Are you sociable enough?

Social networking is definitely a trend of networking. Almost every Internet user has at least one account in one of these social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace, Friendster and Linkedin, etc. One time a while ago, we were asked to have the quality of P.I.E. in the company to... well, get promoted or salary raise. P stands for Performance, which definitely makes sense. I stands for Image, well, you could argue about that. And, last but not least, E stands for Exposure. Sadly, in this world, exposure somehow is one of the main factors to get you to top spot.

I am not very fond of Facebook, Friendster or MySpace. They all have those functions that sound neat or cool to allow connect with friends all around the world, and letting them know what and how you have been doing, or for you to know how they are. Yet, I am a bit reserved in sharing sometimes. More importantly, there is nothing exciting in my life that could be shared with others. So, I am more drawn to Linkedin, which is used to build a professional network or link with other professionals out there. There, you get your exposure. You can know how other professional world is doing, and this seems more useful from my own perspective.

Recently, seems like so-called microblogging has attracted some attention, one of which is Twitter. Apparently, a lot of celebrities, companies, retailers, even government authorities, etc. use this Twitter thing to get connected with a mass audience. You can follow the "microblog" of a certain Twitter, or you can actually post a reply. It is actually like a BBS yet in a blogging style and more micro- way. I kinda enjoy this. Well, I won't be addicted to it, but sometimes it is fun to see some of those Twitters (even strangers) are doing. In fact, I am using iPhone for doing that nowadays!

Yes, I have a blog (well several as a matter of fact, some of which I use to rant). And now Linkedin and Twitter. I guess I am "connected" enough.