Monday, March 30, 2009

What is Social Networking?

Did you see the movie, "Patch Adams" staring Robin Williams? When I saw it in the movie theatre, it was packed. Strangers connected – people who didn’t know each other were sharing an experience together. An emotional connection, sadness, tears, laughter… you know, the kind where when the punch line comes, you glance over at a complete stranger and enjoy a simultaneous great open-mouth belly laugh together. Inspiration opens your heart.

It is rare that a movie is voted as a poor movie by the critics and the masses flock to it and then enthusiastically clap at the end of the movie.

This is my interpretation of the amazing Social Networking Audience Appearing in the World Theatre! Because: Social Networking Communities are predominantly filled with Positive Thinking People - ready to be inspired.

"The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration." Pearl S. Buck

So now that you are not sailing alone in that boat on the ocean anymore, I want to invite you to our exquisite Luxury Cruiseliner where I have a package for you. In this neat little box tied with green ribbon, you will find "your starter Kit for Social Networking". This will include basic information, tips and probably an opinion or two from me, plus some resources for you that I have gathered during my "travels around the world in social networking countries".

Social Networking has. It is referred to as as Web2.0, Social Marketing, Video Marketing, Virtual Communities, Networking Sites etc. BUT, Don’t think this is something New – it isnt’! Basically, it is what humankind has always done – sharing and communicating. What IS new is the terminology and the vehicle.

Picture this: Millions of people are in their offices, dens, bedrooms and kitchens on their computers on the Web connecting with millions of online communities where they are having "conversations" - meeting, sharing, visiting, and returning for more with like-minded people…cool. We all want to know how to get more traffic to our site…

"People definitely are finding value in social sites and communities, where they feel that fewer people there have something to gain (other than goodwill) by reviewing or recommending a product or service." Jack Humphrey (A gold nugget).

We as human beings are social creatures and "networking" is a natural. We know that women, moms, and teens are chatting away online, but businessmen are now having conversations online daily, as consumer behavior across the globe is online to "chat" and "vote" and "recommend" groups, products, services, companies, hobbies, people, etc. The internet has become a conversation of business people melting into groups with ordinary folks discussing, recommending and engaging in "friends" they normally would have had to pay big dollars to find.

By: Carol Claassen
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