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><channel><title>Chris Pirillo &#187; Communication</title> <atom:link href="http://chris.pirillo.com/tag/communication/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <description>News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:54 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <copyright>&#xA9; </copyright> <managingEditor>chris@pirillo.com ()</managingEditor> <webMaster>chris@pirillo.com()</webMaster> <category></category> <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords> <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</itunes:summary> <itunes:author></itunes:author> <itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name></itunes:name> <itunes:email>chris@pirillo.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:block>No</itunes:block> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress_large.jpg" /> <image> <url>http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg</url><title>Chris Pirillo</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <item><title>Can Online Discussions Always Be Positive?</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/can-online-discussions-always-be-positive/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/can-online-discussions-always-be-positive/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:27:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coupons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Picks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[harvest-moon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[netflix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nokia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parallels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[post]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sd-card]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thread]]></category> <category><![CDATA[topsy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[YouTube]]></category><guid
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I noticed a <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/forum/topics/can-any-discussion-on-geeks-be">thread today on Geeks</a> that is talking about how discussions always end up turning negative in some way. This got me to thinking about conversations I have all over the web &#8211; on Geeks, over at Lockergnome, here in my blog, and even on sites like Twitter. It seems no matter what you&#8217;re trying to talk about, someone is going to be negative in some way. The people in this particular thread are right &#8211; it truly is annoying.</p><p>I&#8217;m not talking about differing opinions. Those are great, and I welcome them. Hopefully, you like hearing them as well. Having different viewpoints on things allows us to stretch our minds in directions they may not have otherwise gone. It can make us look at things in a whole new way, from a completely different perspective.</p><p>The negativity I&#8217;m referring to is exactly as it sounds &#8211; negativity, for no reason other than to be rude/demeaning. You&#8217;ll be having a conversation that&#8217;s going along nicely, and some person pops their nose in and starts going off on a tangent about something that may or may not relate to your discussion. They may even be completely rude about it, or directly &#8220;attack&#8221; someone involved in the thread/post. I really hate that. What&#8217;s the point of it? Why must Internet trolls even exist? Can&#8217;t we just like shoot them out of a cannon or something?</p><p>Seriously, though, why does it seem so difficult these days to have a completely intelligent conversation with others without the fear of someone taking it down a road it should never go? What are your thoughts? Are you seeing more and more of this lately, and how do you get past it to continue your discussion? What else are you reading and/or participating in online that has your mind stretching?</p><ul><li><a
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href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">RSS Feed</a></p><p>My experience in Hawaii this time, as compared to last, is night and day in how I came away from it. This time, I went there with an open mind, ready to jump into the social culture, wanting to make connections and meet new friends. I was overwhelmed, to say the least. The people I met were awesome, very conscious of the impact that social networking has on the World. Many of them, like Ryan (<a
href="http://twitter.com/hawaii">@Hawaii</a> on Twitter and just about everywhere else!), immerse themselves in social media on a daily basis.</p><p>Years ago, Ryan used to run a Mac-based dial-up bulletin board. He calls himself a &#8220;middle-aged Dad who loves Web 2.0&#8243;. He absolutely <strong>GETS</strong> social networking. He makes good use of all the services we know and love, such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg, and Delicious!</p><p>Back when I made the video a few years ago about reasons I wouldn&#8217;t move to Hawaii, Ryan took me to task. He wanted to make this experience different, so he made sure it rained! I felt so much more at home.</p><p>I was really impressed at how many people showed up to our little Tweetup. We had about 60 people in all. Ryan says that he has had ones with well over 100 people at times. People don&#8217;t realize how social of a culture Hawaiians are. They always have been, but the convergence of Web 2.0 and social media have made it even easier for them to connect.</p><p>Ryan says that all these years, he has felt that technology wouldn&#8217;t just sell you things&#8230; it would connect people and build communities, which is what he loves seeing hapen. He&#8217;s born and raised in Hawaii.</p><p>I asked Ryan what the general feel of social media is in Hawaii. It&#8217;s not confined to just us Geeks. You&#8217;ll see businsses there, as well as your everyday &#8220;joe&#8221;. People are learning, and the concept is quickly growing.</p><p>Hawaii definitely has personal interaction wrapped up. They have always been a sociable community. Now, by making use of places such as Twitter, they are showing the World exactly what impact social networking has had on Hawaii.</p><p><ul><li
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/stretch-yourself/">Stretch Yourself</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>It&#8217;s time to stand up and stretch. Get out of those chairs. Come on &#8211; you can do it. Stand up, and reach your arms above your head as high as they will go. Now bend over, and attempt to touch the ground (don&#8217;t worry, I can&#8217;t quite do that, either). Hold your arms out to your sides and stretch them wide. Heck, why not even twist a little to each side, much like a tree swaying in the breeze.</p><p>You have now successfully stretched out your body&#8230; but have you stretched your mind? I just stumped some of you, didn&#8217;t I? You thought for a second &#8220;what the heck, there are no exercises for that!&#8221;.</p><p>Ah, but that is where you would be wrong, my friends. Every time you read something, you stretch your mind. Every time you think a decision through, you stretch your mind. Every time you look at something through someone else&#8217;s eyes, you stretch your mind. Every tiny spec of information you absorb&#8230; you get the picture.</p><p>Many times, we don&#8217;t even realize that we have stretched our minds. We are so rushed through our day that much of what we have seen and done hasn&#8217;t even sunk in or made an impression by the time we pass out at night. It&#8217;s often much later, when a situation arises that forces us to recall certain pieces of information, when we realize &#8220;oh. wow. I knew that/learned that/remember that&#8221;. We forget to take the time to stop and marvel at everything that is out there, waiting for us to feast our brain on.</p><p>Spread your wings, little birds. Fly beyond your own nests and find those juicy little morsels that will feed and stretch your mind and soul.</p><ul><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/could-all-of-lifes-conveniences-be-killing-us/">Could all of Life&#8217;s Conveniences be Killing Us?