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January 10, 2008

How Has Social Media Changed the Way You Do Business?

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:15 am

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Dawud is back, a proud dad of a new baby, and we’re picking up the conversation where we left off.

At the end of his recent post, Dawud asked me a question is far simpler than its answer.

What’s one way you’d say social media has changed the way you do business?

Forgive me Joyce Kilmer,

I think that I shall never see
a clock as hungry as social me - dia.

An activity whose hungry mouth is prest
Against my blog’s flowing breast.

A front page that looks out all day
While bloggers talk, submit, and pray.

How Has Social Media Changed the Way I Work?

When I turn on my computer, it’s not really that unusually that within a few seconds I might get a Twitter message. I jump on and say, “Hi Tweeple!” And folks answer with their greetings. We pass messages that eventually become conversations about what we’re doing.

Some Twitter folks are folks I’ve met. Some are folks who visit my blog. Some are neither one. Some are folks I’ve wanted to meet for a long, long time. We all message to each other in the same 140 characters. Occasionally that leads to a telephone call or an email.

When I Digg, I don’t break a sweat. And when I Stumble, I don’t fall. I find myself among a group of people who surf the Net and serve me up a menu of ideas and inspiration in the form of articles and blog posts that they have found. Sometimes we meet under the surface by way of a message to discuss what we do when we’re apart. I’ve done business, been introduced, and gotten beautiful picture gifts from folks I’ve met in those two places.

Over at the local Facebook and down at the Linkedin location, I connect with folks I know and meet new ones. I especially look for folks who live in Chicago or who are coming to visit. It’s a good thing to get a chance to have a sit down with a new friend face to face. I never know where such a meeting will lead me, but those hellos usually become important working friendships.

Those are just five, but I think you see the patterns.

Of course, it happens that people I meet in those places often tell other folks about me, and everyone knows I just can’t keep quiet about the cool folks who cross my radar. They come to visit my blog. I go to visit theirs. More than anything we share ideas in every way we can.

It’s time invested in new places, but going to the same end . . . relationships.

Speaking of relationships, I ask Dawud and everyone reading . . .

What do you find is the key to great relationships with social media friends?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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8 Comments to “How Has Social Media Changed the Way You Do Business?”

  1. January 10th, 2008 at 8:02 am
    Joanna Young said

    Hello Liz

    I’d say…

    Listening
    Smiling
    Giving

    Joanna

    PS Could Open Mic nights be added to the list of social media?

  2. January 10th, 2008 at 8:16 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Joanna,
    Teresa Valdez Klien said, “You don’t need social media sites your blog is one.” when we did the interview for blog business summit.

  3. January 10th, 2008 at 10:02 am
    K Stone said

    I think the most important thing is being there for your social media friends when they need some help. Kinda like being there for any friend!

  4. January 10th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
    Joshua said

    Hi Liz,

    Social media makes the relationship easier and healthy.

  5. January 10th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi K,
    I agree!
    Valuing our social network friends is incredibly important for the reason you say — because they’re our friends. :)

  6. January 10th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Joshua!
    I’d sure love to know what you mean by healthy.

  7. January 12th, 2008 at 8:51 am
    Karen Swim said

    Hi Liz,

    This is such a timely post for me, thank you! I’m a social media newbie but I think supporting one another is a key to making the relationship work. Thanks again for the timely, informative post!

    Karen

  8. January 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Karen!
    Welcome! Supporting one another is how we find our way when things get scary and how we find our joy when they’re worth celebrating!

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