Comments on: Don’t Build Your Platform, Build Relationships http://flowerdust.net/2009/06/02/dont-build-your-platform-build-relationships/ Author, Blogger, Speaker, Bad Driver Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stretch Mark Mama http://flowerdust.net/2009/06/02/dont-build-your-platform-build-relationships/#comment-249699 Stretch Mark Mama Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:34:49 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2684#comment-249699 I agree that facebook is not suited well towards those in the limelight. But for me, it's been a great tool for building relationships. My schedule does not allow much time for in-person relationships (I'm a mom with three kids. Who like to talk. And wiggle.) But I deliberately use FB to friend people who I want to friend in real life. Then during the snippets of the day (or after the kids go to bed) I can utilize FB to interact with those people. Case in point -- I'm part of a church plant that includes very diverse people -- ones I would not naturally hang out with (that is, if I had gobs of time to "hang out"). But I've gotten to know them enough through FB that when I see them on Sunday, we have things to talk about which leads to other things to talk about which leads to a more genuine in-person relationship. One we wouldn't have had otherwise. I'm a fan of social media for many reasons--one being when it's used to build relationships. I agree that facebook is not suited well towards those in the limelight. But for me, it’s been a great tool for building relationships. My schedule does not allow much time for in-person relationships (I’m a mom with three kids. Who like to talk. And wiggle.) But I deliberately use FB to friend people who I want to friend in real life. Then during the snippets of the day (or after the kids go to bed) I can utilize FB to interact with those people.

Case in point — I’m part of a church plant that includes very diverse people — ones I would not naturally hang out with (that is, if I had gobs of time to “hang out”). But I’ve gotten to know them enough through FB that when I see them on Sunday, we have things to talk about which leads to other things to talk about which leads to a more genuine in-person relationship. One we wouldn’t have had otherwise.

I’m a fan of social media for many reasons–one being when it’s used to build relationships.

]]> By: Jennifer Gerhardt http://flowerdust.net/2009/06/02/dont-build-your-platform-build-relationships/#comment-249694 Jennifer Gerhardt Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:40:56 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2684#comment-249694 Ooohh. That Isaac/Ishmael thing is stinkin' awesome. I'll be using that--and LIVING that. Ooohh. That Isaac/Ishmael thing is stinkin’ awesome. I’ll be using that–and LIVING that.

]]> By: MultiChurchDC http://flowerdust.net/2009/06/02/dont-build-your-platform-build-relationships/#comment-249693 MultiChurchDC Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:40:25 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2684#comment-249693 God must be having the same little chat with quite a few of us. I too got sick of facebook and made some drastic changes. Posted a blog(http://tinyurl.com/yga3hsf) this morning about my ongoing adventure regarding relationships not platforms. Thanks for your insight. .-= MultiChurchDC´s last blog ..<a href="http://multichurchdc.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/ive-got-issues/" rel="nofollow">“I’ve Got Issues”</a> =-. God must be having the same little chat with quite a few of us. I too got sick of facebook and made some drastic changes. Posted a blog(http://tinyurl.com/yga3hsf) this morning about my ongoing adventure regarding relationships not platforms. Thanks for your insight.
MultiChurchDC´s last blog ..“I’ve Got Issues”

]]> By: Greg http://flowerdust.net/2009/06/02/dont-build-your-platform-build-relationships/#comment-249692 Greg Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:35:27 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2684#comment-249692 Great great thoughts Anne. Great great thoughts Anne.

]]> By: Leah http://flowerdust.net/2009/06/02/dont-build-your-platform-build-relationships/#comment-238794 Leah Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:44:04 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=2684#comment-238794 Anne, I am very new to your blog (seriously, I was 'introduced' yesterday, and have been reading through your posts in each minute I can spare). At any rate, it was so validating to read your posts, including this one. I don't tweet, but I do still use FB. I have about 70 friends, who are all people I know, I've met, or, in the case of about 10, are artists whose work I truly admire who asked that we 'friend' them. Often I look at people whose profiles boast of more than 500 friends, and I think, 'how on earth do you keep up with that many people?'. It was so validating of my decision to only link with people I really know to read this. Thank you. Anne, I am very new to your blog (seriously, I was ‘introduced’ yesterday, and have been reading through your posts in each minute I can spare). At any rate, it was so validating to read your posts, including this one. I don’t tweet, but I do still use FB. I have about 70 friends, who are all people I know, I’ve met, or, in the case of about 10, are artists whose work I truly admire who asked that we ‘friend’ them. Often I look at people whose profiles boast of more than 500 friends, and I think, ‘how on earth do you keep up with that many people?’. It was so validating of my decision to only link with people I really know to read this. Thank you.

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