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Reading <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/inconvenient-conveniences">this blog post</a> on Geeks earlier stopped me dead in my tracks. I saw myself in what the author wrote, as I&#8217;m sure many of you will. He talks of how we have so many gadgets and gizmos to make our lives easier&#8230; and then wonders if it&#8217;s in fact making things more difficult:</p><blockquote><p> People around the world are moving so fast, trying to do so much, that humanity as a whole is slowly choking itself with its own progress. We&#8217;re trying to cram so much into a day, so much into our minds that we don&#8217;t know how to do anything else. What we need to learn how to do, more than anything else, is to slow down. If you&#8217;re worried about progress, think about this, the best way to gain a clear perspective is to back away and let everything focus. People are supposed to smell the flowers that they plant. Just take some time to enjoy what mankind has done, rather than waste your time coming up with the next best thing that no one will take the time to enjoy.</p><p>All the &#8216;conveniences&#8217; that we use and abuse only serve to get you to the next minute faster. Every inch of the way is packed with time savers that allow you to use more time savers. Just slow down, take a breath, get to know people, go to new places. Enjoy life before it passes you by, just to get to the next generation.</p></blockquote><p>Wow. I&#8217;ve been pondering something very similar to this in my own life lately. That is why you&#8217;ve seen me out of the office more &#8211; trying to take time to relax and have fun. We tend to get so caught up in the daily grind of life that we often forget to <strong>live</strong>.</p><p>When is the last time you took a day completely &#8220;off&#8221;? I don&#8217;t just mean off of work&#8230; I mean OFF. OF. EVERYTHING. When did you put away all of your gadgets, your phone, your laptop and even your iPod and just chilled out? Can you even remember when it was, or what you might have done?</p><p>If you can&#8217;t bear to part with your computer, maybe you can take time out from working yourself into the ground, and enjoy what others are hard at work doing. They are writing excellent articles, like the one mentioned here, every day. They are sharing their thoughts with the world, and I sincerely hope you will consider doing the same. There&#8217;s something to be said for being able to write out what&#8217;s in your mind and heart, and it takes a very special type of person to be able to do so. The next time you&#8217;re stressing over the little things, and everything yet to do on your list, why not just let it all go and write? We&#8217;d love to have you join us on Geeks or Lockergnome.</p><ul><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Reading <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/inconvenient-conveniences">this blog post</a> on Geeks earlier stopped me dead in my tracks. I saw myself in what the author wrote, as I&#8217;m sure many of you will. He talks of how we have so many gadgets and gizmos to make our lives easier&#8230; and then wonders if it&#8217;s in fact making things more difficult:</p><blockquote><p> People around the world are moving so fast, trying to do so much, that humanity as a whole is slowly choking itself with its own progress. We&#8217;re trying to cram so much into a day, so much into our minds that we don&#8217;t know how to do anything else. What we need to learn how to do, more than anything else, is to slow down. If you&#8217;re worried about progress, think about this, the best way to gain a clear perspective is to back away and let everything focus. People are supposed to smell the flowers that they plant. Just take some time to enjoy what mankind has done, rather than waste your time coming up with the next best thing that no one will take the time to enjoy.</p><p>All the &#8216;conveniences&#8217; that we use and abuse only serve to get you to the next minute faster. Every inch of the way is packed with time savers that allow you to use more time savers. Just slow down, take a breath, get to know people, go to new places. Enjoy life before it passes you by, just to get to the next generation.</p></blockquote><p>Wow. I&#8217;ve been pondering something very similar to this in my own life lately. That is why you&#8217;ve seen me out of the office more &#8211; trying to take time to relax and have fun. We tend to get so caught up in the daily grind of life that we often forget to <strong>live</strong>.</p><p>When is the last time you took a day completely &#8220;off&#8221;? I don&#8217;t just mean off of work&#8230; I mean OFF. OF. EVERYTHING. When did you put away all of your gadgets, your phone, your laptop and even your iPod and just chilled out? Can you even remember when it was, or what you might have done?</p><p>If you can&#8217;t bear to part with your computer, maybe you can take time out from working yourself into the ground, and enjoy what others are hard at work doing. They are writing excellent articles, like the one mentioned here, every day. They are sharing their thoughts with the world, and I sincerely hope you will consider doing the same. There&#8217;s something to be said for being able to write out what&#8217;s in your mind and heart, and it takes a very special type of person to be able to do so. The next time you&#8217;re stressing over the little things, and everything yet to do on your list, why not just let it all go and write? We&#8217;d love to have you join us on Geeks or Lockergnome.</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/07/29/rip-yahoo-as-we-knew-it/">Rest in peace, Yahoo (as we used to know it).</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/going-green-a-start">Where do you begin on a journey to living a Greener life?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/07/28/microsoft-vs-google-the-battle-rages-on/">Microsoft vs. Google &#8211; the battle rages on.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/07/28/your-wifi-is-killing-you-maybe/">Could your Wi-Fi be killing you?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/davidbanther/2009/07/28/use-youtube-to-research-your-next-trip/">Try using YouTube to research your next trip.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/forum/topics/are-browsers-conforming">Are browsers starting to copy each other?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/forsythe/2009/07/28/good-news-for-hackers-security-budgets-lowered/">The good news for hackers is that security budgets are being lowered.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/07/28/where-in-the-blink-is-blekko/">Where in the blink is Blekko?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/forum/topics/quiz-for-people-who-know">If you think you know everything &#8211; think again!</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-you-a-pack-rat/" title="Are You a Pack Rat?">Are You a Pack Rat?</a></li></ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://chris.pirillo.com/could-all-of-lifes-conveniences-be-killing-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Travel Back in Time</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/travel-back-in-time/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/travel-back-in-time/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:34:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geeks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lockergnome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal-history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[time-travel]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=13882</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/travel-back-in-time/">Travel Back in Time</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Earlier tonight, I saw people in our <a
