I have had a bit of writers block as of late - until something happened today.
This morning I got a random IM from none other than top sphinner, nowsourcing. It was simple, just a “Hello there, you’re wingnut over at sphinn right?” and a little conversation where he asked questions about me and seemed genuinely interested.
I didn’t recognize who it was at first, I had just been set free from an absurdly early meeting and had only started on my first cup of coffee. After coming out of my morning haze, however, it was just cool. A blogger that I read all the time. Decided to take the time and say hi to me… a no-name nobody.
How cool is that? Not only do I now think he’s one awesome guy but I’m also following him on twitter, stalking him on sphinn, added him to my buddy list on AIM, and am more likely to reference his posts on my blog (not to mention this fan-boi post.)
It just goes to show you what that little extra bit of time it takes to say hey to someone can do for your networking. I think it’s just a great lesson for everyone, not just the big names. Social media is about being social and nothing is more social than saying hi and being nice to the people around you… even the quiet ones standing against the wall.
Responses to “Be nice to the little guys - It works”
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:57 am
Congrats with the popularity increase, nice little article - you got my thumbs up and a sphinn!
November 23rd, 2007 at 3:34 am
o_O
Dude … you sound star-struck to me… Just don’t show nowsourcing your b00bies! That would be too much.
I don’t like Lyndon but I have to agree with him: This groupie style post is lame.
November 25th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
psst.
clicking ‘previous entries’ goes to a “Page Not Found” error.
might wanna fix that.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
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November 21st, 2007 at 9:53 am
What a great post, Wingnut!!
You know, I’m not even sure there are “little guys” in Social Media. Well, maybe that’s not exactly true… I believe if there are any little guys at all it would be the guys who don’t participate and you, my friend, do.
I have been so impressed with all the interaction I have had between some major bloggers and myself. The first month I think I was total “Star Struck” by it all. I couldn’t believe that these major bloggers gave the time of day. But, it didn’t take me long at all to realize that these Bloggers that I had admired for so long that began taking the time to email, chat or talk with me might have seen something it me. Maybe they even admired something about me. I believe in Social Media that we all have something to offer others…. big or small. My guess is Brian of NowSourcing probably saw something in you that he admired. It’s what Social Media is all about.
Great post Wingnut!!
Shana