Bloghound

On this Thanksgiving eve in the U.S. I’m thankful that social networking is….

1. Making it easy to collaborate with brilliant people all over the world.
2. So collegial. I’m constantly amazed at how willing people are to help others in a way that is friendly and helpful vs. the 1980 -90s’ competitive and proprietary.
3. Providing ways to develop richer relationships with people. The best part of Facebook is seeing clients and professional colleagues’ music and movie recommendations, photos of kids, what they’re thinking about or playing with. These small things humanize relationships.
4. Kind. I realize that the first two chapters of my book are kind of slow and blah. Reviewers have been so kind not to harp on those chapters but focus on the other seven. Similarly, the best bloggers tend to find the good and offer criticism in kind, constructive ways.
5. Giving people a voice. Some of the most insightful, interesting people are shy and don’t speak up at meetings or in social situations. Ah, but online they come alive. How horrible if we had no way to hear these voices.
6. A way to rediscover people. During the years we “lose” people that we really enjoyed working with. Finding them again and having a way to stay connected is a treat.
7. Optional.
8. Opening up amazing ways to innovate.
9. Liberating how people work.
10. About people, not ads.

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