href="http://live.pirillo.com">chat room</a> talking about time travel. They were laughing about the places they&#8217;d like to go back to, things they might want to change in their life. Some of them wanted to meet a famous person who has long since passed on, and others wanted to simply have a &#8220;do-over&#8221; for a wrong they had committed.</p><p>This got me to thinking &#8211; would I want to travel back in time? The answer to that is no, really. Sure, there are historical figures I wouldn&#8217;t have minded knowing in person. Wouldn&#8217;t it be cool to shake Abe Lincoln&#8217;s hand? Or maybe you&#8217;d rather hug Amelia Earnhardt. I wouldn&#8217;t mind doing some of those things, I suppose. But I definitely wouldn&#8217;t want to go back and redo anything in my own life.</p><p>If I were to do that, then I wouldn&#8217;t be exactly who I am now, nor in the place I am with my life. Sure, there have been some rough patches recently. But all in all, I&#8217;m very happy with who I am, and what I&#8217;m doing on a daily basis. Going back and changing even one thing in my past would change everything that comes after. I don&#8217;t want that!</p><p>Would <strong>YOU</strong> want to go back in time within your own life, and redo things? Why or why not &#8211; I&#8217;d love to hear your answers.</p><p>While you&#8217;re debating what you would do, make sure you check out what the rest of the community has been up to!</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/usrbingeek/2009/07/27/join-me-in-boycotting-the-apple-itunes-store/">What do you think about iTunes blocking the Google Voice app from their store?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2009/07/24/a-look-inside-the-microsoft-store/">Have you looked inside the Microsoft store?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/07/27/freebies-from-microsoft/">Microsoft has freebies!</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/07/27/it-took-a-6m-study-texting-driving-is-dangerous/">It took a 6 million dollar study to figure out that texting while driving is dangerous.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/news/2009/07/27/can-brain-scans-read-your-mind/">Can brain scans read your mind?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/web/2009/07/24/real-value-in-personal-security/">There is real value in personal security.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/cellphones/2009/07/26/cozi-family-life-simplified/">Cozi simplifies your daily life.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/the-applepalm-catfight">The Apple/Palm catfight</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/windows-xp-to-windows-7-its">Will moving from XP to Windows 7 be a bumpy ride?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/to-beta-or-not-to-beta-that-is">To beta or not to beta &#8211; that is the question.</a></li></ul><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/travel-back-in-time/">Travel Back in Time</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Earlier tonight, I saw people in our <a
href="http://live.pirillo.com">chat room</a> talking about time travel. They were laughing about the places they&#8217;d like to go back to, things they might want to change in their life. Some of them wanted to meet a famous person who has long since passed on, and others wanted to simply have a &#8220;do-over&#8221; for a wrong they had committed.</p><p>This got me to thinking &#8211; would I want to travel back in time? The answer to that is no, really. Sure, there are historical figures I wouldn&#8217;t have minded knowing in person. Wouldn&#8217;t it be cool to shake Abe Lincoln&#8217;s hand? Or maybe you&#8217;d rather hug Amelia Earnhardt. I wouldn&#8217;t mind doing some of those things, I suppose. But I definitely wouldn&#8217;t want to go back and redo anything in my own life.</p><p>If I were to do that, then I wouldn&#8217;t be exactly who I am now, nor in the place I am with my life. Sure, there have been some rough patches recently. But all in all, I&#8217;m very happy with who I am, and what I&#8217;m doing on a daily basis. Going back and changing even one thing in my past would change everything that comes after. I don&#8217;t want that!</p><p>Would <strong>YOU</strong> want to go back in time within your own life, and redo things? Why or why not &#8211; I&#8217;d love to hear your answers.</p><p>While you&#8217;re debating what you would do, make sure you check out what the rest of the community has been up to!</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/usrbingeek/2009/07/27/join-me-in-boycotting-the-apple-itunes-store/">What do you think about iTunes blocking the Google Voice app from their store?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2009/07/24/a-look-inside-the-microsoft-store/">Have you looked inside the Microsoft store?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/07/27/freebies-from-microsoft/">Microsoft has freebies!</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/07/27/it-took-a-6m-study-texting-driving-is-dangerous/">It took a 6 million dollar study to figure out that texting while driving is dangerous.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/news/2009/07/27/can-brain-scans-read-your-mind/">Can brain scans read your mind?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/web/2009/07/24/real-value-in-personal-security/">There is real value in personal security.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/cellphones/2009/07/26/cozi-family-life-simplified/">Cozi simplifies your daily life.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/the-applepalm-catfight">The Apple/Palm catfight</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/windows-xp-to-windows-7-its">Will moving from XP to Windows 7 be a bumpy ride?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/to-beta-or-not-to-beta-that-is">To beta or not to beta &#8211; that is the question.</a></li></ul><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/geeks-can-dance/" title="Geeks can Dance!">Geeks can Dance!</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/there-are-no-kitties-here/" title="There are No Kitties Here">There are No Kitties Here</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/summer-is-half-over-already/" title="Summer is Half Over Already?!">Summer is Half Over Already?!</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/independence-day-3/" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a></li></ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://chris.pirillo.com/travel-back-in-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Summer is Half Over Already?!</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/summer-is-half-over-already/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/summer-is-half-over-already/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:42:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gnomedex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forums]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geeks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lockergnome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[posts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[summer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vacation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=13648</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/summer-is-half-over-already/">Summer is Half Over Already?!</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I can&#8217;t believe we&#8217;re already into July. Where the heck did June go? How did I miss it? I haven&#8217;t gone out to tan yet, nor have I played any beach volleyball. Wait a minute&#8230; I must have had some odd out-of-body experience for a moment there. Let&#8217;s call it a momentary lapse of sanity, ok? I don&#8217;t tan. I&#8217;m as ghost-white as it gets. The only &#8220;sun&#8221; I get are the rays that come from my monitors. We all know I&#8217;m not one to play sports, either. I&#8217;m not sure who took over my keyboard and wrote that garbage!</p><p>In any case, summer is half over I suppose. Time flies when you&#8217;re too busy to stop to breathe. Gnomedex is only six weeks away, and the team is working hard to get everything ready. I want to thank all of you who have offered your help and services to help make this year rock more than ever before!</p><p>Never fear, young grasshoppers. Even though I&#8217;m busy, I still make the time to see what you have to say! Your community contributions are the backbone that makes everything I do so much fun.</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/07/09/do-you-use-a-google-cheat-sheet/">Do you use a Google cheat sheet?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/google-wave-summary">What are your thoughts on Google Wave?