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You know, I do read business stuff. I have to.

You can just call me Political/BigfootSeeking/Televisionhound/GoofyNewsComa if you want to and then add BusinessComa.

I’ve seen a lot of conversations about networking online this week because in my new role as Media Editor over at Music City Bloggers, I’m trying to keep my eyes on these things. I’ve been trying to keep those posts local over there but there is really a lot of great stuff nationwide obviously.

There have been some conversations about the frivolousness/value of Twitter around the Nashville Blogosphere and, believe me, I’m not a zealot but I do believe the times are changing. As an old broad with a heart of gold and limited tech skills, I’m keeping my eye on these things because it’s impacting the industry I work in.

Here’s something I found this morning:

With all of the hoopla these days about networking online I can’t help but wonder why people get so confused about how to approach these new tools. See, networking is networking, only the tools that you can employ have changed.

When you think about it, hasn’t networking always been social networking?

Here are some of the proven, effective best practices when it comes to networking

• It’s never about the sale, it’s always about the relationship – build first by giving
• Don’t keep score, give because you can help, the universe will sort out the accounting
• Network with your peers and partners as much as with your prospects and customers
• Every network has influencers, build relationships with the influencers
• Get out and chat, lunch and visit with the members of your network from time to time

I am not a MySpacer and I tend to be hot and cold about Facebook and I think some of us tend to look at the MySpace phenomenon which creates some negative connatations of what social online networking is for my generation, or me at least.  It just isn’t my thing but it has created a more open bubble of online networking which I think we can all agree on.

Things like Twitter, LinkedIn and even blogging to a large degree is about social networking. It is the reason we pine for page views and hits. It’s to either promote an agenda, a business, a philosophy, faith, politics or entertainment as we see it. It is extremely social and has widened social circles. Don’t get me wrong, I blog for fun as most of us do but we do it because it’s a part of us. What’s wrong with spreading the social network more open.

I’m trying to remain open-minded in this new age of technology. I’m not saying I get it all, but I’m going to give it a shot.

Yeah, I run a business and I think about these things. And you just thought I talked about Bigfoot. So here’s a picture to not destroy the illusion.

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I’ll get back to you in a little while. Ain’t nothing like a little bit of Shakespeare and rocket ships with a surprisingly good looking Leslie Nielsen.

Heh.