Comments on: How to Friend Friends and Twinfluence People http://www.graymatterminute.com/2009/01/19/how-to-friend-friends-and-twinfluence-people/ time well spent Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=235 By: minutemaker http://www.graymatterminute.com/2009/01/19/how-to-friend-friends-and-twinfluence-people/comment-page-1/#comment-94 minutemaker Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:56:41 +0000 http://www.graymatterminute.com/?p=769#comment-94 Hey Frank, Thanks for stopping by. You know, I think if I would have said what I had to say in person, the smile on my face and the laugh I'd have thrown behind it might have been a bit more disarming and provided the right tone and tenor to further the discussion. I've spent my career writing for other people. For companies, products and brands. Writing in my own voice is awkwardly new to me. My friends already know I'm a smart alec. And they tolerate my unique sense of humor. Might need to give the rest of the world a little more time to get to know me before I start throwing my "zingers" around. ;) To that end, I will be using MORE emoticons despite my prior resolution to use them less. I think the conversations like yesterday's are important and I still stand behind my point. But I probably should have properly introduced myself first. :) ;) Hey Frank,
Thanks for stopping by.
You know, I think if I would have said what I had to say in person, the smile on my face and the laugh I’d have thrown behind it might have been a bit more disarming and provided the right tone and tenor to further the discussion. I’ve spent my career writing for other people. For companies, products and brands. Writing in my own voice is awkwardly new to me.
My friends already know I’m a smart alec. And they tolerate my unique sense of humor.
Might need to give the rest of the world a little more time to get to know me before I start throwing my “zingers” around. ;)
To that end, I will be using MORE emoticons despite my prior resolution to use them less.
I think the conversations like yesterday’s are important and I still stand behind my point. But I probably should have properly introduced myself first.
:) ;)

]]> By: minutemaker http://www.graymatterminute.com/2009/01/19/how-to-friend-friends-and-twinfluence-people/comment-page-1/#comment-93 minutemaker Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:18:31 +0000 http://www.graymatterminute.com/?p=769#comment-93 Thanks again, PB, for the opportunity to do some explaining. :) Thanks again, PB, for the opportunity to do some explaining.
:)

]]> By: Frank Reed http://www.graymatterminute.com/2009/01/19/how-to-friend-friends-and-twinfluence-people/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Frank Reed Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:17:41 +0000 http://www.graymatterminute.com/?p=769#comment-92 Renee, Since I was an very indirect part of the whole 'thing' (which by the way literally no one will remember in a few hours) I am curious to ask you one question. Would your initial question, before there was all this back and forth, have been any different if you were in person with the other party? Maybe it would maybe it wouldn't. I think the kind of discourse that happened yesterday helps everyone grow because despite their high and mighty blogger status, some people don't understand how THEY sound when they write. We should not just bow to these folks as always being right. Some have gotten so out of touch that they don't even allow for comments to happen on their blogs. That's not social. Good job getting in the mix. Keep it up so we can all grow. It's a tough world and sometimes people on't agree with others and that's a very good thing. Renee,

Since I was an very indirect part of the whole ‘thing’ (which by the way literally no one will remember in a few hours) I am curious to ask you one question. Would your initial question, before there was all this back and forth, have been any different if you were in person with the other party? Maybe it would maybe it wouldn’t. I think the kind of discourse that happened yesterday helps everyone grow because despite their high and mighty blogger status, some people don’t understand how THEY sound when they write. We should not just bow to these folks as always being right. Some have gotten so out of touch that they don’t even allow for comments to happen on their blogs. That’s not social.

Good job getting in the mix. Keep it up so we can all grow. It’s a tough world and sometimes people on’t agree with others and that’s a very good thing.

]]> By: Prominent Blogger http://www.graymatterminute.com/2009/01/19/how-to-friend-friends-and-twinfluence-people/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Prominent Blogger Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:03:41 +0000 http://www.graymatterminute.com/?p=769#comment-91 FYI, Prominent Blogger (PB) #1 DM'ed PB #2 later in the day about a different subject. Great point about "standing right in front of the person speaking the words I'm typing." The more networked you get, the more likely will end up being connected to the person you're talking about - and being asked to explain what you mean. FYI, Prominent Blogger (PB) #1 DM’ed PB #2 later in the day about a different subject. Great point about “standing right in front of the person speaking the words I’m typing.” The more networked you get, the more likely will end up being connected to the person you’re talking about – and being asked to explain what you mean.

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