Thanks for this wonderful post. I am very much interested in Web 2.0, the idea, the practice, the lifestyle. I have begun to see it (possibly along with Fremmasonry) as one of the few ways humans may have to deal with the issues you, and the author you highlight, have referred to. I am going thru a rough patch in my life right now, and having the Web and all its tools is invaluable to keeping myself sane. I will now bookmark your blog and try to keep up with it. Feel free to check out my podcast, and if you're interested, maybe we could set up an interview for my show? I'd love to have a conversation with you sometime.
I also find my associations through social media (Web 2.0) very rewarding. Thanks so much for reminding me ;-) and for all the work you put in. It is appreciated by the rest of us.
Dave Traynor
· 3 years ago
Lee -- You've hit on a lot of the reasons why the Web 2.0 promise is so alluring. I suspect that much of it is the pleasure of connecting with like-minded folks in far-flung locations. As someone who lives in one city, but has often worked in another and grew up in yet another, I find my on-line community is becoming more "real" to me than the folks who live nearby. That's kind of sad, but exciting at the same time. In a couple of months, I'm moving from one side of Canada to the other. I'll be relocating to Victoria (British Columbia - not the other one) at the end of the summer. While it will be difficult to leave a place I've been for nine years, I'm excited to be heading to a new home. And the great thing is that my on-line community will effortlessly accompany me. The Web makes us all neighbours, who can chat anytime. Thanks for your thoughtful comments. Too bad you're not going to be in Vancouver for the IABC conference. But we'll raise a glass in your honour at the FIR dinner!
Kare Anderson
· 3 years ago
Lee Your remarks have been pebbles in the global pond that have rippled widely. Today I told Sue Pelletier (face2face blog for the meetings industry0 abut this thoughtful commentary. Five other membes of our nobodies club have given me candid, priceless insights - offline - for my upcoming presentations at conferences. As a tech-challendged former journalist I've encountered so many generous spirits, including you, who help me believe we can make a difference. More than at any earlier point in my life, I feel that, as an American,I must make time to support Americans who are taking stands for changes in my country, and to reach other to like-minded people everywhere. I love my tiny town of Sausalito... Many web 2.0 and other forward-thinking tech people (Federated Media, Grouper,com, etc.) are here but we still (per our earlier converations re Mississippi and Australia's recent, brilliant branding) we have the most low-tech, halting attempts at simple branding our town. I'm going to Edmonton next month to help on their branding - and have told several leaeders there about your blog. Transparency can keep us humble,collaborative... and hopeful.
Lee
· 3 years ago
Hi everyone!
Thanks for the fantastic comments to this post -- I am overwhelmed!
To Radiodogg: sure, why not chat via skype? Just let me sort out my diary first... drop me an email: Lee at LeeHopkins dot com
To Kami: glad to know that in some small way I've been able to input into your life -- you sure input into mine with your blog!
To Dave: thanks for the very flattering post on your blog about this, and glad to have you onboard as a regular reader! Thanks for raising that glass, mate, I truly wish I could be there!
To Kare: Thank you (again!) for your kind comments and for keeping in touch. I'm not sure if I remember right, but I visited a friend in SF about 8 years ago and one day we took a drive over the bridge and into the wilderness. I think we *did* visit Sausalito but cannot be sure. But wherever we *did* visit was beautiful and exceptionally relaxing. I love the fact that you have to go to Edmonton to talk about branding because your own town doesn't 'get it'; remember that very few prophets are welcome in their home town :-).
Bryan Person
· 3 years ago
Thank you for the inspirational post, Lee. Your passions for online communications and social media continue to shine through.
We are in the midst of a profound change in the ways that we communicate with each other, and also the ways in which businesses communicate with consumers. We'll just have to continue to pound the pavement with companies to help them see the light. And, Lee, you will undoubtedly continue to lead that charge.
