You’ve done a great job summarizing some of the points people and companies need to consider before jumping into the lake of social networking. I have to admit that the balancing it all is tough at times. It’s easy to be consumed in the online world of people watching. And there are times when one just needs to turn it all off. But the friendships and relationships that can develop far outweigh the negatives, IMHO.

Companies now have the ability to show the personal side to who they are. It’s a nice balance and a great way to build followers if one swims with the current in this socnet lake. Those who broadcast messages about self are going to be treated the same way as they would in face-to-face networking; they’ll be “un-friended!”

Much of our data is exposed; however, reputations and careers are now on the line because of social networking. What people say and do when chatting or microblogging gets indexed by the search engines. If they don’t want it spread, then they’d better not make it spread.

Now, I’m wondering what tidbits Juno & Loki are going to spread!

Thanks, Julie, for the mention!

You’ve done a great job summarizing some of the points people and companies need to consider before jumping into the lake of social networking. I have to admit that the balancing it all is tough at times. It’s easy to be consumed in the online world of people watching. And there are times when one just needs to turn it all off. But the friendships and relationships that can develop far outweigh the negatives, IMHO.

Companies now have the ability to show the personal side to who they are. It’s a nice balance and a great way to build followers if one swims with the current in this socnet lake. Those who broadcast messages about self are going to be treated the same way as they would in face-to-face networking; they’ll be “un-friended!”

Much of our data is exposed; however, reputations and careers are now on the line because of social networking. What people say and do when chatting or microblogging gets indexed by the search engines. If they don’t want it spread, then they’d better not make it spread.

Now, I’m wondering what tidbits Juno & Loki are going to spread!