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Here are my June 26, 2009 #followfriday Twitter picks:
Nonprofit
@RJLeaman – Rebecca Leaman, nonprofit conduit, assocition thought leader, blogger behind Association Jam.
@pinnovation – Jeff De Cagna, nonprofit social media strategist and implementer, change strategist, blog: Principled Innovation
Meeting & Event Professionals
@JessicaLevin – Jessica Levin, CMP (Certified Meeting Planner), association professional, social media swami, great motivator
@MichaelMcCurry – Michael McCurry, Integrated Meetings, Event & Social Media Pro, McCurry’s Corner blog
Social Media
@jowyang – Jeremiah Owyang, Forrester Researcher and Social Media Strategist, Web Strategy blog
Environmental Advocate
@parkhowell – Park Howell, Sustainable Green Advertising, Social Media, Word Of Mouth, Blogger and Environmental Maverick, ParkHowell.Com, A Brighter Shade Of Green blog
Professional Speaker
@sklososky - Scott Klososky, professional speaker on Web 2.0+, technology and technology consultant (integrates Twitter, SMS with his presentations and audience participation), Technology Story blog
Authors, Bloggers & Writers
@stevekayser – Steve Kayser, snarky, thoughtless leader, world class (minus the cl) charismatic provocateur with a heart, Riffs, Tiffs and What Ifs blog
@UpbeatNow – Rajesh Setty, author, blogger, motivator, insightful and inspirational writings, technology thoughts, Life Beyond Code blog
Here are my ten Twitter #FollowFriday recommendations for June 19, 2009. Watch and enjoy.
Beth Kanter @kanter – Great nonprofit and fundraising resource for associations, organizations and charities alike. She provides a wealth of content and information on how to integrate social media strategies through her blog and Twitter. Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
John Haydon @johnhaydon – Another must-follow blogger and social media specialist that provides a wealth of resources for associations, businesses, nonprofits, and organizations. JohnHaydon.com: Social Media Marketing For Nonprofits, Small Businesses & Bloggers
Craig Fisher @fishdogs – One of the top Career100 bloggers and recruiters. Provides a wealth of information for job hunters. Fishdogs Career Branding For Social Animals
Jeff Lipschultz @jlipschultz – Another one of the top Career100 blogger and recruiters and @fishdog’s business partner. Jeff Lipschult’s Blog: I Think Therefore I Blog
Mitch Fielder @mitchthefielder – Insightful Gen Y Meeting & Event Professional, Director of Communications For Tennessee Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. MitchTheFielder Blog
Julius Solaris @tojulius – European Event & Technology Strategist Swami! Blogger about event management software, Web 2.0, social media, open space technology, open source, green marketing & events and the environment. Event Manager Blog
Lara McCulloch-Carter @ready2spark - Founder of #eventprofs Twitter chats, eye for simplicity and beautiful design, elegant and sophisticated strategic event professional guaranteed to wow you with extraordinary memorable events. Ready2Spark Blog Igniting Extraordinary Events
David Armano @armano - Communicator, Karaoke junkie, visual and design artist, social media unguru that can take complicated concepts and boil them down to golden nuggets of truth and enticing eye candy. Logic+Emotion Blog
Sonny Gill @sonnygill – Social media and community architect, bricklayer and developer. One of the founders of #Cmtychat on Twitter and a great leader for online community development and brand monitoring/management. Shining Light On Social Media Blog
Rajeev Edmonds @mintblogger - New Delhi, India Web 2.0 (& Beyond) blogger with an uncanny ability to share practical and content-rich tips, strategies and posts with a wealth of wisdom. Mintblogger.com Blogging Tips & Social Media
(I wrote this yesterday afternoon after being overwhelmed by the pouring of two words from so many people via social media. It felt like Christmas all day long, as I opened emails, read tweets and viewed Facebook posts. I was humbled and am still moved today. It’s amazing how those small acts of kindness moved me. I hope that I can always remember to share and encourage my friends whether online or in person, how special they are. As my online friend Steffan Antonas says, “It’s about encouraging randomness and accelerating serendipity in others’ lives.” Oh, and those two words: Happy Birthday. So, indulge please me as I wax philosophical and this is for you.)
The Beauty Of Friends
Today I’ve been reminded of the beauty of friends. With the growth of social media, more people have reached out to me than ever before in tribute of this day. It’s been truly heart-warming, touching and overwhelming. My eyes have filled with tears several times because of my friends and their messages of hope.
Today, I’ve been blessed by the beauty of friends. My childhood friends from sleep-over days. My junior high friends who felt just as much out of place during seventh and eighth grade as I did. My high school friends who celebrated and mourned with me with the ups and downs of teenage life. My college friends who were there by my side believing in me, supporting me and offering helpful hands. My friends from decades past in various cities and professions.
Today, I’ve been blessed by the beauty of friends. A blue bird started tweeting early this morn. An online facebook started reminding others to blow their horns. The virtual roll-a-deck flipped to that day I was born.
Today I’ve been blessed by the beauty of friends. My relatives that are physically far away yet near in heart. My family both here and afar that are stronger than friends.
Today, I’ve contemplated the gathering of family and friends, the need for warmth and love, and the promise of light in the darkness. Our yearning for each other, relationships, community. Today’s well wishers have been a promising respite from stressed-out work, cascading reports of corporate corruption, economic debacles, sagging retail and housing sales, and expanding layoffs.
Today, I’ve been blessed by the beauty of friends. I’ve learned the simple truth: Be together. I know we can’t all be physically together and mobility isn’t the issue. I’ve learned we need to let go of the idea that we can make it alone. We need each other. God made us that way. Our isolation and anonymity are anomalies. They make it difficult for God to walk with us.
I wish for you today that we can each imagine such togetherness, and that imagining it, we would go in search of it. It is never too early or late in life to realize the beauty of friends.
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