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><channel><title>Chris Pirillo &#187; friendship</title> <atom:link href="http://chris.pirillo.com/tag/friendship/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>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:06:19 +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>I Get By With a Little Help from my Friends</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:22:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geeks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lockergnome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[post]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social-network]]></category> <category><![CDATA[support]]></category><guid
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/">I Get By With a Little Help from my Friends</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Do you remember that song? If you&#8217;re as old as I am, then I know you&#8217;re singing it in your head now, simply from reading the title. It&#8217;s true, you know. We &#8216;get by&#8217; with the help of our friends. Sometimes, they may not even realize they are helping us, yet they do &#8211; simply by being there. Life is full of unexpected surprises, both good and bad. We can&#8217;t always be superman (woman!) and just handle everything on our own.</p><p>It&#8217;s ok to reach out to someone when you&#8217;re hurting/mad/confused/pissed off. It&#8217;s ok to need someone to talk to. It&#8217;s ok to need your friends! After all, they need you, too!</p><p>So why am I writing about this, anyway? It&#8217;s not some deep thought, nor a cry for help, I promise! I just happened to hear the song on the radio a bit earlier, and it made me remember how thankful I am to have such an awesome circle of friends surrounding me. I hope that you have that in your lives, as well!</p><p>One great way to make new friends is to reach out to like-minded people on social networking sites, like both <a
href="http://www.lockergnome.com">Lockergnome</a> and <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/12/04/five-ways-to-be-a-better-friend/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/five-ways-to-be-a-better-friend/">Five Ways to Be a Better Friend</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><em><img
src="http://api.ning.com/files/OmzXdzxeBqxBuPdyd8BGlf9vh8ie74OOIIyE3o4ifc8Qhmympq6kP5rXq-Bpowyk6ffJkHjV8Df9oCCCebRHx1VlA-jdtSvT/l_868781487870f173fecc49e11527f2cc.jpg?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/FinlayCraig">Finlay Craig&#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><ol><li>Consideration. Putting the feelings of your friends before your own is something which many people find difficulty doing. But if you can, makes you feel better about who you are and will make you better friends. No matter how big or small, people greatly appreciate when they are considered. It makes people feel more important and can bring a smile to a friends face.<li>Loyalty. Remaining loyal to your friends can easily be forgotten when you have many friends. You may find yourself in the situation where one friend does not like one of your other friends. If they express there dislike and you disagree, what should you do? Standing up for a friend who is not there could make a situation awkward, but being disloyal to your friend, just to be with the consensus at the time, just means you&#8217;re lying to both your friends, but most of all yourself. Time should not be a test of loyalty either. There may be many different reasons why you don’t see someone for a long time, but this shouldn’t mean these people don’t matter to you anymore. If your still thinking of them, then they are probably still thinking of you. A day, a month or even a year, you are still friends, and thats what counts.<li>Dependability. It’s a great feeling when you know you can always rely on a friend. Being able to give that dependability back to your friend is something you should enjoy. Giving your friend the security of knowing they have someone they can rely on, is a gift which few truly receive. If your friend knows that you are there for them, then your friendship will be always be strong. Dependability is especially important in times of great hurt and sadness. Losing someone close to you can make you act erratically and irrationally. Knowing you always have a friend there, no matter how low you get, is the rock that will help you over come these situations and help you come out stronger on the other side.<li>Generosity. Being generous is not about giving people expensive gifts. Generosity is about giving thought to a friend and expressing that you are thinking about them. An easy way to show generosity may even be just to make time to see your friends and family. Helping those less fortunate than you is also very generous. Be it giving to a charity, lending a hand in your community, or simply teaching someone a skill you know.<li>Acceptance. Life is all about decisions. Inevitably, people close to you will not always agree with you. However, if you can accept your friends for who they, who they want to be, and what they want to do, you can give them the freedom to be happy with their life. Worrying about what people think can often stop someone doing what they really want, leaving them feeling as if they are not leading the life they wish they were. If however you can be happy for them, whatever they choose, then your friend will enjoy their life more, and you will be even better friends.</ol><ul
