kmunse says I am working on a post and I want everyone's opinion of why social media is good for the soul.

21 responses to this plurk.

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  July 17, 2008 at 13:49 Connie because human to human connections are vital to our existence. Social media facilitates connections thru conversation (my tagline)
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  July 17, 2008 at 13:49 Dana says because it can be so fun that it feels like a break instead of actual work sometimes
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  July 17, 2008 at 13:55 TheNanny612 says social media is all about communication. We need human interaction to thrive, to build, to grow. Social Media is human interaction...
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  July 17, 2008 at 13:56 TheNanny612 says ... in the virtual sense. But, it is human interaction none the less. Without Social Media the Internet 2.0 as we know it couldn't thrive.
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  July 17, 2008 at 13:56 Tim Jackson Because it connects people and removes all borders and barriers. It's the great leveler.
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:00 codearachnid says technology breaks barriers in communication - social media is the way we use the technology to communicate
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:02 MicheleT says you get tips, advice, friendship, laughs, encouragement, inspiration, motivation...
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:05 kmunse says That's all so good....any more?
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:08 frankmartin says it fulfills a basic human need for attention and reinforcement in a world in which technology frequently isolates us from others
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:18 kafkaz says for me, the biggest thing is really this . . .
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:19 kafkaz says here at home, nobody really gets my computer nerdish ways.
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:19 kafkaz says but in Soc Media land, *everybody* gets it, and many are even nerdier than me, which is a beautiful thing.
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:20 kafkaz
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:22 theGypsy says well, guess ya don't need to ask me... he he... Social Media is nothing but a UGC cash grab... the rich get richer
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:22 theGypsy says we all drink the social media cocktail that tells us to use new media to reach out and form new relationships in business....
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:23 theGypsy says but do the actual social sites do so? Not any of the social media sites that I could find evidence ot
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  July 17, 2008 at 14:23 theGypsy says now social networking.... different story... the benefits are self evident.... social media/bookmarking sites? hmmmmm
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  July 17, 2008 at 15:03 kafkaz thinks very few businesses use social media well because doing so requires redefining what success looks like, and what business is.
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  July 17, 2008 at 16:19 DonnaTocci for the soul? All of what each smart person before me has said. Example? Tim Jackson's accident a couple of months ago. The out pouring
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  July 17, 2008 at 16:19 DonnaTocci of support that I saw for my friend warmed my heart and soul. Connections made run deep. Doesn't matter that you've never met, you are
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  July 17, 2008 at 16:20 DonnaTocci still colleagues and friends. Connection with other people is good for the soul.