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How to Connect, Network and Make Friends

I did a search recently on Google and Yahoo for the terms “how to network” and “how to connect” and do you know what I found?

Not much – oh sure, there were allot of search results and in reference to “networking” a majority of the content was related to business and creating clients and contacts but nothing really serious in the top search terms about creating quality connections or relationships let alone networking to create a formidable social framework or a subsstantial amount of friends that you can truly call your own.

Next, when I did a search for “how to connect” most of what I found was about how to connect things to your computer (argh).

I am sure you have not been living under a rock somewhere out in the woods so obviously you could go to Facebook or Myspace to make some friends and you might be suprised to fing that a few or many of your friends and family are already members of social networking sites like that – however, I want to talk to the person who has not even done that yet.

I want to give you three easy to apply, action steps that you can think about and then apply to your life that will allow you to connect, network and make more friends:

1) Take it one step at a time:

if you have a hard time even thinking about social situations then it’s best to start small and take it one step at a time but the most important thing is to get started.  Start online if you are not comfortable with speaking or approaching someone in public.  Begin by talking to someone you know and then approach someone you don’t know.  Keep in mind that you don’t have to make 50 friends, contact, connections or build a huge network right from the begining, take your time and develop quality relationships.

2) What do you have in common:

If you don’t live close to loved ones, and you want to make new friends and connect with new people, start by finding out about interests that you have in common with other people.  Most people start by talking about the weather, you hear it all the time in stores and at gas stations, if you dont want to do that then start with other things that you might have in common such as music you like, food, hobbies, movies you’ve seen etc. Once you find that you have something in common you have made a connection and you can build from there.  Remember, just because you start a conversation you do not have to commit to building a relationship if you are not comfortable with the connection you made.  You wont know however, if you don’t start.

3) Practice, and build your network.

Many times when people are shy or socially uncomfortable the best way to become more comfortable is to keep doing it, continue to practic, and with time and technique you will get better at it. The more you do it, the more comfortable you’ll get and the more friends, connections and relationships you will have.  Before long you will have a network of new friends and acquaintancences.

Leave me a comment and tell me how you form new relationships and make a new friend or contact today by adding me in FaceBook, just search for Mark Edward Brown and add me as your friend also you can add me to your MySpace by going here: http://www.myspace.com/markedwardbrown

Here’s to Great Friends,

Mark Edward Brown

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The New Generation Trend Of Social Networking

The world wide web has been struck by another popular phenomenon; social networking websites. These websites provide the users with a new way of connecting with each other for the purposes of friendship, recreation and even business. There are a number of websites these days that provide social networking services. However, each of these websites has different features.

Some of the social networking websites require users to create accounts and a complete profile. These websites allow the users to upload images as well as videos. These websites also offer a search function which can be used to search for friends and other contacts. Using the search function, the users can create a network of friends.

These networks usually are controlled by the users who built it. It is entirely at the users’ discretion as to who they want to add and who they want to exclude from their network. Most of these websites also have a feature that allows the users to post a message that can be read by everyone in the network also there is an option for private messages. However the users can even delete it if they want to. These were just the basic features. Some of the websites have some really advanced features. They may allow the users to play flash based games in a competitive environment. Such features appeal to a niche audience and that’s why these websites are advertised to reach only that percentage of the audiences that want to connect and network with likeminded individuals.

The biggest benefit of these social networking websites is that they are a wonderful way of making new contacts and maintaining old ones. They help to know a new person’s likes and dislikes, thereby letting one know if he/she can connect with the other person or not. These websites also help the professionals in their professional fields. They give them a chance to meet other people from the same profession and connect with them.

In contemporary times social networking portals are also being used for the marketing of products and services. Even films and television programs are promoted through this website by establishing a community about them, where people discuss these movies and TV programs.

There are reports of these websites being used for wrongful purposes. For an instance many advertisers use these websites to get ahold of the contact information of the consumers and then advertise their product or service to them. Also people these days access the personal information of these users for crimes like identity theft etc actually the use of these websites solely depends on the people visiting them. After all it depends on the purpose for which a person uses these websites.

All facts withstanding, the truth is that in the ever evolving world of the Internet, the Social Networking Websites have heralded a new era of interpersonal communication. They have bridged the gap between human beings even more than telephone or emails giving a real meaning to the word Social Networking and helping people Build Relationships that lasts a life time. In short these social network websites have indeed made the world a much smaller place than any other form of communication.

I encourage you to leave a comment and let me know how you are using social networking to build your contact list and form new relationships.

Wishing You the best of connections,

Mark Edward Brown

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