"Power down. Log off. Unplug. Have mercy on your thumbs. Browse the World Wide Something Else. Send some not-so-instant-messages. Undo. Hit cancel. Be together."
Ahh the power of Twitter. Just saw a link to this great article in a Tweet by @GuyKawasaki. The writer is college student Lauren Stewert and her blog is: Lauren's Thoughts. The article, "How to Find Time for Face Time and Personal Interaction" deals with stepping away from our virtual relationships and living more in the moment of real time interactions.
What caught my eye was the quote listed above taken from a Dentyne gum commercial. Go to the link and you will see one of the best renditions of taking social media and turning it on its head. We have to remember that social media represents tools to connect with others, but the real deal is in the relationships that develop off-line. So as Diana Ross says in this YouTube video: "Reach out and touch somebody's hand, make it a better day, if you can."
Copyright Michelle Beckham-Corbin 2009
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