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/07/09/instant-on-linux-faces-stiff-competition/">&#8220;Instant-on&#8221; Linux faces stiff competition.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/end-of-week-2-with-my-iphone">Two weeks after buying the iPhone 3G S, are you still happy?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/07/09/gates-and-schmidt-do-lunch/">Can anything interesting come from a lunch date between Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/google-apps-to-become-openid">Google Apps is going to become an OpenID provider.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/bradleybradwell/2009/07/08/thousands-of-health-records-comprimised-due-to-trojan-virus/">Thousands of medical records have been compromised due to a Trojan.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2009/07/07/despite-recession-the-macs-are-selling-well/">Despite the recession, Macs are selling like hotcakes.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/forsythe/2009/07/08/over-a-half-million-laptops-missing-in-a-year/">Over half a million laptops are missing or stolen each year.</a></li></ul><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/is-it-even-summer-yet/" title="Is it Even Summer Yet?">Is it Even Summer Yet?</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-you-a-victim-of-wanderlust/" title="Are You a Victim of Wanderlust?">Are You a Victim of Wanderlust?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/stretch-yourself/" title="Stretch Yourself">Stretch Yourself</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/summer-is-half-over-already/">Summer is Half Over Already?!</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I can&#8217;t believe we&#8217;re already into July. Where the heck did June go? How did I miss it? I haven&#8217;t gone out to tan yet, nor have I played any beach volleyball. Wait a minute&#8230; I must have had some odd out-of-body experience for a moment there. Let&#8217;s call it a momentary lapse of sanity, ok? I don&#8217;t tan. I&#8217;m as ghost-white as it gets. The only &#8220;sun&#8221; I get are the rays that come from my monitors. We all know I&#8217;m not one to play sports, either. I&#8217;m not sure who took over my keyboard and wrote that garbage!</p><p>In any case, summer is half over I suppose. Time flies when you&#8217;re too busy to stop to breathe. Gnomedex is only six weeks away, and the team is working hard to get everything ready. I want to thank all of you who have offered your help and services to help make this year rock more than ever before!</p><p>Never fear, young grasshoppers. Even though I&#8217;m busy, I still make the time to see what you have to say! Your community contributions are the backbone that makes everything I do so much fun.</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/07/09/do-you-use-a-google-cheat-sheet/">Do you use a Google cheat sheet?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/google-wave-summary">What are your thoughts on Google Wave?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/07/09/instant-on-linux-faces-stiff-competition/">&#8220;Instant-on&#8221; Linux faces stiff competition.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/end-of-week-2-with-my-iphone">Two weeks after buying the iPhone 3G S, are you still happy?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/07/09/gates-and-schmidt-do-lunch/">Can anything interesting come from a lunch date between Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/google-apps-to-become-openid">Google Apps is going to become an OpenID provider.</a></li><li><a
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href="http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2009/07/07/despite-recession-the-macs-are-selling-well/">Despite the recession, Macs are selling like hotcakes.</a></li><li><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=13615</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/how-has-social-media-changed-your-life/">How Has Social Media Changed Your Life?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>What a powerful and loaded question that could be, eh? I came across a <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/how-social-media-has-changed">blog post on Geeks</a> earlier, where the writer discussed this subject. He talked of the ways that social networking has changed his life. I can&#8217;t help but to sit here, and think of all the ways being so &#8220;out there&#8221; in the social media world has changed me. Have you ever stopped to think about this? How has being on Facebook changed you? What about Twitter and maybe LinkedIn? Heck&#8230; what about <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com">Geeks</a>? What about you is different, now that you have incorporated all of these fantastic ways of meeting others into your daily routine? I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts on this, so leave me a follow-up comment with your story!</p><p>This author wasn&#8217;t the only one to put something thought-provoking on our sites today. So many of you are busy, writing your thoughts and opinions. Make sure you take the time to nose around, and see what others are doing, as well!</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2009/07/02/broken-screens-are-no-problem-for-apple-stores/">Broken screens are no problem for Apple Stores.</a></li><li><a
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href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/will-the-iphone-change-my-life-1">Could the iPhone change Michelle&#8217;s life?</a></li><li><a
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href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/obamas-new-school-rules-do-not">What do you think about President Obama&#8217;s new &#8220;school rules&#8221;?</a></li><li><a
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href="http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/07/03/some-online-retailers-are-dropping-affliate-programs/">Some online retailers are dropping affiliate programs.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/microsoft-security-essentials">What are your thoughts on Microsoft Security Essentials?</a></li><li><a
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href="http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2009/07/02/add-additional-to-the-task-bar-in-windows-7/">Add an extra clock to your taskbar in Windows 7.</a></li></ul><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/how-has-social-media-changed-your-life/">How Has Social Media Changed Your Life?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>What a powerful and loaded question that could be, eh? I came across a <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/how-social-media-has-changed">blog post on Geeks</a> earlier, where the writer discussed this subject. He talked of the ways that social networking has changed his life. I can&#8217;t help but to sit here, and think of all the ways being so &#8220;out there&#8221; in the social media world has changed me. Have you ever stopped to think about this? How has being on Facebook changed you? What about Twitter and maybe LinkedIn? Heck&#8230; what about <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com">Geeks</a>? What about you is different, now that you have incorporated all of these fantastic ways of meeting others into your daily routine? I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts on this, so leave me a follow-up comment with your story!</p><p>This author wasn&#8217;t the only one to put something thought-provoking on our sites today. So many of you are busy, writing your thoughts and opinions. Make sure you take the time to nose around, and see what others are doing, as well!</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2009/07/02/broken-screens-are-no-problem-for-apple-stores/">Broken screens are no problem for Apple Stores.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/should-i-consider-my-own">Is it important to buy your own domain, rather than use free hosting?</a></li><li><a
