A Great Book For Networkers by Keith Ferrazzi

“The Ultimate Networker Reveals How to Build a Lifelong Community of Colleagues, Contacts, Friends, and Mentors”

I just started this book last week and the 300+ page book is a must-read for any networker.  Especially the 2nd chapter…”Don’t Keep Score.”  He tells of a situation where he asked a  Hollywood friend to connect him with a major player .  Dude didn’t want to help him out because he was saving his “favor” for a more important time.  Didn’t want to waste the opportunity on our author.

In summation, Keith Ferrazzi states this about his “friend”:

“He saw every encounter in terms of diminishing returns.  For him there was only so much goodwill available in a relationship and only so much collateral and equity to burn. What he didn’t understand was that it’s the exercising of equity that builds equity.”

I also have been in situations where I acted like his “friend.”  When I finally understood the power of networking and helping others, I made sure that I stopped that kind of behavior.

Never Eat Alone is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

Back to School and Back to Work!  SuperNodes looks to either help you celebrate bringing your kids back to school or remove the sting from a hard Monday back at work. Networking with a glass of Beaujolais will definitely do the trick.

Join us at WineBar at 65 Second Ave @ 4th Street.

Monday September 13, starting at 6p.  And there is no cover.

@supernodes is @bondgyrl, @showboat92, @raquelakaultra, @mrroarke, @lionelane

Back To Work/School With SuperNodes September 13 is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

Yeah, I know what you’re saying.  ”Bryan, you better make time!”  And that’s true.  I apologize for the absense.  I also had a server issue that knocked me out of commission for over a week.

My title is not an excuse for not posting.  Posting can be vital to networking success, so it should have been on my schedule.   No ifs, ands or buts.  I must say that the posts I viewed while I was on the go, helped me when networking at various group meetings and one-to-one meetings.  Stuff from Larry Sharpe (Don’t Give Out Your Business Card), Ivan Misner (3 Ways To Get More Business At Your Next Networking Event), and Valeria Maltoni (How I Use LinkedIn Content For Intelligence)…just to name a few, was fascinating stuff to check out.

I also planned to review some helpful apps and things that enabled me to stay connected while I was on the go, but like I said in a previous post, smarter people than me have contributed great reviews/how-to’s already, so I will just link to hem. The following helped me immensely when my hosting company’s server went haywire rendering mewith no website or spotty email. Here’s my list:

Rapportive
Google Calendar (though I am playing around with Tungle.me)
Gist
Symbaloo
Foursquare
Google Voice
DimDim (thanks for the tip, Francisco)
Google Mobile Apps for Blackberry

I promise to not be out of touch for so long…regardless of the circumstances.  Let me know which ones you use or if there are some other apps that are worth pursuing.

So Busy Networking, I Had No Time To Post is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

If you couldn’t get enough of SuperNodes from last Monday the 2nd, then join us for our first wine crawl on the Upper West Side.  It’s Saturday, August 14th, beginning at 1pm at Clo in the Time Warner Center.  From there, it’s Bin 71, then Wine & Roses, Cava, and ending at The Tangled Vine.

Make sure you eat something, because this is gonna be hardcore.

SuperNodes Wine Crawl On Saturday August 14 is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

You may have heard of Sipgate by now, but if not…pay attention.

A phone service called Sipgate will give you one free number and 60 minutes of outbound calls per month. And for a fee, you can have up to 100 lines for your corporation. It is a VoIP service, similar to Skype. But you get a phone number, not a handle/username.
You also download software, which turns your computer into a phone. Or if you wanna spend money you can purchase special Sipgate/VoIP handsets.

Now, if you have a Google Voice number, you can add your Sipgate number and make calls from your computer.  And since your Google Voice rings your Sipgate…you are not being charged outbound Sipgate minutes!

Some really smart folks have put the tutorials together on how to get Sipgate up and running, so please refer to them.

You can record your conversations on Sipgate.  You can do conference calls. You can connect/transfer people to each other.

