I apologize for not posting daily and promise to do better. Is it difficult for other people to keep up with their blogging? Perhaps it because I am an internet marketing grandparent trying to learn all the skills I can and become the best I possibly can at my online business? There just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in a day to get done all I want to do.
The buzz words nowadays seem to be “Social Networking”. There are many venues out there. We have Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Ning, Sta.rtUp.Biz, Qassia, and LinkedIn just to mention a few.
Truthfully, I find it difficult to keep caught up with them all. Just recently there was a fabulously written article in our local newspaper entitled, “Facebook is ruining my life”. It was written by a talented gentleman. He mentioned that Facebook does a great job at helping long lost friends find each other. However, he just turned 38 and in a 12 hour period he had received 9 pokes, was tagged in 5 photos, hit with 2 snowflakes and had a virtual” beer with one of his college friends. He went on to say that he doesn’t have time to keep up with all of this. After all, he has his career, mortgage to pay and family to look after!
This article set my brain in gear. I personally use Social Networking in my online network marketing business. I will confess that I too have located some long lost friends from years gone by on Facebook. I have noticed that a lot of people are baring their souls, sharing their spouse’s faults and other personal aspects of their lives. I don’t think my husband would have wanted me to share his faults with the entire internet world! What do you think?
Another thing came to mind. What does this communicating online do to our personal communication skills? I mean our “reach out and touch someone” skills. I used to think that emails had replaced the sharing of our heartfelt emotions with each other either on the phone, or in person. I recently had a friend tell me that he doesn’t use email. He said to me, “An email doesn’t tell me how Judy is really feeling. I need to call her and talk to her in person.”
I do think that Social Networks, such a Twitter, provide a great service to the business community providing information on software, programs,networking tips, upcoming meetings and business solutions.
We can read people’s feelings on a Social Network page, but do we really know their innermost feelings? I don’t understand people communicating with each other while sitting in the same room on a Social Network, but being unable to communicate personally with each other. I apologize if you thing I am wrong in thinking this way. These thoughts are only my feelings and opinions.
I am interested in your thoughts on this subject. Please take a minute and leave a comment. How do you feel about a child being on MySpace communicating his/her feelings, but unable to communicate verbally in person with their friends, siblings, parents. etc.?
In summing it up, I think that there is a place in our life for Social Networking, but just like everything else in our lives, we need to stay balanced. We need to exercise ALL of our skills!
Until next time,
Judy Conway
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However, he just turned 38 and in a 12 hour period he received 9 pokes, was tagged in five photos, hit with two snowflakes and had a “virtual” beer with a friend from college! He went on to say that he just doesn’t have time to keep up with all of this, what with working to pay the mortgage, take care of the children, etc.
However, he just turned 38 and in a 12 hour period he received 9 pokes, was tagged in five photos, hit with two snowflakes and had a “virtual” beer with a friend from college! He went on to say that he just doesn’t have time to keep up with all of this, what with working to pay the mortgage, take care of the children, etc.
This article set my brain in gear. I personally use Social Networking in my online networking business. I will confess that I too have located some long lost friends on Facebook. But I have noticed that a lot of people are baring their souls, sharing their spouse’s faults and other personal features about their lives. I don’t think my husband would want me sharing his faults with the entire internet world!! What do you think?
Another thing that came to mind is what does all this communicating online do to our communication skills. I mean our personal, “reach out and touch someone” skills. I used to think that emails had replaced our sharing our heartfelt emotions with each other in person or on the phone. I have a friend who recently told me that he doesn’t like to use email. He said, “I don’t know how Judy is really feeling in an email.” I need to call and talk to her in person.
We can read people’s thoughts, but do we really have a true reading on their innermost feelings? I find it difficult to hear about people being in the same room and communicating on with each other on Facebook, but they can’t communicate verbally to each other.
I do think that, for example Twitter and other business related social networks are providing a great service in sharing programs, newest software, upcoming meetings, and business solutions.
I am interested in everyone’s input on their feelings on Social Networking. Please take a moment and comment. How do you feel about a child involved on Facebook or MySpace and sharing their thoughts, but being unable to communicate in person with either their parents, siblings or others?
In summing it all up. Social Networking is like anything else. We need to stay balanced and remember our other skills!
Until next time,
Judy Conway