And by the way, any advice on how to easily explain this mission we're on -- and why it's important and soooo time-consuming -- to my wife and daughter? Somehow that turns out to be an entirely different challenge altogether :)
Donna Tocci
· 3 years ago
Lee - this is a great post! Although, I'd expect nothing less from you. I recently did an internal presentation about blogging and all the new technological marketing tools out there now. One slide was simply, "Collaboration made easy, It's a small world after all...." The talking points to that slide mention you as well as a few others around the world that I have collaborated with over the last year that, without Web 2.0, or whatever you'd like to call it, wouldn't have happened. My life - personally and professionally - have been made much better because of this. After all, I've found a fellow House addict all the way in Australia - can't beat that. ;)
Lee
· 3 years ago
Hey Donna -- anyone who loves 'House' as much as we do can't be ALL bad, can they??? ;-)
Lee
· 3 years ago
Ahhh, Bryan.
Mate, that's the $64,000 question -- my wife STILL thinks I'm playing with my laptop... Some people are just destined NOT to get it until it hits them in the face that everyone else BUT them are 'at it'. Keep up the good work, matey -- your own blog is going great guns!
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Thanks again, and take care.
Garland
P.S. know anything about SecondLife?
(www.secondlife.com)
Your remarks have been pebbles in the global pond that have rippled widely. Today I told Sue Pelletier (face2face blog for the meetings industry0 abut this thoughtful commentary. Five other membes of our nobodies club have given me candid, priceless insights - offline - for my upcoming presentations at conferences. As a tech-challendged former journalist I've encountered so many generous spirits, including you, who help me believe we can make a difference. More than at any earlier point in my life, I feel that, as an American,I must make time to support Americans who are taking stands for changes in my country, and to reach other to like-minded people everywhere.
I love my tiny town of Sausalito... Many web 2.0 and other forward-thinking tech people (Federated Media, Grouper,com, etc.) are here but we still (per our earlier converations re Mississippi and Australia's recent, brilliant branding) we have the most low-tech, halting attempts at simple branding our town. I'm going to Edmonton next month to help on their branding - and have told several leaeders there about your blog. Transparency can keep us humble,collaborative... and hopeful.
Thanks for the fantastic comments to this post -- I am overwhelmed!
To Radiodogg: sure, why not chat via skype? Just let me sort out my diary first... drop me an email: Lee at LeeHopkins dot com
To Kami: glad to know that in some small way I've been able to input into your life -- you sure input into mine with your blog!
To Dave: thanks for the very flattering post on your blog about this, and glad to have you onboard as a regular reader! Thanks for raising that glass, mate, I truly wish I could be there!
To Kare: Thank you (again!) for your kind comments and for keeping in touch. I'm not sure if I remember right, but I visited a friend in SF about 8 years ago and one day we took a drive over the bridge and into the wilderness. I think we *did* visit Sausalito but cannot be sure. But wherever we *did* visit was beautiful and exceptionally relaxing. I love the fact that you have to go to Edmonton to talk about branding because your own town doesn't 'get it'; remember that very few prophets are welcome in their home town :-).
We are in the midst of a profound change in the ways that we communicate with each other, and also the ways in which businesses communicate with consumers. We'll just have to continue to pound the pavement with companies to help them see the light. And, Lee, you will undoubtedly continue to lead that charge.
And by the way, any advice on how to easily explain this mission we're on -- and why it's important and soooo time-consuming -- to my wife and daughter? Somehow that turns out to be an entirely different challenge altogether :)
I recently did an internal presentation about blogging and all the new technological marketing tools out there now. One slide was simply, "Collaboration made easy, It's a small world after all...."
The talking points to that slide mention you as well as a few others around the world that I have collaborated with over the last year that, without Web 2.0, or whatever you'd like to call it, wouldn't have happened. My life - personally and professionally - have been made much better because of this. After all, I've found a fellow House addict all the way in Australia - can't beat that. ;)
Mate, that's the $64,000 question -- my wife STILL thinks I'm playing with my laptop... Some people are just destined NOT to get it until it hits them in the face that everyone else BUT them are 'at it'. Keep up the good work, matey -- your own blog is going great guns!