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Comment on Friendship needs a new Definition by Brian Polensky

Brian Polensky — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:26:02 +0000

Great thoughts guys! Thank you very much.

Comment on Friendship needs a new Definition by amber of theambershow

amber of theambershow — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:51:41 +0000

A friend is someone you connect with. Plain and simple. I connect with lots of people via the internet. They are my friends.

There IS something about face-to-face meeting, though, that will never be replaced by computers. Watching someone move (and smelling them, too, as long as we’re “going deep”) tells your subconscious things about them that makes you love them or dislike them more.

I bonded more with Tracy and Melissa (tapps and meadowsling) in the past few days, while they were here, than in all the months I’ve spent chatting with them (although I’d hung out with them IRL before. But, you know.)

Comment on Friendship needs a new Definition by Robert Rowe

Robert Rowe — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:48:10 +0000

I’m with Kathleen on the “consummated friend” thing. Even on Twitter, though, I have “friends”, and “people I follow” depending on how well I know them.
People have gotten used to me referring to “My friends from Harrisburg” when I’m talking about people I’ve met through Twitter.

Comment on Friendship needs a new Definition by Brian Polensky

Brian Polensky — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:20:50 +0000

Awesome reply. Thanks Ken!

Comment on Friendship needs a new Definition by Ken

Ken — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:58:31 +0000

This is something I’ve thought about a lot as I’ve been involved in social media for probably about 15 years, beginning with a very close-knit listserv built around fans of a specific band. Many of those folks have become good friends, some of them thru meetings. In my current position I use Facebook and Twitter, as well as email, to grow and maintain a community built around my radio station (WXPN) as well as my interest in music. I consider many of these folks to be friends and have carried on some rather intense and personal conversations that might not have happened face to face.

I guess I would say that Social Media allows us to expand our true social network more easily and faster because we can let our guard down and talk to people we might never have met in the first place. You get to know them and in many cases make a determination as to whether or not you actually “like” the person. Then you make the next step of meeting them face to face, and, as Kathleen says, “consummate” that friendship.

Online I’m a bit more gregarious and outgoing than I am in person. This makes the friendship process move more smoothly.

I love when my online social network and real life social network collide. As a result, I have hundreds of those “small world” experiences. Gotta love social media.

Comment on Some get it, some don’t by Maurice Reeves

Maurice Reeves — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:59:34 +0000

I’m glad that Daniel Victor has started his set of posts about Twitter and the news organizations, and you’re saying the same things. It’s good to have two local voices make the point. I find the news stations around here sometimes kind of lacking, along with the radio stations.

I drove out to “The Middle of Nowhere” Illinois last summer to help a friend and I was amazed at how *good* the radio stations were out there. Easily 10 times better than what we’ve got here. Makes me depressed just thinking about it.

Comment on Some get it, some don’t by My one-month Twitter Twial | By Daniel Victor

My one-month Twitter Twial | By Daniel Victor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:54:07 +0000

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Comment on Some get it, some don’t by Brian Polensky

Brian Polensky — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:15:55 +0000

Twitter in my opinion, is definitely not for a link dump. You should/can share links, which is great, but it is capable of so much more. Maybe if we can get some sort of Social Media presence or group in the area, more people will start using twitter and it can be a better tool for “old” media.

Comment on Some get it, some don’t by Daniel Victor

Daniel Victor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:47:06 +0000

I made this same complaint in my blog the other day. With no one using Twitter in the area, it’s hard for local reporters to use Twitter in any way other than as a link dump. It sucks — if there was a huge pool of users like you then it’d be a great reporting resource — but until then, what are we to do?

Comment on Some get it, some don’t by Randy Nichols

Randy Nichols — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:00:29 +0000

I found your site on google blog search and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. Just added your RSS feed to my feed reader. Look forward to reading more from you.

- Randy Nichols.