The LANGUAGE of SOCIAL MEDIA
Words have a deep effect on
how we interpret and interact with the world.
The words we use and how we define them
reveal our interests, concerns, and values.
This series explores the words of social media.
friends
We meet people in all facets of our lives online and offline. We meet our online friends offline at gatherings, conferences and meetups. We invite people we know offline to connect with us at sites where we spend our time online as well.
People online and offline make up our communities and the networks that provide our learning and our support. We call these people our colleagues, our coworkers, our families, our acquaintances, our pals, buddies, BFFs and our friends. But occasionally some one in that community of people we reach out to bring closer a smaller group stands out because we begin to know they’re in for the longer haul.
We call those people friends for life. They are the people for whom we would drop everything and fly around the world to help solve their problem. They are the ones for whom we’re always ready to answer the 2 a.m. call.
Recently on Twitter, I asked this question … 33 people answered.
How do you know a lifelong friend when you meet one?
- @ashleykingsley
The way yoiu can laugh together. - @@inyourfacebook
similar sense of humor/values - @AbbieF
immediate connection. If you have to ask might not be. - @ashleykingsley
The way yoiu can laugh together. - @IsCool
You don’t. - @Chris_Eh_Young
I imagine that would be a singularly self-evident revelation. 🙂 - @those2girls
YUP RT @Chris_Eh_Young It’s something U feel. - @cdnmortgage
It really is! RT @Chris_Eh_Young: It’s something you feel. - @Illig
I imagine that would be a singularly self-evident revelation. 🙂 - @swoodruff
I can sometimes intuit that level of connection when I meet someone. Lifelong friend status takes time. - @mkohpotts
the difference between a friend for life and a friend for now - @ISLfinancial
You don’t have to say one word but if you do – it is the right word! - @Miss_Dazey
You just know, Liz! 😉 // Sometimes you just know a good friend by the way she tweets or blogs. - @EmmaLTaylor
you don’t always know which is why you should give them a chance - @rmclin
When you are active in a relationship for life. The ones that are there for you when you need help unconditionally. - @GlendaWH
You just know, Liz! 😉 - @ScottMonty
To me, it’s about being able to have differing views but with the same value system. - @Joe Manna
when you can call or txt them anytime and they’re there for you. (And vice-versa.) - @asandford
You never know if someone might be a forever friend. I try to treat every friend as if I’ll have them forever! - @debng
They don’t ask me who I’m with. - @esgarg
Intuition. - @debmorello
I think you just know. The give and take the same, values, the same?
p.s. unconditional - @tabarnhart
it’s the secret handshake. - @slines
Some times u don’t have 2 meet them in person; u know they care - @CateTV
when they positively talk about/lift/promote someone else up other than themselves during first conversation w/o asking - @mkohpotts
I don’t know. I have been wrong enough. - @morgetz
It’s immediate recognition of friendship. - @Briddick
I think you just know. Esp when you can talk to someone for hours and it seems like time flies! - @TimJackson
sometimes you don’t- which is kinda wonderful. Sometimes it happens over time & w/o warning. Others- there’s a spark, like love. . . . and I have some lifelong friends who I’ve yet to ever meet in person- modern friendship is an amazingly bizarre blessing. - @SuzeMuse
I walk away with a smile on my face. - @lyksumlikrish
Easy. You can’t stop the conversation! - @ReallyJeannie
When it feels like a miracle. - @JasonFalls
The fact they give me $1000 … or an open mouth kiss. Heh.
Lifelong friendship is a bond of trust and loyalty. We communicate with our lifelong friends without the filters that make us stop to consider what they might be thinking about us. I am proud to follow all 33 of these folks on Twitter. @LizStrauss
I’ve made a TweepML list of 33 Twitterers Who Recognize a LifeLong Friend in case you want to follow them too.
How do you recognize a lifelong friend?
SEE ALSO:
What Is Social Media?
What Is Social Networking?
Got more to add? C’mon let’s talk.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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