Take the online offline

August 12, 2010 in Books, Social Media, blogging, sm with 5 Comments

Janet and I travelled to the wonderfully picturesque little West Yorkshire Town of Hebden Bridge last week, principally to hook up with John Siddique, a massively talented online buddy of mine who I first got “talking” to after having enjoyed a piece he did on TV about famed English poet Ted Hughes & Celtic Shamanic Poetry”, and firing off a quick email to say I appreciated it.

John is an outstanding author and poet.

For me, that’s one of the wonderful things about the web, and more specifically Social Media; the chance to connect.

However, for all its digital aweseomesauce, the real magic happens when you take the online offline, and make the effort to meet with those new friends.

Much as I love it, all the good stuff you can share with your online community is magnified when you can kick back and spend time with those folks…drink a coffee together, share your stories, laugh together, bounce around your ideas and just share a little of your life space with a like mind.

So – John – thank you for taking the time to….take the online offline

5 Responses to “Take the online offline”

  1. Kapil Apshankar August 17, 2010 at 5:11 AM #

    Wonderful video, Johnny. But more importantly, love how you blended it with taking the online, offline.

    I am great believer of real connections in (and using) social media – connections that we can personally relate to, and perhaps even call in the middle of the night, if need be.

    Social media success is not measured by the number of tweets, or the number of followers and/or fans – it’s more a function of moments that make a difference. Looks like you had exactly these moments with John.

    Looking forward to meeting you offline, someday – not too far in the future :)

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