During the current recession, social media seems to be playing an important part in connecting the unemployed with support groups, tips on how to survive, and even odd jobs that maybe you would not have done before but now are open to. A recent article on cnn discusses different ways that new technologies allows people to connect and get support that we are need during such tough times.
The ability of web 2.0 technologies to create communities around various topics still amazes me. This is another classic example. One interesting website is "recessionwire.com". This site is termed a pop-up site that is meant only to be temporary and will go away with the given situation, the current situation being the recession. Its meant to aid the urban professions who are now laid off. The community is welcomed to tell their story and offer tips on how to survive. For example, a recent article discusses things to do in the first hours, week, even months after being laid off.
"pinkslipsarethenewblack.com" is another site where the unemployed can go and blog about whats on their mind and offer support. One blog talked about the top 10 places to go to get free bar food...the list seemed pretty good. I am pretty sure that if I lived in New York and was out of a job, I may check it out. Another article successfully makes us middle class people feel a little better when it reports that hi-end pawn shops are saying that many of the rich are falling hard and as a result pawning off many of their valuables. This just really makes you feel like you are not in it all alone.
For those who may even need a little more support and cant afford to see a phychologist, you can visit "feelingupindowntimes" where Marlin Potash, a New York City psychologist of 30 years, offers support and serious advice on how to get buy and deal with the emotional stress of losing your job.
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