Keeping Up!

Do you have a facebook account? Do you tweet on twitter? Keeping up, in this speeding world of technology, is just about a full-time job! Only a year ago, at a regional chamber execs gathering in Memphis, a techie kid, ok, he was, maybe 30 years old, made a profound statement. He told the group, that has chamber executives, we all needed to be 18 months to two years, ahead of what is happening and be able to predict what will be the next “hot” technology thing will be. What? I could hear those around me chuckle about getting out the crystal ball to make the prediction, right amongst our midst! That thought has haunted me. Predicting what will happen tomorrow in chamber world is frightening enough…and, now I’m competing with much younger brains with bigger ideas. I struggle,daily, with creating and planning the events, educational opportunites, and programs of this chamber. Thank goodness, great volunteers, have fabulous ideas. Now, we’re reaching even a greater mass. Are we doing enough? Is it too much? To virtual? Not enough face-to-face? Is it just the economy? Who knows? In planning for 2010, I have gotten Facebook literate, somewhat. Through that process, I’ve connected with a friend from college….it’s almost like we left MUW yesterday….except, I found her on Facebook and we’re emailing….before we meet face-to-face!