Posts made in February, 2010

Thinking about it?

Posted by on Feb 22, 2010 in Connecting, Relationships, Social Media | 2 comments

Thinking about it?

Do you ever wish you could think differently or inspire others to do the same?  Here are my top 10 thoughts. What are yours? 1. Thinking mutually benefits everyone. 2. Social etiquette trumps social caste. 3. There really is nothing to fear but fear itself. 4. Positive thoughts equal positive actions. 5. Love is all we need. 6. A conversation is like a pushup for the brain, pump it up. 7. Little things do matter. 8. Inspired surprises are the gifts everyone remembers. 9. Be present, now. 10. Regret will never find a home in your heart when you know how to learn and...

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Communication Weapon of Choice

Posted by on Feb 16, 2010 in Connecting, Relationships, Social Media | 2 comments

Communication Weapon of Choice

The right to bear arms and exploring new territories seem to have a long history of courtship together. It must be basic human nature to fear what is unknown and prepare for conflict.  I see and experience this fear over and over again in social media as this formula seems to be prevalent: Computer keyboard- face to face communication + social media =weapons of mass destructive words Maybe social media feels like a wilderness of the unknown, yet I assure it is not. It is about basic communication; communication and interaction with REAL people. What we say here should be in consideration to...

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See, Speak, Hear No Evil Challenge

Posted by on Feb 8, 2010 in Connecting, Relationships, Social Media | 1 comment

See, Speak, Hear No Evil Challenge

If a programming genie gave me three wishes for a Facebook or mobile phone application, I would ask for only one: A Noise Discernment application. Here’s what the application would do: 1. Allow user to preset goals and interest; any information coming in is filtered and screened based on settings. Settings can be changed at anytime. 2. Application would rate and determines tone; anything classified as gossip, spamming, or negativity gets filtered out. 3. When you “friend” someone, you get to  privately rate how  important the relationship is to you and set communication reminder triggers...

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