> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account > I agree with this person. I really don't have much of an interest in > social networking. <snipped>
There's social networking, and then there's social networking.... There's the whole online thing which it seems you are mostly referring to. There are some things to be gained here and elsewhere. Just some quick examples for myself would be getting Ed to be my roommate at Devcon, making arrangements to meet up w/ people at conferences (The Darryl's in this case), etc. I had a beer w/ Ted once and despite how great his professional rep is, I know the guy face to face and would gladly send work/contacts his way... I connected w/ Paul on his way thru town one time... I sent Stephen some hops once... Heck, you and I have had ongoing discussions about steel fabrication stuff for what - 6 years now? A guy on the Oregon Coast has offered a place for me to crash and give me a ride back to Eugene after a long distance bike ride... It's not just your friends you can tap into for favours, you can often times get away with it w/ professional associates since you've networked with them extensively. I'll bet I could pick any major metro area in the USA and probably get a decent hook up for a place to crash, a guide, or at least some recommendations about the area. Oh and from time to time I get technical questions answered as well... <g> I read very few of the posts on ProFox and none from [OT] - I pick and choose how I'm going to spend my time with that stuff. BUT I made it a point to stick with the list over the last 3 years because I had developed so many contacts and think of a lot of you as my "friends". I lean on you, you lean on me... I've been with this list since day one and there is a lot of value in that. Some people here might not like me, but it's probably a safe bet that everybody at least knows my name when they see it. And then there's social networking... GET AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER, and get out there and do the mix and mingle with your professional associates... join that user group, chamber of commerce (or just hang out with them)... the IT Professionals Forum I helped put together is a great example - heck I'll bet that the monthly meeting is about the only time some of these guys get out of the house and prolly think it's the social event of the month - but to their credit they make it to the meetings... I make it a point to help people improve their list of contacts (I ask everyone to do the '15 second elevator pitch') and I try and connect people to jobs... Over the years I've helped out at least 30-40 people get a job or some contract work... that could easily come back in my favour.. think about it - how much time each week do you spend doing a whole lot of nothing? Don't you think you could free up an hour or two? It's all about priorities.... I'm not trying to rant here, I'm just trying to tell you how important I think this whole concept of 'social networking' is... it's easier than you think and at least w/ the online stuff you are in front of the computer anyways... Matt Jarvis Programmer/DBA King | Retail Solutions 541-349-8512 Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
