The Postillion with Mike Phillips
First let me say how pleased I am to have the opportunity to share ideas with the audience of The National Networker. This rapidly growing community of forward thinkers is the seed bed for future networking innovations and leadership. My new monthly column, The Postillion, will address the rapidly developing social networking world and draw insights from past successes and failures. I will seek out industry leaders to provide input and thought leadership and will throw in my own thoughts and opinions as well. My goal is to provide my readers with thought provoking insights and approaches to navigating the avalanche of content and pundits spawned by the exploding social networking phenomenon.
So just what is a postillion you ask? A postillion was a horseman who would lead horse drawn coaches of people and cargo through geographic areas and terrain that the coach driver was not familiar. He ensured safe and direct travel to the desired destination. Sometimes the postillion would just ride beside the lead horses and have them follow. Sometimes the postillion would mount the lead left horse and steer the coach to its destination in that manner. (See illustration).
It is my sincere hope that you will adopt me and this column as your ”Postillion” as you craft your pathway and strategies to fully adopt and leverage the power and opportunities of public and private social networking. Some topics I will address in the New Year include: The power and Problems of Tribalism; Community Clouds and the Art of Rain Making; and interviews with industry leaders.
So hook up your horses to your coach and get ready to ride into the future of successful social networking. I will do my best to make sure you enjoy the ride.
Michael Phillips, A.K.A. the Postillion, lives and works in Tampa Florida and has over 30 years of experience in leading development and trends within the information technology industry. He is currently finalizing the launch of two new companies servicing vertical communities through social networking and Cloud solutions. Mr. Phillips will announce more on these startup ventures once they come out of “stealth” mode. Comments and ideas for future articles may be sent to Michael at thepostillion@gmail.com
For more information, please visit Michael's TNNW Bio.
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