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“Yeah, but it’s just a blog,” someone said. About this blog. My blog. We were talking about social media.
I didn’t have a response at the time. I was like George in that Seinfeld episode (he goes to great lengths to deliver a retort to a coworker), floundering for the perfect comeback.
I couldn’t come up with anything, and later real
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09.18.08
It’s such a treat when you blog. (nudge)
You know, I respect people who don’t participate. That’s fine. They are either fulfilled in their lives, or they are missing something wonderful. That’s their issue. I have a problem when people put down what I do, particularly because I am so very transparent.
It’s been 7 months of full disclosure and painful honesty, but I’ve actually never had anything bad happen. Nobody has been mean or nasty, and to my knowledge, no one has belittled my blog. Most people tend to respect what I’m doing.
I often don’t know how to communicate the very deep and profound love I have for blogging. I was just thinking this morning of doing a post on all the amazing relationships I’ve been able to have as a result of blogging, and the connection I feel to my fellow bloggers and my regular commenters. There’s nothing like it.
What we’re doing here is real. Our currency is openness & honesty. Without it, we don’t pass. We don’t connect and the effort is lost.
09.18.08
A friend who works at King County in Washington State pointed out that the County Executive is an active twitter user, almost addicted: http://twitter.com/ronsims
I find it very refreshing to see public officials ignore conservative concerns of publishing honest thoughts on a daily basis.
09.19.08
I actually don't think that people who aren't participating in social media are missing anything. I've blogged on and off for about a year, and the only conclusion I'm coming to is that there a lot of vain, egotisic people out there.
So much so, that I'm beginning to not want to blog anymore.
I think it's great if people are finding some legitimate connections out there, but the only thing I've found is a bunch of people that feel protected by the confines of their computer to write whatever they want to write...for better or worse. For people or for status.
So, that's great if you've found some good in social media, but I really don't think that means everyone else is "last season" or something.
09.19.08
@theleftovers - People who aren't participating in social media are missing something: the opportunity to connect with other like-minded people to get opinions, ideas and inspiration.
By the same token, I won't go as far as Rebecca to say that you're "last season", "obsolete" or "outdated" if you don't blog or have Facebook/Twitter - but she is good at making strong statements! ;)
Like anything, I believe you need a happy middle somewhere. The bloggers are screaming for credibility/authority/popularity while the non-bloggers think it's just a bunch of people with nothing better to do than write their thoughts for the world to see. Can't we all just get along? :)
09.22.08
Great post.
@Daniel Hoang - Thanks for pointing out that my county exec twitters. So do I and love it.
Kari : )
http://twitter.com/kariquaas
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