As you know, I am pretty active in the online com­mu­nity as it relates to Social Media. For the most part it has been a way to keep in touch with folks I’ve met at var­i­ous conferences/camps. We share what we’re doing via Twit­ter, Face­book, LinkedIn and belong to podcasting/videoblogging/new media groups to inform, edu­cate and enlighten one another. The abil­ity to com­mu­ni­cate with folks who share my pas­sion for the New Media and under­stand where I’m com­ing from has been price­less. Being able to be with folks who ‘get me’ regard­less if it’s online or in per­son for me has been an invalu­able part of the New Media journey.

Not only that, but the folks who are on this jour­ney with me hap­pen to be some of the most gen­er­ous folks you’ll ever meet. Case in point, recently I made a Twit­ter post in regards to Trop­i­cal Storm Erin mak­ing it’s way to the Rio Grand Val­ley and my con­cern about a prop­erty need­ing care. I was pleas­antly sur­prised to received two offers of help from folks who live in that region. Now mind you these folks aren’t fam­ily and one of them I’ve never even met. This rein­forced my belief in the kind­ness and gen­eros­ity of the online community.

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