I’m usually pretty on the ball when it comes to other peoples’ birthdays. It’s a time to celebrate the day that someone you care about entered the world. I’m big on birthdays – I like to spoil the people I love. It’s almost as much for them as it is for me. I’m grateful to have them in my life as a positive influence.
While I do know my own birthday (October 5th for any of you who care to take note) I did miss my blog’s 2 year birthday. Happy Birthday Torn Paige!
My first post was written on February 11, 2008 – over two years ago now. Time has an eerie way of startling you. When you measure a child’s age, how long you’ve been in a relationship or had that same job — that thing that is always just there suddenly has a metric that can feel right on or completely disproportionate. 2 years has flown by.
To commemorate Torn Paige’s birthday, I want to celebrate my first post by reposting it here – the post is called Watch This Space:
I’m crumbling under the pressure of the first post. This is the big one. Where the stage is set. I need to define my voice and purpose so you’ll either read on or move on. *Gulp* Here goes:
In an effort to capture the technological evolution we are in the midst of, I want to document the surfacing trends that appear where business and technology collide. This change is crashing rather loudly into the enterprise from various angles. As the next generation of the workforce — my generation — begins to permeate the market, my older colleagues must rise to the occasion and evolve with them.
As a 25 year old woman in the web 2.0 space, I bridge the gap between the old and new ways business is conducted. I am part of the community building the next generation of the Internet. And I hope we don’t screw it up. I’m a witness to the socialization and democratization of the web. This cultural phenomenon is pretty exciting stuff, as it changes the way we interface, work and play.
The implications of a social web are left to be discovered, but as the enterprise strives towards agility, transparency and increased collaboration, my bet is that the early adopters will surge forward. Watch this space.
Happy birthday to meee (screeching, off-key voice)!
