social networks: Building Social Capital - 07/20/09 07:03 AM
At the ReBar Camp in Chicago, Bill Lublin did a session on Social Capital. That subject has stuck with me for a over a month and I have been mulling around in my little head.
What is Social Capital? According to Wikipedia:
"Social capital is a social science concept used in business, economics, organizational behaviour, political science, public health and sociology that refers to connections within and between social networks. Though there are a variety of related definitions, which have been described as "something of a cure-all"[1] for the problems of modern society, they tend to share the core idea "that … (80 comments)
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social networks: FaceBook - 07/03/08 09:29 AM
I have 564 some odd friends on Facebook.
Heck, I don't even know 564 people, much less call them "friends".
I have friends on Activerain, that I have been fortunate to know through their written words and some I have got to meet in person.
When I have a friend request on Facebook, I quickly look at their profile or who they know that I might know. I decided this past month that if you friend request me through FaceBook and are a member of Activerain, RE/MAX or Keller Williams I will accept your friendship request.
However, if you friend request … (32 comments)
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social networks: See Ya in the Rain... or wherever - 12/21/07 05:40 PM
When I was a little girl, and would be leaving my grandmother's house she would always say, "Be sweet, see you in my dreams."
My mother use to say, "Be good."
My dad use to say, "Remember who you are."
Lately, when I leave a message for someone on other social networks, I've been saying,
"See ya in the rain".
Lately, I have been joining other Social Networks, seems like more and more pop up and are started every day. I joined Naymz in December 2006, wasn't quite sure what it was all about and then last month all of a sudden lots of Activerain … (62 comments)
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