Comments on: Building a Grid by Going Off the Grid http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/ A user's perspective on social media & marketing Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:37:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jonha http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Jonha Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:28:42 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-469 A Community Manager starts by being a Community Builder because there's nothing to manage when there isn't clearly a community. You are right about recognizing the need and actually acting about that feeling. Nearly everyone feels the need to change but not everyone acts on that feeling. Great job! Jonha A Community Manager starts by being a Community Builder because there’s nothing to manage when there isn’t clearly a community. You are right about recognizing the need and actually acting about that feeling. Nearly everyone feels the need to change but not everyone acts on that feeling. Great job!

Jonha

]]> By: Imelda http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Imelda Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:28:45 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-458 Hi Holly Well written and great point! I have been on the internet for a long time but my first real social interaction was Flickr. When I finally reached out to one local Houston photographer @christinebpc, a whole world opened up. We met in person and I found there were monthly Flickr meetups too. I took part in these for a few months and finally meeting local photogs who I was a fan of for many months was very rewarding. I also began to help organize Twitter Meetups around town. We now meet monthly and have a local that made many of us @twitpins :) Houston also has a monthly Social Media Breakfast, usually the first Friday of the Month. If you can come up for one, I'm sure you'd make a lot of contacts that are passionate about social media as you are. Hi Holly

Well written and great point! I have been on the internet for a long time but my first real social interaction was Flickr. When I finally reached out to one local Houston photographer @christinebpc, a whole world opened up. We met in person and I found there were monthly Flickr meetups too. I took part in these for a few months and finally meeting local photogs who I was a fan of for many months was very rewarding.

I also began to help organize Twitter Meetups around town. We now meet monthly and have a local that made many of us @twitpins :)

Houston also has a monthly Social Media Breakfast, usually the first Friday of the Month. If you can come up for one, I’m sure you’d make a lot of contacts that are passionate about social media as you are.

]]> By: lorena t. mitchell http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-372 lorena t. mitchell Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:55:57 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-372 well done, holly!!! oh man... i am proud of you! :) well done, holly!!! oh man… i am proud of you! :)

]]> By: Teresa Wu http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Teresa Wu Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:22:31 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-104 Hey Holly, Followed you over here from your other blog — love what you're up to now... congrats on finding such a perfect career path for you! Looks like you're already doing great things with it.:) Hey Holly,
Followed you over here from your other blog — love what you’re up to now… congrats on finding such a perfect career path for you! Looks like you’re already doing great things with it.:)

]]> By: KrisBelucci http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-98 KrisBelucci Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:03:17 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-98 Great post! Just wanted to let you know you have a new subscriber- me! Great post! Just wanted to let you know you have a new subscriber- me!

]]> By: Ketan http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Ketan Thu, 14 May 2009 06:35:28 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-78 Holly Great post! And I truly believe that building a community offline is infact more important than maintaining the one online. Its an interesting process, that twitter has brought into our lives with its system....I'm looking forward to tweetups so that at least I can meet those wonderful people whose updates I follow! My only fear of social media is that somewhere down the line people might just get too involved into the digital world that the classic socializing will diminish and slowly fade away..... Keep Posting! Regards Ketan Holly

Great post! And I truly believe that building a community offline is infact more important than maintaining the one online. Its an interesting process, that twitter has brought into our lives with its system….I’m looking forward to tweetups so that at least I can meet those wonderful people whose updates I follow!

My only fear of social media is that somewhere down the line people might just get too involved into the digital world that the classic socializing will diminish and slowly fade away…..

Keep Posting!

Regards

Ketan

]]> By: Chris Catania http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Chris Catania Wed, 06 May 2009 21:32:37 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-65 Great post! And very inspiring! Ironically one of the hardest parts about growing a social media community seems to be the social part, not the media. I just joined the Chicago SMC and I look forward to learning about your adventures. Thanks for sharing. Great post! And very inspiring! Ironically one of the hardest parts about growing a social media community seems to be the social part, not the media. I just joined the Chicago SMC and I look forward to learning about your adventures. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Giuseppe http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Giuseppe Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:55:07 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-44 Wow, how exciting! It wouldn't surprise me if you found this to be another case of the first step being the toughest. It's mind blowing to think that more people attended your social media community meeting than most cities in America have show up at their Council meetings. The rest is unlimited potential - congratulations and best of luck! Wow, how exciting! It wouldn’t surprise me if you found this to be another case of the first step being the toughest. It’s mind blowing to think that more people attended your social media community meeting than most cities in America have show up at their Council meetings. The rest is unlimited potential - congratulations and best of luck!

]]> By: Monica O'Brien http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Monica O'Brien Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:46:38 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-43 Holly, I know that this is "just" a post about social media, but it actually gave me shivers to read about how you're changing your community. Congratulations on making a difference. So many people would say that organizing tweetups isn't "making a difference" or "bettering the world" but I think strengthening your local community is just as valuable as other sorts of volunteer work. Holly,

I know that this is “just” a post about social media, but it actually gave me shivers to read about how you’re changing your community. Congratulations on making a difference. So many people would say that organizing tweetups isn’t “making a difference” or “bettering the world” but I think strengthening your local community is just as valuable as other sorts of volunteer work.

]]> By: Robert Sofia http://hollyhoffman.com/2009/04/building-a-grid-by-going-off-the-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Robert Sofia Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:00:29 +0000 http://hollyhoffman.com/?p=19#comment-42 Who said you needed to find a new job?! Instead, you created the perfect one for yourself. Kudos to ya! Who said you needed to find a new job?! Instead, you created the perfect one for yourself. Kudos to ya!

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