This video was shot in January in Boston while James Dalman and I were at WordCamp Boston.
We were being tourists and visiting Harvard University and all the while hundreds of miles away from “home,” we were staying connected to thousands of people via social media, in particular Twitter.
Social media has been flamed for disconnecting people, which it can … but it also CONNECTS us in so many great ways. Like my bud Brad Ulrich says, “Twitter cuts out the small talk.” Using Twitter we’re keeping up BETTER with each other more than ever.
This story illustrates that I think:
I am new to the social media world, but couldn’t agree more of how powerful a tool it is and how it can make the world seem so much more accessible.