Stemming brain drain
Posted on January 26th, 2009 by sherrilynne
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For more than two years now, I’ve been banging on about the read/write web, social media and online networks in these pages in the hopes that readers will start to get as excited as I am about the new opportunities offered by Web 2.0.
Finally, I’m seeing signs that enthusiasm in the Isle of Man is starting to build.
A number of organisations have invited me to come and have a chat about it over the past few weeks, and I’ve noticed loads of people are joining Twitter, a number of new blogs have been launched, Facebook hosts a number of very active Isle of Man communities and LinkedIn seems to be really taking off.
One of the most exciting developments is that the Isle of Man Government is stepping into the fray. The Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Education have teamed up to launched their own online social network, www.manxgraduates.com
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I as you know have become the latest Facebook community- just as an experiment. Without the net and social interactive communities I would not prevail as a photographer in this poor economic climate or my partner as an artist. We are now luxury items so I have to diversify and that’s where the net has been a lifeline as I may have to jump into photo consultancy rather than retail. I take networking seriously, your business is foolish not too, and I am still a one woman show.
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