http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/03/14/entering-and-being-in-the-network/ connections for a changing world, online and offline... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/03/14/entering-and-being-in-the-network/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Pat Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:04:14 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/03/14/entering-and-being-in-the-network/#comment-983 I was a newbie until about 2 months ago. I had a personal blog that was 2 years old and an education blog that was about 4 months old. I had not been referring to anyone but really sharing my thoughts and ideas. Now that I look back, that was good but not good enough for me. When I found Twitter, it opened up the world for me. Suddenly I was not so isolated. As I "met" more people and was introduced to their blogs. I loved reading the comments which made the post even more meaningful to me. I began exchanging ideas instead of just announcing to the world - here's my idea, goodbye. This exchange of ideas has truly helped me grow professionally in a tremendous way and just in 2 months. I feel this is like a party where you don't know anyone. You can stand along the wall and observe or jump right in, introduce yourself, and begin the conversation. I was a newbie until about 2 months ago. I had a personal blog that was 2 years old and an education blog that was about 4 months old. I had not been referring to anyone but really sharing my thoughts and ideas. Now that I look back, that was good but not good enough for me. When I found Twitter, it opened up the world for me. Suddenly I was not so isolated. As I “met” more people and was introduced to their blogs. I loved reading the comments which made the post even more meaningful to me. I began exchanging ideas instead of just announcing to the world – here’s my idea, goodbye. This exchange of ideas has truly helped me grow professionally in a tremendous way and just in 2 months. I feel this is like a party where you don’t know anyone. You can stand along the wall and observe or jump right in, introduce yourself, and begin the conversation.

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