Comments on: Could The Future Of Online Networking Be Offline? http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/ Social Media Consulting, Public Speaking and Education Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:14:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Weekly Links - October 19th << Vandelay Website Design http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Weekly Links - October 19th << Vandelay Website Design Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:54:14 +0000 http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/#comment-29 [...] Could the Future of Online Networking be Offline? from Social Media Explorer. [...] [...] Could the Future of Online Networking be Offline? from Social Media Explorer. [...]

]]> By: Jason Falls http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Jason Falls Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:47:14 +0000 http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/#comment-28 Blou -- Thanks for the response. Good points, of course. I, too, think friendships are friendships, regardless of the means of connection. I just think we all need a little human connection from time-to-time. Chris -- Honored you would stop in. I can appreciate the need for online connection to circumvent local interest. Sometimes I feel like the only (even though there are at least 5-10 others) Louisvillian with any interest in the online world and connections there. And I, too, like to take friends to ground. Hope we can connect soon. I'm sure we'll both be at a convention in the near future. Thanks again for visiting. Blou — Thanks for the response. Good points, of course. I, too, think friendships are friendships, regardless of the means of connection. I just think we all need a little human connection from time-to-time.

Chris — Honored you would stop in. I can appreciate the need for online connection to circumvent local interest. Sometimes I feel like the only (even though there are at least 5-10 others) Louisvillian with any interest in the online world and connections there. And I, too, like to take friends to ground. Hope we can connect soon. I’m sure we’ll both be at a convention in the near future. Thanks again for visiting.

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Chris Brogan... Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:36:29 +0000 http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/#comment-27 My physical locale will never be as appealing, friends wise, as my online connections. I love taking my friends to ground, meaning I love meeting them in human flesh space, but I find them and get to know them online. Why? Because people in my town aren't interested in what I'm interested in, for the most part. So, I think these things will come and go, but I think the people will get together on various networks, and leave and join them at will. My physical locale will never be as appealing, friends wise, as my online connections. I love taking my friends to ground, meaning I love meeting them in human flesh space, but I find them and get to know them online. Why? Because people in my town aren’t interested in what I’m interested in, for the most part.

So, I think these things will come and go, but I think the people will get together on various networks, and leave and join them at will.

]]> By: Bloumeister http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Bloumeister Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:15:51 +0000 http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/10/04/could-the-future-of-online-networking-be-offline/#comment-26 Let's face it, networking accounts come and go. Your online contacts and friends change with time, because it is sometimes a fleeting game that people enjoy: not everyone is a MySpace or Facebook addict. Still, some true friendship can and will be forged online: it was become quite easy to 'meet' people with similar situations and interests, and some fruitful relationships can be born out of chatting and networking. I've been in the same relationship for over 19 years; my circle of friends goes back 25 years, and I've had the same parents all my life (duh). If I appreciate a certain individual, it makes no difference to me if they live in another country (one of my best friend lives 2000km away from me), or if they're bytes and html links. I don't see why I would consider online buddies any different, or dump them just because I need "the human touch". I don't think the next big thing will be an integration of virtual and human interaction. Time and physical restraints, that's why. If it is, it better be more than a some big speed dating network. Anyways, it's been proven that when there's a will, there's a way, and people who want to meet WILL, no matter how far away. Food for thought, though. Keep up the great work. Let’s face it, networking accounts come and go. Your online contacts and friends change with time, because it is sometimes a fleeting game that people enjoy: not everyone is a MySpace or Facebook addict. Still, some true friendship can and will be forged online: it was become quite easy to ‘meet’ people with similar situations and interests, and some fruitful relationships can be born out of chatting and networking.

I’ve been in the same relationship for over 19 years; my circle of friends goes back 25 years, and I’ve had the same parents all my life (duh). If I appreciate a certain individual, it makes no difference to me if they live in another country (one of my best friend lives 2000km away from me), or if they’re bytes and html links. I don’t see why I would consider online buddies any different, or dump them just because I need “the human touch”.

I don’t think the next big thing will be an integration of virtual and human interaction. Time and physical restraints, that’s why. If it is, it better be more than a some big speed dating network. Anyways, it’s been proven that when there’s a will, there’s a way, and people who want to meet WILL, no matter how far away.

Food for thought, though. Keep up the great work.

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