Blog Connections Create Cooperation not Competition.

Whew! It’s Friday afternoon. Happy hour for me comes after a post to my blog. In her Business Outlook column “Everybody’s Business” Autumn Gray of the Albuquerque Journal interviewed me about the business of blogging. My colleague, Mary Schmidt gets kudos for getting it right and getting quoted a number of times in the article.: “Marketing is all about making the right connections and building relationships,” Mary said. She went on to talk about the fact that a blog can more effectively target an audience than traditional media.

What I find interesting in the world of connections is the fact that two business women who might be considered as competitors can cooperate and collaborate when it comes to a new medium. From the technical intricacies of blogging to the coaching of trackbacks, Mary has extended a literal and figurative hand to me. This is typical of the new media and the new relationships; it is after all, social media.

So, who in your world reached out a helping hand this week? Who do you know, that in spite of potential competition, helped you along? Where are your kudos? Comments welcome.