Comments on: It’s Who You Know http://nowisgone.com/2008/01/15/its-who-you-know/ A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: geoliv http://nowisgone.com/2008/01/15/its-who-you-know/#comment-931 geoliv Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:27:05 +0000 http://nowisgone.com/2008/01/15/its-who-you-know/#comment-931 Sounds like the Fifth Estate to me, not quite as credible, but an important source of information ;) Sounds like the Fifth Estate to me, not quite as credible, but an important source of information ;)

]]> By: Chris Iafolla http://nowisgone.com/2008/01/15/its-who-you-know/#comment-930 Chris Iafolla Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:20:49 +0000 http://nowisgone.com/2008/01/15/its-who-you-know/#comment-930 Thanks Ike. Certainly the proliferation of social media tools has only magnified the old adage that it is not what you know it is who you know. With so much information (and often misinformation) available to the masses, it is crucial to be able to filter the information we receive. In a way, this concept extends the idea of social media in that the citizen journalist now plays the role of the traditional media. It used to be the job of a traditional outlet to be the filter--but now, that burden falls to each one of us. Thanks Ike. Certainly the proliferation of social media tools has only magnified the old adage that it is not what you know it is who you know. With so much information (and often misinformation) available to the masses, it is crucial to be able to filter the information we receive.

In a way, this concept extends the idea of social media in that the citizen journalist now plays the role of the traditional media. It used to be the job of a traditional outlet to be the filter–but now, that burden falls to each one of us.

]]> By: Susan http://nowisgone.com/2008/01/15/its-who-you-know/#comment-929 Susan Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:19:00 +0000 http://nowisgone.com/2008/01/15/its-who-you-know/#comment-929 Very true, Ike. The catch, I think, is that there are many people out there who 1) like hiding behind the curtain and/or 2) are afraid to meet new people and then build a relationship with them. I don't know if this is a result of society becoming more untrusting (how many people did you interact with way back when you lived in an apartment complex?), or an issue with controlling their lives/business/etc. Very true, Ike. The catch, I think, is that there are many people out there who 1) like hiding behind the curtain and/or 2) are afraid to meet new people and then build a relationship with them. I don’t know if this is a result of society becoming more untrusting (how many people did you interact with way back when you lived in an apartment complex?), or an issue with controlling their lives/business/etc.

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