A NOTE FROM THE CHAIRMAN: Looking at the Pretty Lights?

When we think of commemorating landmark days in history, we look at major anniversaries like 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100+ years after the fact. Did you ever wonder why we don't make as big a deal over the 794th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta or the upcoming 146th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address this November 19th?

So why have we been making such a big deal over a 40th anniversary? Were the events of the Summer of 1969 that spectacular?

They were if you spend time watching our current media! Apparently the 40 year anniversary of the Summer of 69 (aside from having been a hit song by Bryan Adams) is significant in commemorating some major events: the first moon landing (July 20th), the Manson Family Tate/LaBianca murders (August 8th) and the Woodstock Festival (August 15th - August 18th). I consider it something of an honor to have been born during that same eventful summer (August 12th) and shared a special, low-key 40th anniversary of my own this week with my family this past week. And yes...those are actually 40 candles in 5 dixie-cup sized ice cream cakes in the picture!

I remember staring at the 40 lights on my "cakes" and couldn't help but think that while it's good to be able to look at our past as a means of helping us avoid the same mistakes as we navigate through our present into our future. Is there something we might be missing? At what point are we crossing the line from being reflective to just distracting ourselves from the real issues we face today?

I then blew out the candles...it was probably nothing.

Or was it? I've been finding it harder lately to just sit back as social injustices continue to proliferate as change seems to be happening on a global scale - but at a much quicker pace than before. I felt compelled to speak out even more this month with my article Ending Slavery in the U.S. and Abroad.

Perhaps my wife (and fellow TNNW writer), Wendy, has been rubbing off on me. My quiet, unassuming, introverted Wendy this week organized (with the help of a few Facebook/Twitter contacts) the first ever National Kiss-In for Equality in Philadelphia (there were others in other cities). The picture is us with our boys at Love Park.


Then again, it might be the influence of my revolutionary-minded, never-bashful, blood-brother-in-arms and business partner Douglas Castle, who has been hitting especially hard with his articles of late - see this week's Be Somebody - Or Be Nobody.

Yes...revolution is definately in the air...two former Bureau Chiefs make their debuts this week as they unveil their new columns. Peter Biadasz, our very first Bureau Chief joins us as a Featured Columnist with The Write to Excite; especially for those who like (or would like) to enhance their networking with writing. Last (but definately not least is one of our Alaska contingent: Stefanie Gorder with SnapShot; a monthly trip across the U.S.

We at TNNW are committed to positive change...are you? Awareness is the first step, and the choice is yours...will you choose to remain distracted by the pretty lights or will you actually see the light?

And just to show you that we haven't forgotten our networking roots, we still co-sponsor my friend, Thomas Carmada's Ultimate Networking Event. If you're going to be in Philadelphia on August 25th, you don't want to miss it - this time it will be at Ladder 15 at 1528 Sansom Street (between 15th and 16th streets) in Center City from 6:00pm to 9:30pm. For more information, please click here.

As always, I look forward to Networking with you,

Adam

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TNNW UPDATES! [A "must read"]: August, 2009, Week 3

SUPERCHARGED NETWORKING : TURNING CONTACTS INTO BUSINESS.

AUGUST, 2009, Week 3
UPDATE ISSUE 8 (New Format)
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TNNW UPDATES! [A "must read"]: August, 2009, Week 3

Brand New Stuff, and Renewing Old Promises:

THE NATIONAL NEWSPICKER will be making its arrival. It will have the capability of making you into a current events genius (and give you the appearance of being the smartest guy/ gal in the room) in return for an investment of just 20 minutes per day of your precious time. It will be in a simple, bookmark-sized widget (or is it gadget?) format. It is a prioritized compilation of the top news articles from in excess of 20 publications, and it will be continuously updated throughout the day.

THE NEW WEBSITE AND BLOG FORMAT with navigation tools so easy that your pet ferret will be able to use them will be going live. Unlike Internet Explorer 8 (which is a piece of crap) we will actually improve the quality of your media experience, and your ability to MONETIZE your KNOWLEDGE. On a somber note, we are coordinating among three different platforms: Blogger, Wordpress and the HTML Website. The dicey part is going to be making the final product [cue harp music] as seamless and glitch-free as possible. The nucleus (George W. would likely have pronounced it "nuke-you-lus") of the whole thing will be the website itself (http://www.TheNationalNetworker.com). When we cut the ribbon, you will be able to get to every part and page of the site with the simple tabs on the website. So far, the thing (we actually call it that) is looking smashing, indeed.

