We’ve never met. Nonetheless, Samuel Driessen was most generous to me yesterday. What did he do? He very kindly offered me his full pass to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference to be held in June.
This conference provides a prime opportunity to learn first-hand from people who have had success with Enterprise 2.0 tools. For those of us in the E2.0 trenches, it promises guidance and inspiration. Along the way, we also get to meet (and commiserate with) folks who are part of the wider E2.0 community.
Samuel is a well-known proponent of social media tools. Consequently, it isn’t too surprising that he chose to let the world know via his blog and Twitter that he wouldn’t be able to use his conference pass. He then invited anyone interested in attending in his stead to leave a comment on his blog. By using these Web 2.0 tools and spreading the message through various online networks, Samuel made a wonderful opportunity available to someone he had never met before, someone who lives in a different continent and works in a completely different industry.
Blanche DuBois famously said in A Streetcar Named Desire that she had “always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Samuel’s approach reminded me that the world of social media is populated with generous people who are kind to strangers every day. Thanks to social media tools, we have the opportunity to expand our networks beyond geographical and industry boundaries, making friends of strangers.
So let me end where I should have begun — with my heartfelt thanks to Samuel Driessen. As I’ve promised Samuel, I’ll report in this blog the pearls of wisdom I’m sure to find at the conference. That’s the best way I know to demonstrate my thanks in a practical fashion.
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In some small way, I feel part of this post, Mary. You should have gotten some sleep 🙂
You were a huge help. Thanks, Rick!
Thanks for your kind remarks, Mary. The strange thing is although we never met in real-life, I seem to have met you anyway. 😉 That's one of the reasons why I love social media: technology enabling almost real-life interation with 'strangers'. I'm sure you will enjoy the conference and wish you a great time there. Good luck with all your ventures!
In some small way, I feel part of this post, Mary. You should have gotten some sleep 🙂
You were a huge help. Thanks, Rick!
Thanks for your kind remarks, Mary. The strange thing is although we never met in real-life, I seem to have met you anyway. 😉 That's one of the reasons why I love social media: technology enabling almost real-life interation with 'strangers'. I'm sure you will enjoy the conference and wish you a great time there. Good luck with all your ventures!