By the Letter E

Very recently a friend that I have known since the 8th grade died suddenly of a heart attack.  He was 36. Two years younger than I am.  I live in a different city than he does, yet I was almost instantly made aware of the situation through friends that live in our hometown.  Facebook brought all of us together again and our friends death created a call to action.  Over the course of a few days, I learned a few things I had missed about his life.  He had lost his job and was looking for another one.  He had a family and aside from the job loss appeared to be doing alright.  That's why it was such a shock to all of us when we discovered his passing.  One of his best friends from childhood, wanted to do something to help his family cope with the sudden loss.  Another friend suggested setting up a bank account in his name...but another suggested using fundrazr.com to start a funeral tribute fund for his family to cover funeral expenses.  I have to say I had my doubts that we would be

In this time of digital growth many of us hear different terms being thrown around the social media landscape.  Words like SEO, SEM and we often hear the term " building your network ".  Network .  What does that mean exactly?  What is a network and how does one go about building one online? A network is built from connections with people.  Those connections, those bonds can be through any means of socialization.  Pre social media networks were built by utilizing friends and family or even strangers that you struck up a conversation with. In small towns and tight knit communities, it is often through these networks that bring to mind the phrase "small world" as discoveries of mutual connections are made.  With the advent of social media building a network has never been easier.  It has allowed social butterflies to further extend their reach and present themselves to others in the world and expand their network.  For those introverts who predominately keep to the