THE NEW SPECIAL ITEMS will be featured every week, if nobody gets a chance to edit them out first. If you promise not to tell, we'll give you a hint...


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Note: Starting next week, we will be co-sponsoring a series of daily and weekly surveys in conjunction withMr. Scott R. Gingold, a veteran pollster and industry consultant and the Founding Principal of both Powerfeedback (http://www.powerfeedback.com/) and Confidential Counselor (http://www.confidentialcounsellor.com/) under TNNW SURVEYS, ANALYSES AND FINDINGS.

You're not laughing now. You won't be laughing at all when you see every one of the above rectangles (each in a nice shade of blue, with crisp white lettering on it) come alive in the form of a mini-column, next issue.

TWITTER AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA. If you aren't doing it yet, join us (follow us) on Twitter, at http://twitter.com/TNNW_BUZZWORKS. We are very active on social media, and even some anti-social media, as may be required in the circumstances. And while you're at it, become a fan and supporter (we're leaving out an obvious joke here) of THE NATIONAL NETWORKER on our fan page in FACEBOOK.

PRESS AND NEWS RELEASES. In these times, a properly-crafted, optimized and submitted press or news release (we prefer "news release") can literally create a sensation overnight. Dollar for dollar, it is, by far, the most cost-effective form of media domination, penetration and infiltration. There are very fewer investments which you can make which yield such amazing and immediate results. Visit: http://tnnw1.blogspot.com , take a peek, and then come back here to read the Newsletter Articles.





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With our Commitment of Greater Things to Come,

Adam J. Kovitz and Douglas Castle (who is not quite as important as Adam J. Kovitz)




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SENDING SIGNALS: Be Somebody - Or Be Nobody

by Douglas Castle

Dear Readers:

I recently submitted a letter to a number of groups in the Linked In Network to which I belong. The letter, titled NETWORKING MEDIA AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, is reproduced below.

I wrote the letter principally for the purposes of promoting TNNW’s services (please have a look at http://tnnw1.blogspot.com), its weekly publication, and its Founder, Adam J. Kovitz, who likes to have me mention his name as frequently as possible. Secondarily, it is a rather crude attempt at conducting some market research on what subjects and approaches are viable for application on social media, and which simply are not.

By accident, I discovered several things:

1. I really have strong feelings about a number of social issues which are not directly related to generating profits;

2. These feelings are my own, and they are a component of my emotional fingerprint. People may disagree with them, or may heartily nod their heads in a “Yes! Yes! I feel you, brother!” response. These feelings of mine make me the person who I am;

3. My bold expression of these feelings will alienate some people, and will resonate magnetically with others. I may be judged temperamental, opinionated, wrong or politically incorrect. But people will surely judge me. And before they get to that act, they will have had to pay attention to me because I have a) reached them on a visceral, emotional and personal level, and b) because I have differentiated myself from all of the other peddlers and pitchmen whom they have had to endure during the course of an entire day’s social media circus. By expressing myself, I have become Somebody.

In sum, this shoddy piece of writing can be distilled down to this:

Be Somebody, or you’ll just be another nobody.

Be Somebody, and you will get their attention.

I write press releases because I enjoy the challenge of getting my client noticed. The money’s not bad, either.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle

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NETWORKING MEDIA AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Letter to Linked In Groups.

Dear Colleagues:

Adam J. Kovitz, the Founder of THE NATIONAL NETWORKER COMPANIES (http://www.TheNationalNetworker.com) says that slavery is alive, and unfortunately, doing very well. It sickens me to know that he's right. Please review his article at http://twitlik.com/SLAVERY and let me know your thoughts. I am most grateful.

There are deeper questions which beg to be asked here: We are all here to network, to learn, and to develop business contacts which will lead to mutually profitable relationships. Almost every one of us self-promotes, although some are able to do this with more dignity and subtlety than others. I am not one of them.

Do we, in our roles as entrepreneurs, executives and professionals, have a responsibility (or even a right!) to leverage our communications skills and media tools for the purpose of the betterment of society…and of Humankind? Is this “secondary agenda” an abuse of a business networking forum, or is it a way of re-personalizing networking? Will it repel our audiences, or attract them? Does it “get in the way” of business, or is it an integral part of business? I would appreciate your opinion. These are questions of great gravity and significance.

Thank you.

Douglas Castle
http://aboutDouglasCastle.blogspot.com

p.s. You can get a free subscription to THE NATIONAL NETWORKER Newsletter (a weekly whirlwind of wonders) at http://twitlik.com/OK

For more information, please visit Douglas' TNNW Bio.

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