Two months of networking

For the last two months, I have been searching for work. I have met with dozens of people, reconnecting with old friends and making some new ones.

I have been amazed and moved by the generosity of so many people who have made time for me, encouraged me and built up my flagging confidence. There are so many good people in the world who are trying to help me. So the first lesson is - reach out and help people who want to network with you. They will remember your help, and perhaps someday it will be you who is reaching out!

WHAT ABOUT WEB 1.5?

As my field is communications, I have been meeting many others in this field and Web 2.0 is often a topic of discussion - Twitter, Facebook, etc. It is clear that nobody really knows where social networking is going yet and how to use it for organizational communications.

Even so, I think we should be talking about Web 1.5 - leveraging everything that is out there right now - blogs (now getting a bit retro), video and podcasts. How about some good old fashioned but high quality e-newsletters.

Thanks for reading, PK2K