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src="http://api.ning.com/files/OmzXdzxeBqxBuPdyd8BGlf9vh8ie74OOIIyE3o4ifc8Qhmympq6kP5rXq-Bpowyk6ffJkHjV8Df9oCCCebRHx1VlA-jdtSvT/l_868781487870f173fecc49e11527f2cc.jpg?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/FinlayCraig">Finlay Craig&#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><ol><li>Consideration. Putting the feelings of your friends before your own is something which many people find difficulty doing. But if you can, makes you feel better about who you are and will make you better friends. No matter how big or small, people greatly appreciate when they are considered. It makes people feel more important and can bring a smile to a friends face.<li>Loyalty. Remaining loyal to your friends can easily be forgotten when you have many friends. You may find yourself in the situation where one friend does not like one of your other friends. If they express there dislike and you disagree, what should you do? Standing up for a friend who is not there could make a situation awkward, but being disloyal to your friend, just to be with the consensus at the time, just means you&#8217;re lying to both your friends, but most of all yourself. Time should not be a test of loyalty either. There may be many different reasons why you don’t see someone for a long time, but this shouldn’t mean these people don’t matter to you anymore. If your still thinking of them, then they are probably still thinking of you. A day, a month or even a year, you are still friends, and thats what counts.<li>Dependability. It’s a great feeling when you know you can always rely on a friend. Being able to give that dependability back to your friend is something you should enjoy. Giving your friend the security of knowing they have someone they can rely on, is a gift which few truly receive. If your friend knows that you are there for them, then your friendship will be always be strong. Dependability is especially important in times of great hurt and sadness. Losing someone close to you can make you act erratically and irrationally. Knowing you always have a friend there, no matter how low you get, is the rock that will help you over come these situations and help you come out stronger on the other side.<li>Generosity. Being generous is not about giving people expensive gifts. Generosity is about giving thought to a friend and expressing that you are thinking about them. An easy way to show generosity may even be just to make time to see your friends and family. Helping those less fortunate than you is also very generous. Be it giving to a charity, lending a hand in your community, or simply teaching someone a skill you know.<li>Acceptance. Life is all about decisions. Inevitably, people close to you will not always agree with you. However, if you can accept your friends for who they, who they want to be, and what they want to do, you can give them the freedom to be happy with their life. Worrying about what people think can often stop someone doing what they really want, leaving them feeling as if they are not leading the life they wish they were. If however you can be happy for them, whatever they choose, then your friend will enjoy their life more, and you will be even better friends.</ol><ul
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=8252</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-your-online-friends-real/">Are Your Online Friends Real?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>My &#8220;online&#8221; friends are just as awesome as my &#8220;offline&#8221; friends. Why do some people discount them just because they&#8217;re not &#8220;in the flesh&#8221;?! To me, it doesn&#8217;t matter if I ever see someone in person. If we connect on some level, and share similar interests, how are they <strong>NOT</strong> my friend? Believe me, there have been people in my &#8216;real life&#8217; I can say I wish I hadn&#8217;t met in person. I <a
href="http://friendfeed.com/e/eb4fe8b3-4275-450b-ac48-256cae89b99e/My-online-friends-are-just-as-awesome-as-my/">put this question to others</a>, to gauge their reactions.</p><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I feel the same. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/isthisstupid" uid="fc255b78-55c6-11dd-89e9-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Chris: stop misleading. In your case they are the same! :-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I couldn&#8217;t agree more Chris! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/kylelacy" uid="0719e2c4-4ba9-11dd-b02c-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Kyle Lacy</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Because they haven&#8217;t had the same experience? All my RL friends that don&#8217;t do much online, don&#8217;t understand. The ones that are online, do. