Comments on: Why you need to be more human than human… http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/ Creative marketing through social and business networking and strategies to build and sustain meaningful relationships. Thu, 26 May 2011 17:22:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rationally Creative http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Rationally Creative Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:45:22 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-60 I agree, the flakiness of twitter is a big issue at times. If twitter and FB became for-pay services with no way of accessing them with a free option I would hop to the next service that would replace it (and try to bring my contacts with). I try to always have my iphone on hand and charged in case I need to email or beam alternative contact info. Over the years I have become quite skeptical about giving out more contact info because within a few minutes of talking with someone I am unable to accurately asses their intentions. Social media allows me to get to know someone a little better before I provide them with my more valuable contact info. It is like a set of checks and balances to protect my email boxes and phone numbers. I agree, the flakiness of twitter is a big issue at times. If twitter and FB became for-pay services with no way of accessing them with a free option I would hop to the next service that would replace it (and try to bring my contacts with).

I try to always have my iphone on hand and charged in case I need to email or beam alternative contact info.

Over the years I have become quite skeptical about giving out more contact info because within a few minutes of talking with someone I am unable to accurately asses their intentions. Social media allows me to get to know someone a little better before I provide them with my more valuable contact info. It is like a set of checks and balances to protect my email boxes and phone numbers.

]]> By: Rationally Creative http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Rationally Creative Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:45:00 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-271 I agree, the flakiness of twitter is a big issue at times. If twitter and FB became for-pay services with no way of accessing them with a free option I would hop to the next service that would replace it (and try to bring my contacts with). I try to always have my iphone on hand and charged in case I need to email or beam alternative contact info. Over the years I have become quite skeptical about giving out more contact info because within a few minutes of talking with someone I am unable to accurately asses their intentions. Social media allows me to get to know someone a little better before I provide them with my more valuable contact info. It is like a set of checks and balances to protect my email boxes and phone numbers. I agree, the flakiness of twitter is a big issue at times. If twitter and FB became for-pay services with no way of accessing them with a free option I would hop to the next service that would replace it (and try to bring my contacts with).

I try to always have my iphone on hand and charged in case I need to email or beam alternative contact info.

Over the years I have become quite skeptical about giving out more contact info because within a few minutes of talking with someone I am unable to accurately asses their intentions. Social media allows me to get to know someone a little better before I provide them with my more valuable contact info. It is like a set of checks and balances to protect my email boxes and phone numbers.

]]> By: TarynP http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-59 TarynP Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:51:09 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-59 I appreciate the reply. Twitter and Facebook may be preferred means of interaction but how to you interact when they are unavailable? How do you connect if in the future they become services that people have to pay for? I was at Blogworld and had been connecting with everyone via Twitter... When Twitter went down and was unavailable for 12 hours, I had no way to connect with any of the other people there and went from being totally connected to fairly isolated. It was then that I realized that Twitter + FB should not be the only form of contact that people are providing these days. I appreciate the reply. Twitter and Facebook may be preferred means of interaction but how to you interact when they are unavailable? How do you connect if in the future they become services that people have to pay for? I was at Blogworld and had been connecting with everyone via Twitter… When Twitter went down and was unavailable for 12 hours, I had no way to connect with any of the other people there and went from being totally connected to fairly isolated. It was then that I realized that Twitter + FB should not be the only form of contact that people are providing these days.

]]> By: Anonymous http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Anonymous Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:51:00 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-270 I appreciate the reply. Twitter and Facebook may be preferred means of interaction but how to you interact when they are unavailable? How do you connect if in the future they become services that people have to pay for? I was at Blogworld and had been connecting with everyone via Twitter... When Twitter went down and was unavailable for 12 hours, I had no way to connect with any of the other people there and went from being totally connected to fairly isolated. It was then that I realized that Twitter + FB should not be the only form of contact that people are providing these days. I appreciate the reply. Twitter and Facebook may be preferred means of interaction but how to you interact when they are unavailable? How do you connect if in the future they become services that people have to pay for? I was at Blogworld and had been connecting with everyone via Twitter… When Twitter went down and was unavailable for 12 hours, I had no way to connect with any of the other people there and went from being totally connected to fairly isolated. It was then that I realized that Twitter + FB should not be the only form of contact that people are providing these days.

]]> By: Randy Barnes http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Randy Barnes Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:11:22 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-58 The real IRL human connection offers voice tone, volume, body position, etc.. which conveys far more than text as communication is far more than words. I think this is great advice and, I will be getting out into the streets much more, so watch out peeps as I may actually speak to you somewhere. Also, it seems like once you meet someone youve taken some of the "unknown" out of the equation so one looking for whatever it is you do will be more inclined to call on you for their needs. Duh. I really should turn it up. What? White Zombie? Really? lol The real IRL human connection offers voice tone, volume, body position, etc.. which conveys far more than text as communication is far more than words. I think this is great advice and, I will be getting out into the streets much more, so watch out peeps as I may actually speak to you somewhere.

