#FF Expanded
OK.
Here’s my expanded Follow Friday list for today.
Sometimes the 140 characters can’t do it justice, so this is my expanded version:
Jonny Rose is fast becoming a really good friend and excellent supporter of everything I try to do with this blog. Knowing that we live so very close to each other means that a physical meet up is inevitable. It’ll be good to take the online offline. Jonny blogs here, and crops up on johnnylaird.net here and here
Barry is another of those affirming voices whose work in building community I admire so much. He has been the catalyst for a whole bunch of new relationships. Barry recently featured in one of my Q&A interviews
I shared about ½ an hour on the phone with Bernie a couple of weeks ago. He had initiated the call, feeling we had some common areas of interest. He was right. As Bernie’s in London, I guess – just like Jonny – it won’t be too long before we meet in person
Chris Hinton is my partner in crime on the embryonic “Blogging Dojo“, as well as driving his own Geek-Speak and new photoblog The Photo-Geek. Look out for a Q&A interview with Chris soon.
I gave Chris Brogan a shout out earlier this week, and he kindly left a comment by response. I really appreciated that. Chris is a Social Media heavy hitter whose work is definitely worth exploring.
Thomas is one of those online guys that became offline in a big way. I love him and his family. We’ve shared time in each other’s homes, and that’s a true barometer of a friendship. You might like to check out the story of our first face to face encounter from Thomas’ perspective.
Jenny has the best Twitter bio I know: “dedicated to the misguided, wretched and impoverished everywhere….”. Everybody needs a Supermodel on their team, and particularly one who responds to your Tweets!
The inspirational John Siddique continues to be massively supportive and kind. I’m so glad we had the chance to get together recently.
Nnedi Okorafor is one of the key influences on the writing of Jonathan Dotse, who featured in a johnnylaird.net post called “The New Voice of Afrocyberpunk.” She has been kind enough to RT my Tweets about the Afrocyberpunk, and we’ve shared a little dialog on some of her work in progress. I feel humbled by her graciousness, and am looking forward to checking out some of Nnedi’s work.
Kapil has recently been reading the my blog, and interacts in a way I really appreciate. He contributes and values the conversation, and for that, I’m extremely grateful. Kapil’s blogs are here and here
There are many many more folks who I could include, so if you are missing and would have expected to be here I apologise.
You are all valued.
Thanks to everyone for the images; none of them are mine – they are all yours
I like the whole concept of an expanded FF. So much better when you can get a feel for why you are recommending someone.
Yeah…exactly my thought, Mike.
Appreciate your feedback, as ever.
J
Thanks Johnny – both for the #FF and for using that picture from my younger (and thinner) days again!
I’ll chime in with Mike’s and your thoughts around the expanded #FF, Johnny.
Like the idea – and would be adopting this format on my personal blog in the near future. One other experiment I am going to try is to combine the expanded #FF with a discussion like posts that Mike does every Saturday – and those that pointed refer back to specific posts from the #FF mentions.
And thanks for getting me here, Johnny. Appreciate the mention – and value the friendship that is emerging. Every time I spend on your blog, I learn a bunch of new things!
I can merely join the chorus of praise JL…
Seriously, this ‘expanded #ff’ post should be a blogging *standard*! I suggest either putting this out there some more or expanding on the ‘theory’ behind it and writing a dedicated post on ‘expanded #ff’. There’s A LOT of mileage in this.
Who knows you might start an entire new wave of cultural etiquette across the Twitter Blogosphere!
Thanks for all your kind comments guys.
I’m really encouraged, and will certainly consider doing this again. Jonny’s prompt to start “an entire new wave of cultural etiquette” may well be heeded next Friday. Thinking about a #FFEXP hashtag already!
Hope you’re all following each other now, and have said “hello”
Gracias & much love
J
Your timing is awesome, as I am just getting settled into hte driver’s seta of my own blog I have been kinda looking for good reads of people to inspire and challenge me. appreciate you throwing down a couple places to check out.
Peace-
Good that the timing worked for you, Peter.
J
New post up at the Blogging Dojo re “Follow Friday Expanded”:
http://bloggingdojo.net/2010/08/follow-friday-expanded/
J