{"id":10931,"date":"2012-08-11T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2012\/08\/the-best-social-network---the-coffee-tour.html"},"modified":"2012-08-11T08:09:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T12:09:00","slug":"the-best-social-network-the-coffee-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2012\/08\/the-best-social-network-the-coffee-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Social Network – The Coffee Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m currently on a “Coffee Tour” meeting with people individually in the Capital District. It’s been so enjoyable meeting with people one to one to get to know each other and to make the connections stronger. Many of the people I have met I only knew previously on Facebook or LinkedIn.<\/p>\n

Spending 30 minutes to an hour with someone new has opened up new opportunities, strengthened old ones, and made my time each day even more valuable; by just spending 30 minutes to an hour each day meeting with someone new, it has been a great exercise in diplomacy, time management and networking.<\/p>\n

Join me on my Coffee Tour today. Email me at coffee@saratogacollege.com<\/a> to schedule a meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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