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href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/definition-of-a-good-day">What is your definition of a good day?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2009/07/02/att-indicates-raging-iphone-3gs-success/">AT&#038;T indicates that the iPhone 3G S is a &#8220;raging success&#8221;.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/will-the-iphone-change-my-life-1">Could the iPhone change Michelle&#8217;s life?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/web/2009/07/02/twitter-spam-is-trending/">It&#8217;s sad when Twitter Spam is a trending topic.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/obamas-new-school-rules-do-not">What do you think about President Obama&#8217;s new &#8220;school rules&#8221;?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/07/03/is-pirate-bays-closing-a-turning-point/">Is the closing of Pirate Bay a turning point?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/07/03/some-online-retailers-are-dropping-affliate-programs/">Some online retailers are dropping affiliate programs.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/microsoft-security-essentials">What are your thoughts on Microsoft Security Essentials?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/jfk/2009/07/03/kipkay-how-to-change-your-remote-so-you-have-control/">Change your remote so you have control.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2009/07/02/add-additional-to-the-task-bar-in-windows-7/">Add an extra clock to your taskbar in Windows 7.</a></li></ul><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/travel-back-in-time/" title="Travel Back in Time">Travel Back in Time</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/geeks-can-dance/" title="Geeks can Dance!">Geeks can Dance!</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/do-you-network-socially-too-much/" title="Do you Network Socially Too Much?">Do you Network Socially Too Much?</a></li></ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://chris.pirillo.com/how-has-social-media-changed-your-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is There More to Life than Gnomedex?</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/is-there-more-to-life-than-gnomedex/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/is-there-more-to-life-than-gnomedex/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:58:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gnomedex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geeks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gnomedex9]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lockergnome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[networking]]></category><guid
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/is-there-more-to-life-than-gnomedex/">Is There More to Life than Gnomedex?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>After today, it feels as though Gnomedex is my life! I&#8217;m not complaining, though. We&#8217;ve been quite busy getting things ready for all of you to descend upon Seattle in just a few short weeks. We announced some <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/gnomedex-2009-for-99/">ticket price drops today</a>, in the hopes those of you hit hard by the economy may be able to join us. We&#8217;ve opened up <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/profiles/blogs/what-could-a-gnomedex-hall">ticket types</a>, as well. I also wrote an <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/gnomedex-questions-and-answers/">in-depth blog post</a>, answering some questions from a potential attendee. I certainly hope the answers I gave will help any of you who are still on the fence as to whether or not Gnomedex is a &#8220;must attend&#8221; conference for you.</p><p>Even though we&#8217;ve accomplished so much today on the conference front&#8230; I didn&#8217;t forget the rest of the community! I spent much time reading everything you&#8217;re doing. Keeping up with your thoughts, dreams, passions and ideas is something that I make a regular part of each and every day. To me, this wouldn&#8217;t even BE such a great community without all of your contributions. It&#8217;s not <strong>MY</strong> community &#8211; it&#8217;s <strong>OUR</strong> community.</p><p>If you aren&#8217;t posting anything&#8230; what are you waiting for? You can blog on Lockergnome or Geeks, or you can contribute to a forum discussion on Geeks. Heck, you can start your own Group, even! Come hang out with us in chat&#8230; and just try and keep up with everything going on in there!</p><p>In the meantime, here&#8217;s what your peers have been busy with:</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/06/30/akasa-releases-apache-fan/">Akaska has released an Apache fan.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/do-you-like-playing-with-old">Do you like playing with old technology?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/06/30/are-we-giving-machines-too-much-control/">Are we giving machines too much control?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/linux/2009/06/30/is-it-really-worth-it-to-belittle-windows/">Is it really worth it to belittle Windows?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/save-100-on-windows-7-professional-upgrade/">Save yourself $100.00 off of Windows 7 Professional upgrade by pre-ordering now. </a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/06/30/rumors-were-true-firefox-35-has-arrived/">The rumors were true &#8211; Firefox 3.5 has arrived!</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/jfk/2009/06/30/health-officials-to-military-ban-smoking/">Should the military ban smoking?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/who-stole-my-m-key">The case of the missing &#8220;M&#8221; key&#8230;</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/linux/2009/06/30/what-is-in-a-sticker/">What is in a sticker?</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/freeciv-are-we-really-that">Are we really civilized?</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/06/30/franken-finally-officially-wins/">Finally &#8211; Franken officially wins.</a></li><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2009/06/30/tweet-your-way-to-consumer-justice/">Tweet your way to consumer justice.</a></li></ul><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-you-a-victim-of-wanderlust/" title="Are You a Victim of Wanderlust?">Are You a Victim of Wanderlust?</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/travel-back-in-time/" title="Travel Back in Time">Travel Back in Time</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>After today, it feels as though Gnomedex is my life! I&#8217;m not complaining, though. We&#8217;ve been quite busy getting things ready for all of you to descend upon Seattle in just a few short weeks. We announced some <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/gnomedex-2009-for-99/">ticket price drops today</a>, in the hopes those of you hit hard by the economy may be able to join us. We&#8217;ve opened up <a
href="http://www.gnomedex.com/profiles/blogs/what-could-a-gnomedex-hall">ticket types</a>, as well. I also wrote an <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/gnomedex-questions-and-answers/">in-depth blog post</a>, answering some questions from a potential attendee. I certainly hope the answers I gave will help any of you who are still on the fence as to whether or not Gnomedex is a &#8220;must attend&#8221; conference for you.</p><p>Even though we&#8217;ve accomplished so much today on the conference front&#8230; I didn&#8217;t forget the rest of the community! I spent much time reading everything you&#8217;re doing. Keeping up with your thoughts, dreams, passions and ideas is something that I make a regular part of each and every day. To me, this wouldn&#8217;t even BE such a great community without all of your contributions. It&#8217;s not <strong>MY</strong> community &#8211; it&#8217;s <strong>OUR</strong> community.</p><p>If you aren&#8217;t posting anything&#8230; what are you waiting for? You can blog on Lockergnome or Geeks, or you can contribute to a forum discussion on Geeks. Heck, you can start your own Group, even! Come hang out with us in chat&#8230; and just try and keep up with everything going on in there!</p><p>In the meantime, here&#8217;s what your peers have been busy with:</p><ul><li><a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/06/30/akasa-releases-apache-fan/">Akaska has released an Apache fan.</a></li><li><a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profiles/blogs/do-you-like-playing-with-old">Do you like playing with old technology?</a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/save-100-on-windows-7-professional-upgrade/">Save yourself $100.00 off of Windows 7 Professional upgrade by pre-ordering now. </a></li><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/can-you-describe-yourself-using-only-one-word/">Can You Describe Yourself Using Only One Word?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>In my travels around my community today, I came across another thought-provoking post: <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/forum/topics/describe-yourself-in-one-word">Can You Describe Yourself Using Only One Word?&#8221;</a>. <strong>ONE</strong> word &#8211; are you kidding me? That&#8217;s honestly harder to do than one would think. There are many words that can be used to describe each and every one of us. Kat, for instance, has an <a
