I read this piece by the Atlantic “The Business Card Is Dying, Part 3,658” after having some conversations with people about business cards. Business cards took hold of me early in life. In fact, while I was in graduate school, I decided to study the then Soviet press. I spent some time in Volgograd, Russia visiting with editors of newspapers. Although… Read More
How to Participate in a Twitter Chat Session like #BlogChat or #AgChat
One of the best ways to build your network and learn more about areas you may be passionate about is to participate in Twitter chat sessions. I wrote an overview of some of the chat sessions I recommend separately, but wanted to provide something of a “how to” as well. If you haven’t participated in a Twitter chat before, I… Read More
Finding Communities on Twitter to Connect With
Twitter is a great place to share your story, to build a community outside the one you already have. For me, I’ve built connections through a few of the Twitter chats. Each for a different reason but all of them share the benefits of shared passions and people who offer their perspective freely. If you want to meet more folks… Read More
Network of Friends Shows Up in Great Numbers & Diversity
An analysis of who is engaged on my Facebook page from the standpoints of geographical distribution and original connectivity points. Doing this analysis will be useful as I continue to build my personal blog and my online network.