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/nicerobot" uid="f0542f06-fb6a-11dc-bfed-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">·[•_•]·</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> My online friends have shown me than they are MORE awesome than my offline friends. Not to say that my offline friends are not awesome, but that they are not exactly an informative/technologically-inclined type of crowd. For me: The more you know about tech, the more awesome you are :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/forian" uid="2d51d498-ecb7-11dc-89cf-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael Forian</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> probably awesomer. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/timhoeck" uid="5cb0ee0a-fcdd-11dc-84f5-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Tim Hoeck</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I completely understand. I get strange looks from people when I tell them that my closest friends are ones I have known online for ten years but never met. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/adeny" uid="78965104-4ddd-11dd-8702-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Aden</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> It was not very long ago that friendships and romances were carried out almost exclusively (sometimes exclusively) by post, aka snail mail, that really was slow as hell and took weeks to be delivered. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joffi" uid="4b3aa7ac-1555-11dd-9ecc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael W. May</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I&#8217;m guessing some people analogize online friends with imaginary friends&#8230;  but I agree and I have more on friends than off &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/farwyde" uid="e0d8c762-7955-11dd-8598-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Far</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I have many good friends online. Now with things like Skype to go beyond IM, why not? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jawee" uid="41123c5a-3c2d-11dd-88bc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Jake (aka Jawee)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> My husband started out as my online friend. :D &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/rochelles" uid="c1fc17bc-11aa-11dd-85d3-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Rochelle</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @Aden Yea, I get strange reactions too when I tell my RL friends the same thing. But hey, I ended up meeting them for the first time at my wedding. :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/daynah" uid="cf4daffa-1ca1-11dd-8547-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Daynah</a></p></p></div><p>What are your thoughts about this? Do you consider your online friends to be just as real as those you have met in the flesh? Why or why not?<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/are-your-online-friends-real/">Are Your Online Friends Real?</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>My &#8220;online&#8221; friends are just as awesome as my &#8220;offline&#8221; friends. Why do some people discount them just because they&#8217;re not &#8220;in the flesh&#8221;?! To me, it doesn&#8217;t matter if I ever see someone in person. If we connect on some level, and share similar interests, how are they <strong>NOT</strong> my friend? Believe me, there have been people in my &#8216;real life&#8217; I can say I wish I hadn&#8217;t met in person. I <a
href="http://friendfeed.com/e/eb4fe8b3-4275-450b-ac48-256cae89b99e/My-online-friends-are-just-as-awesome-as-my/">put this question to others</a>, to gauge their reactions.</p><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I feel the same. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/isthisstupid" uid="fc255b78-55c6-11dd-89e9-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Chris: stop misleading. In your case they are the same! :-) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer" uid="251dca2e-e33f-11dc-8d47-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Robert Scoble</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I couldn&#8217;t agree more Chris! &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/kylelacy" uid="0719e2c4-4ba9-11dd-b02c-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Kyle Lacy</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> Because they haven&#8217;t had the same experience? All my RL friends that don&#8217;t do much online, don&#8217;t understand. The ones that are online, do. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/nicerobot" uid="f0542f06-fb6a-11dc-bfed-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">·[•_•]·</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> My online friends have shown me than they are MORE awesome than my offline friends. Not to say that my offline friends are not awesome, but that they are not exactly an informative/technologically-inclined type of crowd. For me: The more you know about tech, the more awesome you are :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/forian" uid="2d51d498-ecb7-11dc-89cf-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael Forian</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> probably awesomer. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/timhoeck" uid="5cb0ee0a-fcdd-11dc-84f5-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Tim Hoeck</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I completely understand. I get strange looks from people when I tell them that my closest friends are ones I have known online for ten years but never met. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/adeny" uid="78965104-4ddd-11dd-8702-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Aden</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> It was not very long ago that friendships and romances were carried out almost exclusively (sometimes exclusively) by post, aka snail mail, that really was slow as hell and took weeks to be delivered. &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/joffi" uid="4b3aa7ac-1555-11dd-9ecc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Michael W. May</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I&#8217;m guessing some people analogize online friends with imaginary friends&#8230;  but I agree and I have more on friends than off &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/farwyde" uid="e0d8c762-7955-11dd-8598-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Far</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> I have many good friends online. Now with things like Skype to go beyond IM, why not? &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/jawee" uid="41123c5a-3c2d-11dd-88bc-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Jake (aka Jawee)</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> My husband started out as my online friend. :D &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/rochelles" uid="c1fc17bc-11aa-11dd-85d3-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Rochelle</a></p></div><div
class="friend-comment"><p> @Aden Yea, I get strange reactions too when I tell my RL friends the same thing. But hey, I ended up meeting them for the first time at my wedding. :) &#8211; <a
rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/daynah" uid="cf4daffa-1ca1-11dd-8547-003048343a40" class="friend-friend l_popup">Daynah</a></p></p></div><p>What are your thoughts about this? Do you consider your online friends to be just as real as those you have met in the flesh? Why or why not?<ul
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/02/08/the-deal-with-twitter/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/the-deal-with-twitter/">The Deal with Twitter</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Okay, I <a
href="http://twitter.com/chrispirillo">got bored</a> &#8211; and now you can learn about my boredom any time I care to tell you about my boring life! Seems silly to do, but&#8230; I&#8217;m a silly guy. Silly people know me, too (as evidenced by today&#8217;s twitterpations):</p><ul><li>Kitta Not really amazed that Anna Nicole Smith is dead, she was pretty much a walking talking pharmacy and a bad soap opera all-in-one 6 minutes ago from web</li><li>bbrooks IMAP + RDP + backed UP PST FTW 7 minutes ago from web</li><li>P_Dilly back from lunch, logging into Second Life to check out an idea I had. 8 minutes ago from web</li><li>NickStarr @Shooby Is it fast enough to support ReadyBoost? If so, I say take it. 8 minutes ago from im</li><li>Bwana Forgetting how to embed quicktime movies 9 minutes ago from web</li><li>rael Moving offices&#8230; Yay! 14 minutes ago from im</li><li>fraying At dinner with the museum folks. There is much French. 19 minutes ago from mobile</li><li>cvp putting together a temp site for the design firm.. until our backend is done anyway 19 minutes ago from twitterrific</li><li>wisequark Merlin on TWiT? Wow, Dvorak might go wackadoo&#8230;er 25 minutes ago from twitterrific</li><li>arstechnica [Infinite Loop] MacTech to publish &#8220;VBA to AppleScript&#8221; guide for Office developers &#8211; <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/22m9w5" title="http://tinyurl.com/22m9w5" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/22m9w5</a> 25 minutes ago from web</li><li>leolaporte TWiT This Week: Dvorak, Wil Harris, Tom Merritt, and Merlin Mann 26 minutes ago from im</li></ul><p>Have you been <a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Okay, I <a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Ponzi and I flew down to SF for the weekend to hang with the Scobles &#8211; <a
href="http://scobleizer.com/" title="Scobleizer - Tech Geek Blogger">Robert</a> and <a
href="http://maryamie.spaces.live.com/" title="Maryamie">Maryam</a>. We just went out for sushi in Half Moon Bay (although I contend that Seattle sushi is infinitely better than Bay Area sushi). Right now, we&#8217;re enjoying Maryam&#8217;s coffee and sitting around the living room &#8211; each on our respective laptops. We&#8217;re not saying a single word to one another, although every other minute someone will pipe up with &#8220;Hey, so-and-so is doing this.&#8221; I&#8217;m peeking over Robert&#8217;s keyboard and watching him populate his linkblog. So, I guess this kind of silent friendship activity is called scobleizing? Ponzi just sent me an IM a few seconds ago. This is&#8230; quite&#8230; an exciting Friday night.<ul
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