href="http://www.katarmstrong.com/blog/100-random-words-about-me/">&#8220;about me&#8221; page on her blog</a>, listing <strong>fifty</strong> words that describe her. They are all perfect &#8211; so how could she sort through and choose the one word that describes her and all she is? I know I couldn&#8217;t do it for myself, either. It&#8217;s nearly impossible to come up with that one word that sums up who you are, what you stand for, and what you believe in.</p><p>Can you do it? Can you come up with one word to describe yourself to all of us? Leave a comment here, and let us know what it is &#8211; and even what one you would use to describe me! While you&#8217;re thinking of your answer, why not take a read through everything else that&#8217;s been catching my eye today on Lockergnome and Geeks?</p><ul><li><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/has-social-media-changed-human-beings/">Has Social Media Changed Human Beings?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><em><img
src="http://api.ning.com/files/3APDLywCxN6n2vrIqUdVvgtUHmhc66tSB7jBV6jlwOdxi8Xy3XV4TvxoOQMFAQ8RkXGt7hAX1ir8mtpKkZmUPnT3EXUpgdVN/168757481.bin?width=48&#038;height=48&#038;crop=1%3A1" alt="Geek!" title="Geek!" width="48" height="48" style="float: right; padding: 10px" />This is <a
href="http://geeks.pirillo.com/profile/pomahony2">Patrick John OMahony&#8217;s</a> submission for the <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/12/04/how-to-get-a-computer/">HP Magic Giveaway</a>. Feel free to leave comments for this article as you see fit &#8211; your feedback is certainly welcomed! If you&#8217;d like to submit your own how-to, what-is, or top-five list, you can <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/contact/">send it to me</a>. Views and opinions of this writer are not necessarily my own:</em></p><p>Let me introduce myself. I am Pat O&#8217;Mahony &#8211; and I am a PRE Baby Boomer.  I was born 64 years ago in 1944, during World War II.  Most people consider &#8220;Baby Boomers&#8221; as &#8220;a person born between 1946 and 1964, following World War II&#8221;.  So officially, I am NOT a Baby Boomer. Admittedly, not by much &#8211; but I got here ahead of them.</p><p>I see the NEW Social Media as an old progression and continuation of what makes us &#8220;Human Beings&#8221;.  In my lifetime, I have seen a lot of things change.  Lately, I have been studying and researching the manifestation of the New &#8220;Social Media&#8221;.  The proponents say that New &#8220;Social Media&#8221; will change everything.  Actually, I think that they are understating the case by several degrees of magnitude.</p><p>We not only have to be social, belong somewhere &#8211; we have to interact and communicate with other people.  We do this, just to be Human Beings.  It is what makes us human.</p><p><strong>First</strong>, let us look at the essence of a &#8220;Human Being&#8221;.  Above all else, &#8220;Human Beings&#8221; are social creatures belonging to a tribe or group.  People need to be with people, preferably with people just like ourselves.  We all know that &#8220;no man is an island&#8221;, that a former punishment was to be &#8220;a man without a country&#8221; and that even today, one of most extreme forms of punishment is solitary confinement.</p><p><strong>Second</strong>, &#8220;Human Beings&#8221; communicate.  They communicate like crazy.  I remember reading about anthropologists suggesting that the reason we are human and not apes, living in the trees, is that we can communicate with language. It makes sense.</p><p><strong>Third</strong>, &#8220;Human Beings&#8221; have always been inventing ways to communicate.  We have invented hundreds of verbal languages.  Thousands of years ago, before writing, our ancestors drew exquisite pictures of bison and horses on cave walls to communicate (with the Gods or with other Human Beings, we do not know).  We &#8220;Human Beings&#8221; invented writing, pictographs, ideographs, signs and symbols.  Do you want to express a word, a thing, an idea or a process? We can do it!</p><p><strong>Fourth</strong>, in every aspect, we invent something and then we make it better (and better).  In every way that we can measure, our communication systems are getting better. In speed, our communication systems have been improving.  From early telegraphs to today&#8217;s digital magic, the speed of communications has been getting faster (and faster).  In bringing the communicators closer together, the barriers between the two has been decreasing. From the early Post Office letters, to the early telephone, to today&#8217;s digital and visual phone calls, the &#8220;media&#8221; has been getting us closer and closer to the real thing.</p><p>This new &#8220;Social Media&#8221; is nothing new.  This &#8220;Social Media&#8221; is just the latest chapter in mankind&#8217;s ability to communicate, in mankind&#8217;s improvement in his communication systems.  Sure, some of the old ways to communicate have been superseded by this faster, &#8220;closer&#8221; method.  Newspapers are the some of the first to fall &#8211; along with TV stations, and the music industry.</p><p>But, overall, our ability to communicate is changing: faster, closer and changing for the better.</p><p>Yes, some of the communicators will even write and talk about sex on the internet.  Sex is also one of the things that make us human.  But that is for another essay.<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/contact/">send it to me</a>. Views and opinions of this writer are not necessarily my own:</em></p><p>Let me introduce myself. I am Pat O&#8217;Mahony &#8211; and I am a PRE Baby Boomer.  I was born 64 years ago in 1944, during World War II.  Most people consider &#8220;Baby Boomers&#8221; as &#8220;a person born between 1946 and 1964, following World War II&#8221;.  So officially, I am NOT a Baby Boomer. Admittedly, not by much &#8211; but I got here ahead of them.</p><p>I see the NEW Social Media as an old progression and continuation of what makes us &#8220;Human Beings&#8221;.  In my lifetime, I have seen a lot of things change.  Lately, I have been studying and researching the manifestation of the New &#8220;Social Media&#8221;.  The proponents say that New &#8220;Social Media&#8221; will change everything.  Actually, I think that they are understating the case by several degrees of magnitude.</p><p>We not only have to be social, belong somewhere &#8211; we have to interact and communicate with other people.  We do this, just to be Human Beings.  It is what makes us human.</p><p><strong>First</strong>, let us look at the essence of a &#8220;Human Being&#8221;.  Above all else, &#8220;Human Beings&#8221; are social creatures belonging to a tribe or group.  People need to be with people, preferably with people just like ourselves.  We all know that &#8220;no man is an island&#8221;, that a former punishment was to be &#8220;a man without a country&#8221; and that even today, one of most extreme forms of punishment is solitary confinement.</p><p><strong>Second</strong>, &#8220;Human Beings&#8221; communicate.  They communicate like crazy.  I remember reading about anthropologists suggesting that the reason we are human and not apes, living in the trees, is that we can communicate with language. It makes sense.