guilt post because I feel bad for never updating
Sorry… I’m a bad blogger.
I just wanted to let all of you know that my love affair with social media is still going strong. There’s so much that l like about it. It’s the human element that gets me though… the relationships that have formed as a result of my internet escapades simply blow my mind.
Also, today I coined the phrase “unconsummated friendship.” It’s a friendship where you’ve never met in real life. I seem to be finding myself a part of more and more of these these days… I wish I had the time and money to drive/fly all over the country to meet my new friends, but until then, I’ll have to stick w/ the internet and be thankful that there are constantly popping up new ways to stay connected and foster these wonderful, if unconsummated, friendships.
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September 9, 2008 at 1:14 am
Sorry to burst your cute lil bubble, but you’re term has been coined- nearly fifteen years ago, no less-
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9805E3D91730F932A1575BC0A962958260
September 10, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Awww way to go Kathleen! I have realized lately as well that I consider some people I met online “unconsummated friends” as well, like you! It still kinda creeps me out when I think about it sometimes, and I wonder if I wasn’t sitting in front of a computer 8 hours a day in a office, if I would be able to maintain these friendships. Hopefully, because I do learn a lot of things through them and value you guys!
PS. It’s still on the DL but I’m starting my own blog soon, all KALONGness, but I’m still having issues setting it up the way I want it, etc. Exciting huh?! I love yours!
September 10, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Well, I’m not technically an “unconsummated” friend, but our relationship certainly has become tons more consistent and fun through social media. So not only can your “internet escapades” help you find friends you never would have found otherwise, they also can enable existing relationships to flourish in ways simply wouldn’t have happened without social networks!
Hooray. :-)
September 10, 2008 at 8:25 pm
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September 21, 2008 at 1:33 pm
@Jersey! Your comment got caught in my spam filter!!Don’t lie. It gives you great pleasure to burst my bubble, jerk. :P