http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2004425254_shaniqua20.html

There was a story in the Seattle Times last week about a children's dance program emphasizing an outlet for inner city kids to express themselves in a healthy way.  The story wanders into the self esteem benefits of giving these kids a venue to not only explore performing arts talent but how to manage the growth of their personality in the process.

I was reminded of self esteem benefits and managed growth after checking out the Search Share on Facebook release.  In many ways, hanging out on FB is a time waster, certainly wouldn't call the site [or is it a platform?] a productivity suite.  Search Share gives Facebook a great search story, it also makes the site [or is it a platform?] useful - because searches found with Search Share can be immediately connected with friends in the network; and saved for further collaboration [uh oh, just used a word hinting at productivity]. 

In my opinion of the moment; Facebook is going to need more of this to manage their growth from cool site [or is it a platform?] of the year to locked in tool for getting-stuff-done-with-people-in-my-network.  The self esteem points should be high if this happens [go feel good about yourself Facebook, sing about it even!]. 

con paz,

frank