of "an organizaation" it takes responsibility to keep up-to-date and active with what's happening. A person gets very little out of something by just sitting on the sidelines watching.
Hence the challenge to check on the status of the groups. I still belong to three service organizations . . . though I'm finding it challenging to attend meetings on a regular basis - time and gas, both. It makes me wonder about the groups a person joins online and if this is just a fad or another option, or is this the movement of the future . . .
Personally, I'm more comfortable with face-to-face, but there is something about being able to tell your side without interruption [and sometimes, no comments because you've been so tardy with entries, like this one!]
So, hello to anyone who might still be checking my blog! I do plan to keep it going, if for no other reason than it gives me an outlet for writing!
I've recently joined LinkedIn and Facebook: one for business connections, the other for fun [much to the chagrin of the younger generation!].
Like anything else, if you're going to make it worth your while to become part of "an organizaation" it takes responsibility to keep up-to-date and active with what's happening. A person gets very little out of something by just sitting on the sidelines watching.
Hence the challenge to check on the status of the groups. I still belong to three service organizations . . . though I'm finding it challenging to attend meetings on a regular basis - time and gas, both. It makes me wonder about the groups a person joins online and if this is just a fad or another option, or is this the movement of the future . . .
Personally, I'm more comfortable with face-to-face, but there is something about being able to tell your side without interruption [and sometimes, no comments because you've been so tardy with entries, like this one!]
So, hello to anyone who might still be checking my blog! I do plan to keep it going, if for no other reason than it gives me an outlet for writing!
posted by Sandie | 8:32 AM
2 Comments:
would really be curious to know what you are seeing as the main benefit of being on Facebook. I'm really skeptical of that one just cause I don't want too many people to have online access to my personal information. LinkedIn is different, that's my business profile, it's useful for jobsearches, etc... nothing on that page isn't information that I would be comfortable to share with whoever comes accross my profile.
Hi Simi! Facebook for me has been a way to re-connect with people I've lost touch with: former students who are 'all grown up', high school classmates, and in general, people from the past. It's truly just a fun thing and probably speaks more to where I am in my life right now. It's funny how my thought processes are so different when I'm sitting at the computer and typing on each site: on LinkedIn, I feel much more professional; on Facebook, my demeanor is much more casual . . .
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