</p><p><strong>Third</strong>, &#8220;Human Beings&#8221; have always been inventing ways to communicate.  We have invented hundreds of verbal languages.  Thousands of years ago, before writing, our ancestors drew exquisite pictures of bison and horses on cave walls to communicate (with the Gods or with other Human Beings, we do not know).  We &#8220;Human Beings&#8221; invented writing, pictographs, ideographs, signs and symbols.  Do you want to express a word, a thing, an idea or a process? We can do it!</p><p><strong>Fourth</strong>, in every aspect, we invent something and then we make it better (and better).  In every way that we can measure, our communication systems are getting better. In speed, our communication systems have been improving.  From early telegraphs to today&#8217;s digital magic, the speed of communications has been getting faster (and faster).  In bringing the communicators closer together, the barriers between the two has been decreasing. From the early Post Office letters, to the early telephone, to today&#8217;s digital and visual phone calls, the &#8220;media&#8221; has been getting us closer and closer to the real thing.</p><p>This new &#8220;Social Media&#8221; is nothing new.  This &#8220;Social Media&#8221; is just the latest chapter in mankind&#8217;s ability to communicate, in mankind&#8217;s improvement in his communication systems.  Sure, some of the old ways to communicate have been superseded by this faster, &#8220;closer&#8221; method.  Newspapers are the some of the first to fall &#8211; along with TV stations, and the music industry.</p><p>But, overall, our ability to communicate is changing: faster, closer and changing for the better.</p><p>Yes, some of the communicators will even write and talk about sex on the internet.  Sex is also one of the things that make us human.  But that is for another essay.<ul
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href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">RSS Feed</a></p><p>Any book that Ponzi has ever given me on the subject of relationships makes me shudder. I&#8217;m a dude. Dudes don&#8217;t read those books! However, when she handed me this one, I couldn&#8217;t help but reading it after I saw the title: &#8220;<a
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/> </br><br
/> The review of this book on Amazon says it all:</p><blockquote><p> “If you&#8217;ve ever told your spouse, ’I talk until I&#8217;m blue in the face,’ or ’It&#8217;s in one ear and out the other,’ stop whatever you&#8217;re doing and read this book immediately! You&#8217;re about to discover why talking things out isn&#8217;t always the best way to get through to your spouse or achieve more closeness and connection. More important, you&#8217;ll learn exactly what you need to do today to truly transform your relationship forever.”</p></blockquote><p></br><br
/> It&#8217;s a short, easy read, which is important to guys. It was really interesting to read, from a Geek standpoint, and from the &#8216;guy&#8217; mentality. You know what I mean: a guy doesn&#8217;t TALK about his relationships. *gasp* Are you kidding me? That can&#8217;t happen.<br
/> </br><br
/> I was afraid to read the book, truth be told. Most of these books are either written by women, for women&#8230; or by a guy who wants me to think like a woman. However, the introduction of the book made me sit up and take notice. It validated the way I tend to approach things. It helped me understand why I do the things that I&#8217;m doing inside my marriage. The book didn&#8217;t want to try and change me, which is important to me.<br
/> </br><br
/> Ponzi and I are very different with our communication styles. We co-exist somewhat peacefully when we remember that we are two different people. This book is wonderful for helping us to keep that special connection we have, without over-complicating things by talking in the wrong way. It helped me understand how I was doing things and saying things, and see how they impacted Ponzi. Marriage is a learning process, and it takes a lifetime to master. When you learn more about yourself, any relationship you&#8217;re in is going to become stronger.<br
/> </br><br
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href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">RSS Feed</a></p><p>Any book that Ponzi has ever given me on the subject of relationships makes me shudder. I&#8217;m a dude. Dudes don&#8217;t read those books! However, when she handed me this one, I couldn&#8217;t help but reading it after I saw the title: &#8220;<a
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/> It&#8217;s a short, easy read, which is important to guys. It was really interesting to read, from a Geek standpoint, and from the &#8216;guy&#8217; mentality. You know what I mean: a guy doesn&#8217;t TALK about his relationships. *gasp* Are you kidding me? That can&#8217;t happen.<br
/> </br><br
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/> </br><br
/> Ponzi and I are very different with our communication styles. We co-exist somewhat peacefully when we remember that we are two different people. This book is wonderful for helping us to keep that special connection we have, without over-complicating things by talking in the wrong way. It helped me understand how I was doing things and saying things, and see how they impacted Ponzi. Marriage is a learning process, and it takes a lifetime to master. When you learn more about yourself, any relationship you&#8217;re in is going to become stronger.<br
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href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">RSS Feed</a></p><p>Richard sent me the following email, which I feel is an excellent discussion point:</p><blockquote><p> You do not come off as a shy person, as I am, but how do you manage to stay so calm and relaxed when you are presenting your live feed to the community? When I give presentations to my classmates, I have the bad habit of speaking too fast and not enunciating my words clearly. You, however, seem very relaxed, you pace yourself, you are easy to understand, and you speak very eloquently while using mature vocabulary. It also appears that you are able to speak very professionally off the top of your head, assuming that you do not write out what you say beforehand. I just really admire the ways you go about presenting information. I was just wondering if you had any tips at all about pacing yourself, focusing on what you are saying, and just staying relaxed. I think this would be a good thing to bring up with the community, unless you already have, because first impressions are very important.</p></blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve pretty much been a ham all my life. I&#8217;m someone who always upstaged other people. I really enjoy doing the videos every day, for that very reason. Even though I&#8217;m energetic about it, I&#8217;ve refined my style over the years. I am a perfectionist when I record. I am known to literally do take after take, to get one I am really happy with. I want to always make sure I&#8217;m coming across the best way that I can. I&#8217;m always cognizant of the fact that most people who see my videos will see them after the fact, instead of live.</p><p>Practice, practice, practice&#8230; it really does make perfect. In High School, I tried out for what was called &#8220;Speech Squad&#8221;. Most of the comments I got were along the lines of &#8220;SLOW DOWN!&#8221;, because I always tended to speak too fast. Being on radio and tv has helped me to really think about what I do and how I do it. I&#8217;ve been able to refine my presentation style over the years.</p><p>Heck, no matter how much you practice you&#8217;re going to be nervous. That&#8217;s normal. Tap into that emotion and passion. Do your best to surface your thoughts in a way that is clear, cohesive and coherent. Connect with your intended audience. Even though I tend to throw in those $10.00 words at times, it&#8217;s really about what&#8217;s in my heart&#8230; not my head. For me, it&#8217;s about relaying useful information to the world. My approach has always been honest, genuine and transparent. It&#8217;s true&#8230; sometimes I am over the top. I get excited, and get increasingly louder as more and more thoughts jump into my head. I fall victim to saying &#8220;uh&#8221; and &#8220;Uhm&#8221; as much as anyone.</p><p>That&#8217;s my biggest tip. You don&#8217;t have to fill every second with noise. Take a breath. Take a pause. There&#8217;s no &#8216;undo&#8217; button or delete key if you say the wrong word, but you can still correct yourself. You&#8217;re human, after all. Don&#8217;t try to be too perfect. People will connect with you more when you come across as human and imperfect. Show your passion, put your heart and soul into what you&#8217;re doing.</p><p><ul><li
