What fun! Jeff Pulver of Pulver.tv is hosting a bunch of early morning get-togethers for people in various cities. Today was Philly’s turn! There were some faces there I knew from on-line meetings, two or three people I had met in Real Life before, and a bunch of new people! People and companies are doing some exciting things out there, and it was energizing to hear about them. I had so many ideas for the novel on the way home, but I was driving on the highway! Hopefully they’ll come back. But this social media thing, being back near/in/by/around technology again has really fired up my creative spark. Although it may look like it from the outside, I really am not wasting time!
Thanks, Jeff! Great to meet you, Geo, and everyone in real life! Hopefully we get together again soon.
Tracey, my real life friend, came along with me to a social media gathering last night. It was difficult to explain how social media can help her professionally and lend a richer experience to her patients. Twitter was especially hard to explain. Which makes me think, what is the use?
People asked that same question of the Internet / web, so perhaps I’ll just wait around until someone more eloquent than I comes up with a sound bite that defines the online world.