Comments on: Unintentional Connections http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/unintentional-connections/ comments, observations and tidbits from a girl that loves social networking Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:47:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: micala http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/unintentional-connections/#comment-146 micala Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:21 +0000 http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-146 That was a great comment/post! Thanks for sharing your story! That was a great comment/post! Thanks for sharing your story!

]]> By: (another) Anne Petersen http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/unintentional-connections/#comment-144 (another) Anne Petersen Thu, 22 May 2008 03:28:10 +0000 http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-144 I just responded to your post from January I think it was. I probably should have posted my lengthy post here about BBS's, IRC & L.O.R.D - all of which I love and have loved for years. And yea, I'm a different Anne Petersen... I just responded to your post from January I think it was. I probably should have posted my lengthy post here about BBS’s, IRC & L.O.R.D – all of which I love and have loved for years.

And yea, I’m a different Anne Petersen…

]]> By: Anne Petersen http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/unintentional-connections/#comment-99 Anne Petersen Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:53:19 +0000 http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-99 Absolutely, Shannon. I personally think it has a lot to do with the openness of communication: breaking down the barrier between personal and professional in safe ways, something I generally resist just due to my own nature (I'm a pretty private person in professional settings). Once the move's made over to "personal," though, I've learned in a lot of ways once I started hearing about people's personal interests along with their professional ones. The locality of my networking has been pretty astonishing to me too: something I also never expected, but has led to some pretty cool developments, I have to say. Absolutely, Shannon. I personally think it has a lot to do with the openness of communication: breaking down the barrier between personal and professional in safe ways, something I generally resist just due to my own nature (I’m a pretty private person in professional settings).

Once the move’s made over to “personal,” though, I’ve learned in a lot of ways once I started hearing about people’s personal interests along with their professional ones.

The locality of my networking has been pretty astonishing to me too: something I also never expected, but has led to some pretty cool developments, I have to say.

]]> By: jeffswain http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/unintentional-connections/#comment-98 jeffswain Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:43:39 +0000 http://shannonatwork.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-98 Great post Shannon. Those last two paragraphs really sum it up nicely. I continue to be astounded by how 'local' the social computing phenomenon is. I've discovered things about my co-workers and neighbors and myself that I honestly don't know I could or would have without it. In fact, our budding professional and friendly relationship is a prime example of what you describe. Would we know each other the way we do without the online community? I tend not to think so. Jeff Great post Shannon. Those last two paragraphs really sum it up nicely. I continue to be astounded by how ‘local’ the social computing phenomenon is. I’ve discovered things about my co-workers and neighbors and myself that I honestly don’t know I could or would have without it.

In fact, our budding professional and friendly relationship is a prime example of what you describe. Would we know each other the way we do without the online community? I tend not to think so.

Jeff

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