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href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">RSS Feed</a></p><p>Richard sent me the following email, which I feel is an excellent discussion point:</p><blockquote><p> You do not come off as a shy person, as I am, but how do you manage to stay so calm and relaxed when you are presenting your live feed to the community? When I give presentations to my classmates, I have the bad habit of speaking too fast and not enunciating my words clearly. You, however, seem very relaxed, you pace yourself, you are easy to understand, and you speak very eloquently while using mature vocabulary. It also appears that you are able to speak very professionally off the top of your head, assuming that you do not write out what you say beforehand. I just really admire the ways you go about presenting information. I was just wondering if you had any tips at all about pacing yourself, focusing on what you are saying, and just staying relaxed. I think this would be a good thing to bring up with the community, unless you already have, because first impressions are very important.</p></blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve pretty much been a ham all my life. I&#8217;m someone who always upstaged other people. I really enjoy doing the videos every day, for that very reason. Even though I&#8217;m energetic about it, I&#8217;ve refined my style over the years. I am a perfectionist when I record. I am known to literally do take after take, to get one I am really happy with. I want to always make sure I&#8217;m coming across the best way that I can. I&#8217;m always cognizant of the fact that most people who see my videos will see them after the fact, instead of live.</p><p>Practice, practice, practice&#8230; it really does make perfect. In High School, I tried out for what was called &#8220;Speech Squad&#8221;. Most of the comments I got were along the lines of &#8220;SLOW DOWN!&#8221;, because I always tended to speak too fast. Being on radio and tv has helped me to really think about what I do and how I do it. I&#8217;ve been able to refine my presentation style over the years.</p><p>Heck, no matter how much you practice you&#8217;re going to be nervous. That&#8217;s normal. Tap into that emotion and passion. Do your best to surface your thoughts in a way that is clear, cohesive and coherent. Connect with your intended audience. Even though I tend to throw in those $10.00 words at times, it&#8217;s really about what&#8217;s in my heart&#8230; not my head. For me, it&#8217;s about relaying useful information to the world. My approach has always been honest, genuine and transparent. It&#8217;s true&#8230; sometimes I am over the top. I get excited, and get increasingly louder as more and more thoughts jump into my head. I fall victim to saying &#8220;uh&#8221; and &#8220;Uhm&#8221; as much as anyone.</p><p>That&#8217;s my biggest tip. You don&#8217;t have to fill every second with noise. Take a breath. Take a pause. There&#8217;s no &#8216;undo&#8217; button or delete key if you say the wrong word, but you can still correct yourself. You&#8217;re human, after all. Don&#8217;t try to be too perfect. People will connect with you more when you come across as human and imperfect. Show your passion, put your heart and soul into what you&#8217;re doing.</p><p><ul><li
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url="http://blip.tv/file/get/L0ckergn0me-DoYouHaveTipsForPresentationStyle392.mp4" length="14726747" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item><title>Free Communication Tools</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/free-communication-tools/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/free-communication-tools/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:46:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grandcentral]]></category> <category><![CDATA[voicemail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vonage]]></category><guid
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href="http://grandcentral.com/">GrandCentral</a> is a free service that was recently aquired by Google. In addition to the features I listed above, here are a few other things you can do with this service:</p><ul><li>Block unwanted callers</li><li>Have one number that rings to all your phones, or even different phones based on who is calling</li><li>Receive voicemail notifications by text message or email</li><li>Personalized/different voice mail greetings based on person(s) or groups</li><li>a WebCall button that allows people to call you from a Web page without showing your actual phone number</li><li>Click to Call, which allows you to call from your address book and save you from typing out numbers</li></ul><p>Why wouldn&#8217;t you want this? From a personal standpoint, this is simply amazing. From a business standpoint, there are a few features I would miss. I&#8217;ve been using the subscription service from <a
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href="http://grandcentral.com/">GrandCentral</a> is a free service that was recently aquired by Google. In addition to the features I listed above, here are a few other things you can do with this service:</p><ul><li>Block unwanted callers</li><li>Have one number that rings to all your phones, or even different phones based on who is calling</li><li>Receive voicemail notifications by text message or email</li><li>Personalized/different voice mail greetings based on person(s) or groups</li><li>a WebCall button that allows people to call you from a Web page without showing your actual phone number</li><li>Click to Call, which allows you to call from your address book and save you from typing out numbers</li></ul><p>Why wouldn&#8217;t you want this? From a personal standpoint, this is simply amazing. From a business standpoint, there are a few features I would miss. I&#8217;ve been using the subscription service from <a
href="http://www.vonage.com/index.php?ic=1">Vonage</a> since the late 1990&#8217;s. It allows me to have one toll free number that rings to all my phones, and I can receive faxes and voice mails directly into my Email when someone sends them to my phone. Those two features alone are worth my staying with Vonage. But as I said, if I didn&#8217;t have the business to worry about, I&#8217;d definitely be using GrandCentral.</p><p>Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or <a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Vonage doesn&#8217;t live up to the hype &#8211; end of story. <a
href="http://blog.larixconsulting.com/blog/_archives/2006/8/18/2242840.html" title="Later Vonage ... back to Telus -- A View from the Isle">Hussey&#8217;s getting huffy</a> about it, too. Tris is dropping Vonage and having to incur a $150 disconnection fee in the process! It&#8217;s as easy to get out of the contract as it is to get motherf*cking snakes off a motherf*cking plane:</p><blockquote><p>Now for the why.  I wasn&#8217;t able to have consistently good quality calls.  I tried to put up with it and thought it might just be network congestion.  But this week and last I&#8217;ve had to be on the phone with tech support people a bunch and had to do most of it on my cell.  Not good.  It&#8217;s not a good sign when the cell call sounds better!  Yes, I tried tweaking my router.  Yes, I had my line checked.  But hey, I&#8217;m online all the time.  I just a lot of bandwidth day to day.  It&#8217;s rather annoying to have to shutdown download just to answer the phone &#8230; and it still suck.</p></blockquote><p>The only people who call our Vonage number anymore are telemarketers. I&#8217;ve got a cell phone and line lines for <a
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