Archive - Mar 2010

From: 9 Social Media Topics That Need to Die

I like anything that wishes death on social media memes but this one in particular rang true:

Joining the Conversation

This was probably a great phrase at the emergence of all of this, but it’s become so diluted that it means little anymore. Join which conversation? For what purpose? With whom? And what then? Let’s start talking about the INTENT behind the conversation in the first place, and the underlying value of being present and engaged with the right people who give a rip what you have to say, not just anyone with a frontal lobe and an internet connection.

I'd like to get that tattooed on my upper arm, so when I hear other people say 'start a conversation' about a project I am invested in, I can just flex my conversation-stopping pipes and we can start talking real strategy.

This evening I welcomed the sabbath bride while Lola and I walked up High Park avenue. The light was just so, the street smelled like recently awoken soil and trees budding, the moon was a bright hanging sickle.

We walked slowly, listening to the ambient noise of the neighbourhood winding down, and it came to my mind that the day of rest was beginning, and it was my job in that moment to welcome this turn of events and give thanks.