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As you may have noticed, we are making efforts in new areas: Social networking. Blogging, space for comments/feedback on articles, a unique site for our GSCPA Leadership Council members, and instant polling is among our newest efforts. All of this is to leverage technology into creating communication, community and involvement in the GSCPA.

Our newest effort is a Georgia Society of CPAs Facebook page! We presently have a Facebook page for our Leadership Academy Alumni, but we’re expanding to create a society wide Facebook page and we’re hoping to have literally thousands of members! All GSCPA members can join, post status updates, make comments, ask questions, and seek friends they may have lost contact with. Of course there will be numerous other uses that will come forth and those are just a few examples. It should be quite an adventure to open the page and see all of the comments awaiting entrance.

Back in the early 1990’s I attended an AIPCA meeting in Seattle and the meeting featured a live video presentation by Bill Gates on new trends in technology. In those days, one had to call someone to find out if they had email and if so, did they ever check it. Sort of defeated the purpose of emailing someone. Bill Gates said at the time that in order for people to accept technology in their work and personal lives they needed to start with emailing and through that they would become aware of the joy and convenience of technology in their lives. People did begin emailing, and the rest is history. Facebook and other social media platforms is at a similar stage as emailing was in the late 1980’s to early 1990’s. One just has to try it: a leap of faith of sorts to see how it fits into living in this age. Here is a good opportunity to “just try it.” If you have a Facebook account just hit the button on the website or in “The voice” our online newsletter. If you don’t currently have a Facebook account, it only takes a moment to sign up. Try it! You might like it.

I have a personal Facebook page and very much enjoy connecting with present friends and friends from the past. Through Facebook we are connected daily. If you like people, if you like friends, if you like being part of a community, if you like FACES, join the Georgia Society of CPAs Facebook page. See you there..look for my face.

GJ