I don’t think you should give up your landline, but Sipgate makes it tempting.

Special thanks to MakeUseOf.com‘s Tim Lenahan and LifeHacker.com‘s Kevin Purdy.

Did Deep Throat Tell You About Sipgate? is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

On August 2, SuperNodes will host another First Monday at Vero Midtown.  Earlier in the summer, this was the scene of an incredible night of networking and socializing.  Do not miss out this time.

Free panini with the purchase of a glass of wine or drink.

Vero Midtown
1004 Second Ave @ 53rd Street
6-9pm
No cover!

SuperNodes is @bondgyrl, @showboat92, @mrroarke, @raquelakaultra, and @lionelane

Slideshow from the July event can be found here

Panini & Wine, The New Networking Tools is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

UPDATE:  Looks like I’m on the whole show.  8-9am.

My friend Lainie Bennett of Millennium Personnel Corp has invited me to talk about “The Importance of Networking for Entrepreneurs” on One Caribbean Radio’s “The Morning Mixer”  Job Seeker Segment, Monday, July 26th at 8:00am EST.

I will be joining the host, Jeanille Bonterre, and Lainie.  We will discuss networking as it relates to job hunting, being a giver, the importance of being remembered, and social networking.

One Caribbean Radio 97.9 HD2

Radio: The Importance Of Networking For Entrepreneurs, July 26 is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

Ruben Quinones of Path TV talks to me about the origins of wine and networking group, SuperNodes.

Part 2 of Interview

Please join SuperNodes on Monday, July 12 at GustOrganics, from 6-9pm.  519 Sixth Ave, between 13-14th Streets.

How A NYC Wine Networking Group Grew Utilizing Social Media is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

Please join SuperNodes for “First” Monday July12.  We know that the 12th is not the first Monday of July, but we didn’t want to shorten anyone’s July 4th weekend and drag em back to the city for some wine and networking.  We just pushed it back a week.

Last month, the support was overwhelming.  Vero was packed and it was a great time for everyone…even the non-drinkers. Thank you.

We are looking forward to trying out Gustorganics for the first time.  It’s in a great part of town, so we expect another impressive crowd. And it’s the first certified USDA organic bar on the planet!  Can it survive a SuperNodes invasion?

Don’t forget to join the official SuperNodes group here.

Please stop by for a drink or a chat.
Gustorganics
519 6th Ave, between 13-14th Streets
6-9pm
No cover!

SuperNodes is @bondgyrl, @showboat92, @mrroarke, @raquelakaultra, and @lionelane

Organic Networking – SuperNodes @ Gustorganics July 12 is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams

There are many tools out there to help you put your contact lists together.As a publicist, I have paid, bartered, and gone the free route.  I wanna talk about a free tip.

There are some sexy programs out there.  All the Twitter directories are very good (Twellow, WeFollow, etc.) as are the Twitter lists (Listorious, ListiMonkey).  Mining the data you get from keyword searches is great as well.  Most folks know all of this, there isn’t anything really new as it relates to press lists and free.  But with so much out there, all of us may forget to go back to the basics.  If you had a great method that you used five years ago, before 57 “hotter” methods came out, it’s easy to lose track.

So, with all of that said, do you remember… Daylife Labs?  It’s still around.

Daylife Labs acts as a landing page for journalists and their latest articles.  If a writer has signed up with Daylife, you will probably find their DayLife account on the first page of most Google searches.  The interface is simple and easy to navigate.

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You can read the latest articles, subscribe to the journalist’s feed, look at the keyword tag box, and search for other writers.  But what I like is this feature:

Look at that second one. Writers on the same beat!  That’s what I’m talking about!  So, your search for one journo led to a dozen others covering the same topic.  Then when you lather, rinse, repeat a few more times, your list gets bigger and more current.

Please remember that free will not get you a list as comprehensive as the paid ones, but free can definitely enhance what you already have.

Free Tool To Build Your Press List is a new post from: networKING, a weblog by Bryan R. Adams