Comments on: Going Beyond Social Media to Connect Deeply

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:21:52 +0000

What a great post! I love learning foreign languages but so often get frustrated by my inability to speak as freely as I do in English (even when I understand what is said to me perfectly, forming the right words and pronouncing it so it is understood can be so difficult) and I never really thought about it but I do believe my experiences in other countries and the isolation you do feel there has affected the way in which I use my words… though saying that I can ramble on with the best of them at times too!!

I’m glad you’ve been able to spend some amazing quality time with a friend and make many happy memories – my closest friendships are actually with some of the people I met online and then met in person and spent time getting to know them at an even deeper level – it then makes your online relationship change in such an amazing way too! Thanks for sharing your joy!

By: DeBorah Beatty

DeBorah Beatty — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:25:29 +0000

You are so very right. I just blogged about this myself. So much with social networking is numbers – Followers, Friends, whatevers, but every third tweet on Twitter is about follow this person so they can crack 2000 followers or something like it and it’s getting harder and harder to actually interact with those individuals as you get lost in the pile.

Face to face will always and should always be the preferred method of communication, in my ever so humble opinion!

Great job!

By: Karen Putz / DeafMom

Karen Putz / DeafMom — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:52:44 +0000

Love, love, love Lorelle and now I cannot wait to meet you at SOBCon.

I’ve been unplugged a lot lately but for me, I feel so out of touch because so many of my accessible conversations are happening online!

By: Suzie Cheel

Suzie Cheel — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:38:12 +0000

Great post , have just stumbled , wow turn off tweet deck

thanks for the reminder
Love & hugs

Suzie

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:56:41 +0000

Hi Glenda – You’ve nailed this. There certainly is a lot of “noise” on social networking sites and like you said, it’s so much more rewarding when we can have face to face communication with others. We can see the expressions on their faces, hear them laugh, and watch their body language. With the internet being so popular, we often forget about the real world that surrounds us. Thank you for the great reminder.

P.S. Lorelle is a mentor of mine, too. What she does for the blogging world is phenomenal.

By: The Freedom in Freedom of Speech « Lorelle on WordPress

The Freedom in Freedom of Speech « Lorelle on WordPress — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:56:54 +0000

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