Are you interested in learning more about the Social Networking phenomena sweeping the nation? Everything you've always wanted to know about this new communications vehicle will be presented in a monthly class taught by North Mason Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Frank Kenny. The class is for chamber members and the community.

The next class will be held Friday, March 5 at noon at the Chamber's office, 23910 NE SR-3 in Belfair at the mid-town stoplight.

Mike Boyle, Chairman of the Board for the North Mason Chamber said, "One of the reasons our Chamber membership has increased more than 70% over the last year is that we are bent on seeing our members have the most modern and effective tools available. Our committees utilize online groups on the members-only-networking site where information is shared and daily progress is made. Frank and his team realized the potential here for our Chamber to take a leading role in introducing Internet Social Networking nationally. It is good for our membership and good for the community. Now I have to worry about growing too quickly. I guess that is a good problem to have."

The staff of the Chamber actively monitored and investigated the Web 2.0 phenomenon for years before deciding that the opportunity to lead was just too important to turn down. During the winter months of 2008, the Chamber launched its own blog, blogs.northmasonchamber.com, on the powerful Wordpress platform. Since then they have successfully created and launched MyNorthMasonChamber.com, an Internet based member-networking site that has garnered over 25,000 views in just 10 weeks. They have an active presence on Linkedin, Youtube, Blogger, and perhaps most importantly Twitter, where Kenny is at a 99.3% ranking according to Twitter.Grader.com.