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Re: It’s all about your network

Laury_1 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:53:06 -0000

I'll get the coffee on then!

Re: I think we need a serious discussion

Laury_1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:03:51 -0000

Well, as my niche is within IT, there's no shortage of forums, and from time to time I dabble - maybe I need to show my face more!

Additionally I'm planning to have a "tech help" forum attached to my own site (which is currently in the planning stage so please don't be frustrated that there's no link!!). All the contributors will of course need to register - and it'll be open to other experts to answer questions. I figure that this will give better value than for me to be territorial and try to ensure that only I can answer the questions. (Hey, there might even be the odd question to which I don't know the answer!)

Re: It’s all about your network

Laury_1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:54:22 -0000

Let me scare you. A key word - which I hear rarely in this context - ought to be "commitment". Yes, it needs time! Sadly, if like me you do spend a lot of time networking, especially online, others in your life might wonder about your sanity... Especially if the desired fruits of this networking (money, dosh, lucre whether filthy or otherwise) aren't immediately forthcoming. For it must be remembered that most people, in the UK at least, don't yet "get" networking, in the business context at least.

Me? Well, most of my networking is devoted to two groups. One is one of those weekly bleary-eyed-up-before-the-sparrows breakfasts (and let me tell you that our esteemed blogger was never less than bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 7am - maybe in another blog she'll tell us her secret) and the other is an online business/social networking site, Ecademy. It's very easy to overdose on the "social" and forget the "business" - and yet, it works. If you do it right (and finally I'm getting there!)

And you're so right about the need to be "genuine". I won't say that the fakes stand out a mile - some do, some are better camouflaged. But trust your instincts, where possible try to meet offline those networkers you seem to like online - and enjoy. Because if it's always a struggle, if you aren't enjoying your online interactions, you're probably in the wrong network.

Re: They’ve pinched my name

Laury_1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:21:34 -0000

Genius. I know that "Laury Burr" is me - every google hit! - but it's not my business name. I see a strategy emerging here. (Oh, and I also see that both the .com and the .co.uk versions of my name are available...)

Re: Social Media Multitasking: I Need Your Undivided Attention…Please?

Laury_1 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:36:59 -0000

Multi-tasking and communicating just don't belong together, no matter how "smart" our brains are (and I know that as a mere single-tasking male I'm starting off with a great disadvantage). Apparently using a mobile phone while driving - and this applies equally to hands free - was found to slow one's reaction times more than being just over the UK drink-driving limit. In other words, communicating needs a lot of brain power.

So we should all give each other the courtesy of concentration. And exclusivity!