Comments on: Friendship in the Digital Age http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:09:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sameve http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 sameve Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:48:08 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-1103 Kris: I feel the same way. I've met some of my closest friends online, and Susan's right, Twitter is bringing the world closer. It's amazing! Kris: I feel the same way. I've met some of my closest friends online, and Susan's right, Twitter is bringing the world closer. It's amazing!

]]> By: sameve http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 sameve Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:44:31 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-1104 Thanks so much! Meeting people in person can be scary, but I've only agreed to meet people in person after I've really gotten to know them online. Every time, it's been great, like we've known each other for years! Thanks so much! Meeting people in person can be scary, but I've only agreed to meet people in person after I've really gotten to know them online. Every time, it's been great, like we've known each other for years!

]]> By: sameve http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-779 sameve Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:48:08 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-779 Kris: I feel the same way. I've met some of my closest friends online, and Susan's right, Twitter is bringing the world closer. It's amazing! Kris: I feel the same way. I've met some of my closest friends online, and Susan's right, Twitter is bringing the world closer. It's amazing!

]]> By: sameve http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-780 sameve Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:44:31 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-780 Thanks so much! Meeting people in person can be scary, but I've only agreed to meet people in person after I've really gotten to know them online. Every time, it's been great, like we've known each other for years! Thanks so much! Meeting people in person can be scary, but I've only agreed to meet people in person after I've really gotten to know them online. Every time, it's been great, like we've known each other for years!

]]> By: KayaCamilla http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-763 KayaCamilla Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:31:46 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-763 I love your site, and the blogs your posting :) Keep up the good work! As for me, its okay to have friends through social website, what is so scary is meeting them in person, without checking their backgrounds I love your site, and the blogs your posting :) Keep up the good work! As for me, its okay to have friends through social website, what is so scary is meeting them in person, without checking their backgrounds

]]> By: Dunki http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Dunki Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:38:28 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-745 Heck yeah!!!! I totally agree. I don't know what I would do without you, Susan, and Elisa in my life! I am closer to you 3 than I am to people I met in real life. and...case in point....I met my boyfriend on Twitter (@shoeges if you guys want to follow him). Susan said once in a phone conversation (yes, off twitter and more than 140 characters) that Twitter is brining the world closer and I agree. Online is no longer scary...its just making it possible for more people to meet who might not otherwise. Heck yeah!!!! I totally agree. I don't know what I would do without you, Susan, and Elisa in my life! I am closer to you 3 than I am to people I met in real life. and…case in point….I met my boyfriend on Twitter (@shoeges if you guys want to follow him). Susan said once in a phone conversation (yes, off twitter and more than 140 characters) that Twitter is brining the world closer and I agree. Online is no longer scary…its just making it possible for more people to meet who might not otherwise.

]]> By: sameve http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-744 sameve Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:55:51 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-744 Carla: I'm so glad this post made your day! We had such a fun night on Saturday and it made me so grateful that social media brought us together. Plus, the conversation we had with Jason really got me thinking. Your point about meeting people in a new city is a very valid one. I moved from Massachusetts to New York in high school, and social networks really weren't popular (or in existence) yet. It definitely would have been easier if I could have connected digitally with people in my new town before moving there. Hope to see you again soon! Carla: I'm so glad this post made your day! We had such a fun night on Saturday and it made me so grateful that social media brought us together. Plus, the conversation we had with Jason really got me thinking. Your point about meeting people in a new city is a very valid one. I moved from Massachusetts to New York in high school, and social networks really weren't popular (or in existence) yet. It definitely would have been easier if I could have connected digitally with people in my new town before moving there. Hope to see you again soon!

]]> By: Carla Blumenthal http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Carla Blumenthal Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:57:26 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-743 Sam- When I moved to Boston last year and New York this year I knew very few people. It's was definitely difficult to meet people who shared similar interests and passions. However, once I started reaching out to people on Twitter and blogs who also lived in the same area, I began to make closer friends. <br><br>Like Nisha said, some people think meeting people "online" is odd- but I think it makes complete sense. The Internet allows for people to form communities of people who share similar interests. If you are investing so much time on the web, why not take that relationship offline and actually form a real face-to-face relationship?<br><br>Thanks for writing such a nice piece, Sam-it made my day! Looking forward to spending more time together. Sam- When I moved to Boston last year and New York this year I knew very few people. It's was definitely difficult to meet people who shared similar interests and passions. However, once I started reaching out to people on Twitter and blogs who also lived in the same area, I began to make closer friends.

Like Nisha said, some people think meeting people “online” is odd- but I think it makes complete sense. The Internet allows for people to form communities of people who share similar interests. If you are investing so much time on the web, why not take that relationship offline and actually form a real face-to-face relationship?

Thanks for writing such a nice piece, Sam-it made my day! Looking forward to spending more time together.

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]]> By: sameve http://www.lifeschocolates.com/digital-world/friendship-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-741 sameve Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:05:51 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=784#comment-741 James: I totally get where you're coming from. The majority of my job involves social media as well, so I'm constantly immersed in it whether I'm at work or at home. Like I said to Elisa, I'm a pretty shy person, so I definitely appreciate the online space. Online friendships are different than real life ones, and it's easy to understand how you can enjoy them to a different degree. However, I think I prove your last sentence wrong because I have complained about you moving far away. But, it's only because you did so right after meeting me in real life for the first time...so I get a pass, right? Thanks for commenting :) James: I totally get where you're coming from. The majority of my job involves social media as well, so I'm constantly immersed in it whether I'm at work or at home. Like I said to Elisa, I'm a pretty shy person, so I definitely appreciate the online space. Online friendships are different than real life ones, and it's easy to understand how you can enjoy them to a different degree. However, I think I prove your last sentence wrong because I have complained about you moving far away. But, it's only because you did so right after meeting me in real life for the first time…so I get a pass, right? Thanks for commenting :)

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