Keith on Social Media

Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Sara Grace

A clip from Keith's speech today at Stanford:

Social media allows me to open up the front of my relationship pipeline. I'm able to connect with more people of a similar mindset. It also allows me to ping the 25 people closest to me virtually everyday. Social media is not killing relationships - it's helping expand my relationships horizon.

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  1. Pamela Miles says:
    July 30, 2009 at 5:17 am
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    Social media actually provides a safe and effective way to connect with people beyond my usual comfort zone. It expands my circle of friends to include people I would not have otherwise been exposed to... like minded people I can easily find, it is invigorating to open up to the exchange with people NOT like me through social media!

  2. That's such a good point Pam... we end up in conversations with people we might only have otherwise seen from afar. When I think about how many international pen pals I had when I was a kid, and how exciting I thought it was, it seems very quaint. :-)

  3. Yes Keith I completely agree with you. Social media allows you to connect with and learn from like and not like people, stay in touch with thousands, share how you can help others, how they can help you all within a few minutes. Ask your networks for help and watch the offers come in. Demonstrate what you or your organization can do to help others, and watch the phone light up with new business. (If you have a good value proposition and are REAL)

    It’s amazing to build relationships with hundreds and thousands of people across the Globe. I have been surprised time and time again how much people know about me, and what I do, from the information I share on Facebook, Twitter, my Blog, Greenlight Community, Digg, Stumbleupon.... The list goes on. People I have reached out to online in a business capacity and brought into my social networks and shared personal information with actually CARE! Not just about the business, but about me personally.

    Social media great way to employ NEA and WGYB principals... Both in developing new relationships and strengthening those that are already in place.

  4. I agree that social media can expand and help to maintain relationships. It is amazing how we can easily meet new people and stay in touch, regardless of time or place. However, I do think it is very important not to let these tools become a crutch for us. Face-to-face contact and phone conversations should not become obsolete.

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