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It's so fun, thanks for posting them. http://twitter.com/cathleenritt

Thanks for this post. It cleared up some questions I had especially how "like" is used. Also have a better appreciation for seeing other's friends through the links they like. Hey you're adding value to my life.

Does this mean you can't help my friend with ooVoo? Can you get me one of the new Mustangs? Ha ha.
Congratulations! This is awesome news for you and for social media as a discipline.

Fred,
I moderated a session at O'Reilly's Money:Tech conference in February called "What Do Hedge Fund Managers Want?". Our panel focused primarily on Wall Street's resistance to technology concepts like Open Source and technology services like blogs, wikis and social networks.

One of our panelists, J.P. Rangaswami, was way ahead of his time in implementing these services while CIO at Dresdener and has written on this topic extensively. In my introduction I characterized him as standing for "collaboration across the enterprise." J.P. had several comments on this topic the day of the conference, including the revelation that Goldman employees are using Facebook more extensively than one would think to collaborate with each other.

If you aren't familiar with J.P. Rangaswami, his blog is called Confused of Calcutta and here is a link to a relevant post: http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/02/03/intere...

Chris,

I have such a great memory for birthdays and it's been bugging me that you had April 1 listed as your birthday, because I was sure it was April 8. Have a good one today and next week.

If my spur of the moment tweet about the pea drive and pea-vatars can lead to world peace, I'm all for it. If the only thing the idea does is to let Twitterites do something positive and fun to show Susan Reynolds our love, support and respect and to help her through this experience, than it has done its job.

What it has done and what you point out, is that the simplest concepts can bring people together and galvanize them into action. Thank you for supporting and blogging about Frozen Pea Friday.

Why thank you. Hope you will visit us more often and join our Facebook group.

Chris,
Connie said it best. I will be thinking about you and keep my mind open for good ideas. I'm breaking a Chris Brogan rule here: Let me know how I can help. Cathleen

Spot-on introduction to my post. Thanks for inspiration and inclusion.

Thanks for citing my post. Hope to continue the conversation

Thanks for calling my attention to this. Some new names for me to look into. I'll add this to my delicious page.

Chris,

There have been two instances where participation from my Twitter friends/followers enhanced my creative process.

In my case, I didn't purposely ask for help, but when I posted that I was changing my name to iPhone to meet guys just for fun, the witty responses and questions I received inspired me to respond creatively and humorously. I was able to turn the series of tweets between me and friends into a successful bit in my stand-up act.

Most of the ideas I wouldn't have thought of on my own if I had sat down to write about it. The different perspectives and the individual wisdoms in the crowd made something much bigger and better.

Chris,

Thanks for taking the lead and using your non-bully pulpit to open up the conversation about this topic, especially since it would be almost impossible to actually discuss on Twitter. I agree with the majority of your suggestions and those from commenters.
I do not sense any Alexander Haig, "I'm in charge here" attitude. In my mind, you have taken the lead on getting the community talking and acting so many times, you ARE the person that can bring up a sensitive topic in a thoughtful way. You're not roping off the sandbox, you're just suggesting a better way to play. That's fair.
Keep being a force for good.

So many of these songs bring back such memories happy, nostalgic, melancholy. As I read your post and the original post I had to remind myself that there's a difference between a positive song and one that puts you in a good mood. I have to ponder that more. I agree on Feeling Groovy, I can see clearly. I'd agree with Walking on Sunshine from the original post. The Rising was one of the best albums of all time that actually meant something and as sad as it was it really had hope to it.
As for me, I'd throw in "Jump" Van Halen, "Everybody Have Fun" Wang Chung and "SuperFreak" by Rick James. Many more....thanks for posting

Cannot tell you how perfect the timing is for this post (for me anyway). The same day you wrote this my boss had sat us all down and asked us to review the 7 Habits and think about how we can spend our time differently. This post will help me think about it. You're an angel.

Chris,

I really like this post a lot. I had read "Web 2.0 sucks" yesterday by way of Scoble's linkblog on Twitter. Given some of the recent communications I've had with you, the "we're talking to ourselves" statement "was a whack on the side of the head". As you know, right now in my professional world I'm a blogvangelist. So far, I have taken more of an opportunistic, one-by-one approach with my "Guide to Web 2.0" email, but if it gets the ball rolling and makes me feel like I'm helping, educating and inspiring, it's a step forward. I do think you need to blogvangelize where the audience is either physically, mentally or logistically, logistics meaning their tools. My clients use email that's how I reach them. What I find is that once you start to get the word out, whether or not you are being effective or making an impact, you get more confident and get more ideas and get momentum. It will all build on itself. So my "Web 2.0 guide for investors" email can morph into a blog post, a newsletter, even a Google groups page. Or I can includes links for wikis and social media and netvibe universes.
Another example was the gang reaction yesterday to a verge-of-quitting Twitterer and how some of us posted tips for how to make it work for her including friends she should follow.
Sometimes extending the conversation means starting the conversation. Sometimes it means defining the jargon. Sometimes it means having a lot of individual meetings. This post extends the conversation in a very positive way.

Chris,
This made me think. I am often the jester. Like SpaceyG, it hasn't always paid off in the corporate world. But I hadn't thought about the other side of it. The jester can use the humor and creativity to have a positive impact on the business/task etc. I think that's where many jesters "goof up," myself included. We focus too much on getting the laughs and not enough on saying after everyone stops laughing, "but seriously...." I have been grappling with this issue recently, so this post is timely, thanks