Also, it seems like once you meet someone youve taken some of the “unknown” out of the equation so one looking for whatever it is you do will be more inclined to call on you for their needs. Duh. I really should turn it up.

What? White Zombie? Really? lol

]]> By: Randy Barnes http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Randy Barnes Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:11:00 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-269 The real IRL human connection offers voice tone, volume, body position, etc.. which conveys far more than text as communication is far more than words. I think this is great advice and, I will be getting out into the streets much more, so watch out peeps as I may actually speak to you somewhere. Also, it seems like once you meet someone youve taken some of the "unknown" out of the equation so one looking for whatever it is you do will be more inclined to call on you for their needs. Duh. I really should turn it up. What? White Zombie? Really? lol The real IRL human connection offers voice tone, volume, body position, etc.. which conveys far more than text as communication is far more than words. I think this is great advice and, I will be getting out into the streets much more, so watch out peeps as I may actually speak to you somewhere.

Also, it seems like once you meet someone youve taken some of the “unknown” out of the equation so one looking for whatever it is you do will be more inclined to call on you for their needs. Duh. I really should turn it up.

What? White Zombie? Really? lol

]]> By: Rowan Artemis http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Rowan Artemis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:39:40 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-57 Excellent points! While I ADORE being active in online communities (the novelty hasn't worn off, yet, even a month into it ^.^), people aren't fully real to me until I hear their voice, shake their hand, get to see what they look like with their face larger than 1/2". A half inch picture isn't a person to me, not yet. Hopefully not ever. There isn't a substitute for genuine human interaction, especially with all the spammers and bots plaguing the twitterverse. Nothing can replace connecting with a live person, and I don't think anything should try. Love the post! Excellent points! While I ADORE being active in online communities (the novelty hasn’t worn off, yet, even a month into it ^.^), people aren’t fully real to me until I hear their voice, shake their hand, get to see what they look like with their face larger than 1/2″.

A half inch picture isn’t a person to me, not yet. Hopefully not ever. There isn’t a substitute for genuine human interaction, especially with all the spammers and bots plaguing the twitterverse. Nothing can replace connecting with a live person, and I don’t think anything should try.

Love the post!

]]> By: Rowan Artemis http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Rowan Artemis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:39:00 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-268 Excellent points! While I ADORE being active in online communities (the novelty hasn't worn off, yet, even a month into it ^.^), people aren't fully real to me until I hear their voice, shake their hand, get to see what they look like with their face larger than 1/2". A half inch picture isn't a person to me, not yet. Hopefully not ever. There isn't a substitute for genuine human interaction, especially with all the spammers and bots plaguing the twitterverse. Nothing can replace connecting with a live person, and I don't think anything should try. Love the post! Excellent points! While I ADORE being active in online communities (the novelty hasn’t worn off, yet, even a month into it ^.^), people aren’t fully real to me until I hear their voice, shake their hand, get to see what they look like with their face larger than 1/2″.

A half inch picture isn’t a person to me, not yet. Hopefully not ever. There isn’t a substitute for genuine human interaction, especially with all the spammers and bots plaguing the twitterverse. Nothing can replace connecting with a live person, and I don’t think anything should try.

Love the post!

]]> By: Beth Mulhern http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Beth Mulhern Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:34:42 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-56 Thanks, @tarynp - this needs to be an issue at the forefront of our minds as we delve more and more into social media. The great thing is that those face-to-face meetings with virtual contacts can be exponentially rewarding, and make for even better communication when you go back to the virtual world. Thanks for your insight! Thanks, @tarynp – this needs to be an issue at the forefront of our minds as we delve more and more into social media. The great thing is that those face-to-face meetings with virtual contacts can be exponentially rewarding, and make for even better communication when you go back to the virtual world. Thanks for your insight!

]]> By: Beth Mulhern http://tarynp.com/2009/10/26/community-tweetups-human-business-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Beth Mulhern Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:34:00 +0000 http://tarynp.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-267 Thanks, @tarynp - this needs to be an issue at the forefront of our minds as we delve more and more into social media. The great thing is that those face-to-face meetings with virtual contacts can be exponentially rewarding, and make for even better communication when you go back to the virtual world. Thanks for your insight! Thanks, @tarynp – this needs to be an issue at the forefront of our minds as we delve more and more into social media. The great thing is that those face-to-face meetings with virtual contacts can be exponentially rewarding, and make for even better communication when you go back to the virtual world. Thanks for your insight!

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