Heidi Roizen

Sawhney, Mohanbir and Deval Parikh (2001), “ Where Value Lives in a Networked World,” Harvard Business Review, 79 (1), 79-86.

Close to 80% of jobs are discovered and secured through what is called the “hidden job market.” To help tap into this market, job seekers need to network. What’s the difference between traditional and social networking? (Hint: see Chapter 4.) How socially connected are you, and what can you do to increase this important type of networking?

Rachel Botsman’s theory of collaborative consumption is made up of different systems that interact within the different social systems of social work individually and simultaneously. The idea of collaborative consumption is a way for individuals to swap, barter, rent, and purchase items from the convenience of their home or while on the go (2010). From a micro system, Botsman is referring to the individuals who are actively participating in collaborative consumption. By bringing individuals together on a micro level in order to share resources, Botsman’s theory demonstrates how people can work together. Whereas, from a mezzo system Botsman’s theory works to bring any small group together under some common ground. An example of a mezzo system

The social networks context focuses on building social relationships and bonds that promote trust and not opportunism. Instead of taking advantage of people as an entrepreneur, success comes as a result of keeping faith with the people. Under the life course context, it is believed that the experiences of people could influence their thought and action so they want to do something meaningful with their lives. The ethnic identification

In our first unit of sociology, I felt I could relate with the term social network, " The term social network refers to the people who are linked to one another(Henslin,116.)"Social networks include everyone you know. I can relate to social networking because I 'm on a social salsa team. When I joined my dance team , we all had the same passion, the love of dance. After a few years of performing and hanging with the same clique all the time for they have the same interests as me. After a while we all seemed to cluster together and they are now more than just a clique to me they are my fiends.

Brian V. Carolan. (2014). 1: The Social Network Perspective and Educational Research Introduction. In Social Network Analysis and Education: Theory, Methods & Applications. (pp. 3-23). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org.library.gcu.edu:2048/10.4135/9781452270104.n1

The world we live in is a very competitive one. To be successful, in this world one needs to have the connections so that one can succeed in life. In “The Limits of Friendship” by Maria Konnikova and “We are a Camera” by Nick Paumgarten, we see that technology can help build these connections. It is through these connections that One way these connections help make people successful is through our close interpersonal connections, modern day technology, and social media. These three outlets are modems of opportunity because they allow people to connect in ways never thought possible. By using technology and utilizing your close support group, people can become successful on their way and in the professional world.

Kristi Yamaguchi is a legend on ice. Kristi can make triple jumps and twirls look like a breeze. Her feet, the ones that have skated her from award to award, were not always as efficient as they are now. Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi suffered as a young child from what is known as clubfoot (Disabled World).

Deborah Blau is an intelligent and artistic 16 year old, who also happens to be a troubled schizophrenic. She is lonely and suffering through illness until she finds solace in an asylum. This book talks about Deborah’s long and challenging journey. The book also tells us about all the obstacles that her and her family must overcome in order to be happy.

People say, “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” Truth is, you knew what you had, you just never thought you’d lose it. For many people the ability to walk doesn’t cross their mind because their used to doing it every day. Unfortunately, between ten thousand and twenty thousand people are diagnosed with avascular necrosis (AVN) each year in the United States, including my sister Julie Cerrone. Since I saw first-hand what she went through most of the stories she tells can be emotional. Avascular necrosis left her on crutches for about three to three and a half years of her life and she was only in her late twenties. She was more than happy to share her incredible journey with us that took place over the last couple of years.

The wayback-background begins with two very understanding and supportive non-artsy parents that stocked their house full of every pencil, marker, and paint set imaginable. Jessica grew up knowing she wanted to do something art related for a living but had no idea what graphic design was until Sophomore year of college. She took an intro course and was hooked. Design was satisfying in a completely different way than fine art—everything was like a puzzle you had to solve. As a nineteen-year-old from Nowheresville, Pennsylvania who lived a relatively charmed existence, she didn’t feel like she had much to “express” yet. Being able to think and execute artwork on the behalf of others—to address their needs rather than her own—was a giant “Eureka!” moment.

I socialize well, but I do not network extensively to help me achieve my goals or advance my career.

At the end of David Fincher’s film, The Social Network, Sean Parker sums up the progress of today’s society “we lived on farms, then we lived on cities, and now we are going to live on the internet”. Narrated through parallel story lines; the process of creating Facebook and the resulting lawsuits between Zuckerberg and Saverin and the Winklevoss Twins and Diva Nirendera. The film re-tells the story of the birth of Facebook, created by Mark Zuckerberg and his associates, Eduardo Saverin and Sean Parker. The idea of human interest is explored throughout, in the lasting consequences that jealousy, greed and betrayal has on relationships. Through this Fincher provides a critique of how today’s society connects. The realism of the film, created thorough costuming, dialogue and lighting accentuates the need for real relationships, messy and vulnerable though they are, compared to disconnected virtual ones which lack warmth and authenticity. Fincher provokes the audience to question their own lives and asks if a society that lives on the internet is a good direction to head.

* What makes social network sites unique is not that they allow individuals to meet strangers, but rather that they enable users to articulate and make visible their social networks. This can result in connections between individuals that would not otherwise be made, but that is often not the goal, and these meetings are frequently between "latent ties" (Haythornthwaite, 2005) who share some offline connection. On many of the large SNSs, participants are not necessarily "networking" or looking to meet new people; instead, they are primarily communicating with people who are already a part of their extended social network. To emphasize this articulated social network as a critical organizing feature of these sites, we label them "social network sites."

This manual is meant to give the reader a crash course as to how to network and the process of maintaining that relationship.