Comments on: Social Media, what is it good for?

By: Wendy Helgeson

Wendy Helgeson — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:47:48 +0000

Thanks for the replies! I just found out that there is a nationwide campaign using social media to focus on homelessness. The link is here: http://www.pitchengine.com/free-release.php?id=76950 When he comes to St. Paul he will be interviewing TCManwalking about his water drive here.

Thanks for the info on Third Place, Nate and great perspective.

By: Sue Warner

Sue Warner — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:58:36 +0000

Just posted this tonight on Facebook and have been getting some good conversation going. Interesting too, because some of it is with folks from my very first online community I belonged to: Readerville.com (and an ex-boyfriend). Facebook often makes for intriguing comments.

By: Nate Smith

Nate Smith — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:17:58 +0000

Wendy,

Wendy, thank you for the post.

My friends at The Third Place (http://the3rdplace.ning.com/) turned me on to this Robert Putnam quote:

“The key is to find ways that the Internet reinforces rather than replaces place-based face to face social networks.”

I attended the Epcon conference not all that long ago, and – being a Tweep myself – really enjoyed the conversation within the conversation that was going on in Twitter. For those of us who are inclined, when social media enhances the conversations and relationships we have elsewhere, it enriches our lives.

For someone to say, “I think Social Media is a waste of time,” is simply to not understand its power, or to simply not be inclined to dig deeper, which is a failure endemic amongst our race and as ancient as society itself.

By: Jeff Urban

Jeff Urban — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:16:59 +0000

Thanks Wendy. I applaud your efforts. I really like how your daughter participated too by raising money with a lemonade stand.