Working with Workology

I've just been playing around with Workology, which comes across a mix of a social network and an online collaborative workspace. As a member of Generation Y, it appeals to me as it points towards the new ways of working that young professionals will experience in the future.

Workology describes itself as "a selected circle of proactive individuals, organisations and businesses who believe there’s a better way to work than the traditional ‘nine to five’. Workology brings everyone together to create work opportunities that suit your workstyle and are otherwise tricky to find."

The site 'works' in a number of ways:

• You can showcase your expertise by setting up your own mini site, which comes with its own URL and free, unlimited storage space. Importantly, the content can be searched for independently on the net and is not behind a gate.
  
• You can work with other members in collaborative workspaces to create work opportunities or solutions to suit your individual needs, in both public areas or in private groups.
  
• You can connect with other like-minded members to get advice and support and find opportunities - a good way to boost your professional credibility in a similar vein to professional blogs, Linked In, etc.
  

Entry to the Beta programme is available via request from the Workology homepage to request entry to the exclusive beta programme. You also get 25 invites once you’re a member so you can get your current community involved staright away.

There is also a Workology blog with technical updates, service announcements and opportunities to talk to the team behind the site.

It's an interesting concept, which I'm sure will mean that many other sites with a similar aim will spring up soon. There's not enough users on there yet (less than 100) so it's too early to gauge its usefulness, but it is certainly one to watch over the coming weeks.