Networking admin: Phew.

1988:

• Meet someone new.
• Get a business card, write a bit of info on the back of it.
• Put it in the Rolodex.

2008:

• Meet someone new.
• Get a business card, write a bit of info on the back of it.
• Add to Google Mail Contacts.
• Add to various groups in Google Mail Contacts.
• Email them saying "hello" and with the 28 links I promised to send them.
• Connect them up with the 28 people I promised to introduce them to.
• Find them on Twitter. Add them.
• Find them on Linked In. Add them.
• Find them on Facebook. Add them. (Actually, don’t bother, I never check it anymore)
• Find their blog. If it looks interesting, add it to my RSS reader.
• Check out the blog roll and see if any of their friends look interesting.
• Rinse and repeat.

It took me an hour to add 5 contacts on Saturday.