Comments on: Overcoming Social Networking Shyness

By: Taking your Blog to a Community | blog post

Taking your Blog to a Community | blog post — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:13:15 +0000

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By: Taking your Blog to a Community | Just Good Thinking

Taking your Blog to a Community | Just Good Thinking — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:37:02 +0000

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By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:32:43 +0000

I’m a new blogger (since spring this year), and while i LOVE it- it’s so free-feeling and refreshing- i’m challenged by the twitter public timeline. i wasn’t, until i randomly ran a google search on my name and saw my tweets pop up. while i have no problem with “strangers” who i’ve okayed to follow me on twitter to see this stuff, it freaks me out to be so out there. let’s face it- even debbie weil talked about her colonoscopy on twitter, and while i don’t go that far, i mix between offering things up that may interest people and commenting about my random daily life. i want so badly to get over this, open my twitter again and connect it to my corporate blog, but the shy person in me (i was painfully shy as a child) keeps yanking me back. can we be “social” without full-monty public twitters?

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yuvarlak.net » Blog Archive » Taking your Blog to a Community — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:43:23 +0000

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By: Igor The Troll

Igor The Troll — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:11:17 +0000

You can also be a Troll.

By: Taking your Blog to a Community

Taking your Blog to a Community — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:34:58 +0000

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By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:48:44 +0000

I have three objections to MySpace and to a lesser degree FaceBook.

1. MySpace was originally created for children and FaceBook for college students. I have a serious problem with adults and adult topics intermingling with children. Certainly, adult males should NOT be visiting these sites. Dateline NBC baited their infamous “To Catch a Predator” traps on MySpace and Fox NewsCorp which owns FaceBook attempted a similar trap. Why would any sensible man go near either?

Adults should find their own networking sites. There’s plenty of specialty sites for mystery fans, romance fans, and almost anything else can be found on-line. By itself, ning.com lists hundreds of specialized networking sites.

2. People have to register on these sites just to get past the fist page or communicate with you. This is an extra barrier, and I’m registered in so many places, when required registration comes up for casual viewing or commenting, I take a pass.

3. These sites and Quechup.com have been ‘outed’ for indiscriminately sharing personal data for marketing purposes. I don’t want to be reading “Your friend Connie Bensen uses K-Y Jelly and extra-large Preparation H.”

By: » Networking is Building Relationships Connie Bensen: My Conversations

» Networking is Building Relationships Connie Bensen: My Conversations — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:08:28 +0000

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By: » Networking Effectively with Social Media Connie Bensen: My Conversations

» Networking Effectively with Social Media Connie Bensen: My Conversations — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:32:27 +0000

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By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:26:01 +0000

I fear, I’m Connie’s case study in this topic. For being sisters, this is where Connie and I differ.

I am a technical person very willing to stay in the background. I also had classified myself as a constructive lurker that just watches, listens and learns and sometimes posts. Connie has taught me, encouraged me and sometimes outright pushed me to come out of hiding.

It is amazing what happens when you start interacting and communicating. People love when you share your knowledge and thank you. I have watched opportunities almost fall into Connie’s lap by her social-ness on the internet.

I think a lot of my reasoning/reluctance behind it is: “What is the point? Why should I do it? These people are not my friends.” But I am learning that I am wrong. After communicating with people over the internet, I am finding out they can be friends. It might be nice to meet them in person.

And social networking on the internet is much easier than in person. What was pointed out earlier in one of Connie’s blog entries/comments, it puts everyone on an even playing field.