Posts Tagged ‘Blogging’

On Death and Social Media

My brother and I grew up the sons of a Hospice nurse. From a very young age, conversation around the idea of death and dying was always present in our home. For mom, it wasn’t simply a profession either. Helping families and patients find peace in their final hours together was part passion, and part of her mission in life. I think that upbringing had an effect on us. Last week, Nick and I talked about a new research project he’s thinking about working on around the idea of the digital self (the sense of self we create by putting lots of stuff online) and death. (OMG, he said the “d” word.) It’s an interesting question. Have you ever stopped long enough to think about what happens to your Facebook profile or Blog, or even your LinkedIn network when you finally pass away? Plenty of time Most of us default here. “Meh, I’ve got plenty of time. I’m young and healthy, and I’m not planning to die anytime soon”.  We say that confidently, but with a slight touch of fear, uncertainty and doubt buried deep in our subconscious. The truth is this — no one actually knows when it’s going to be their time. The term life insurance industry exists for this single reason, right. But, all of that never comes to mind when we log onto Facebook or Google plus and chatter along with our friends. Thinking About Bob In  early 2007, I was hired as a marketing manager for a technology company called BestTransport. Bob Parsley was the Vice President of  marketing who brought me in. I remember really liking Bob in the interview. He was a runner, a passionate family guy, and he’d been in the internet game, going all the way back to working high level with AOL back in the mailable [...]

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D.J Collier on Godfather Social Media

Today, I’m super excited to welcome the musings of a guest to nateriggs.com. D.J Collier makes his home up in Deleware, Ohio.  He’s is a musician, a poet and a fellow dad who loves to listen to (and tell) stories. You can find him bloggin regularly over at Ragamuffin’s Rants Without further ado, here’s DJ. Social Media, or whatever the new buzz words of the week are, is a conversation. I feel silly saying this, because it is something that should have been learned in kindergarten, but a conversation is a two way thing. I speak, you listen and when you speak, I listen. We exchange ideas and, hopefully, walk away the better for it. Heck my kids age 3 and 4 know this. Relationships are built on conversations. So it isn’t a huge leap to say Social Media is another form of relationship only because you can eavesdrop on the conversations other people have you can feel like you have a relationship with that person. Just because we follow each other on twitter or you put me in a circle on Google+ doesn’t mean that you know me or that I would be inclined to help promote something. In the past week I have received 24 messages asking me to help promote a band, recommend a service, ask for donations, and to push this all onto my friends/followers. I want to say “We’ve known each other many years, but this is the first time you ever came to me for counsel or for help. I can’t remember the last time that you invited me to your house for a cup of coffee, even though my wife is godmother to your only child. But let’s be frank here. You never wanted my friendship”. <read as Brando ala Vito Corleone> I will gladly broadcast/advocate [...]

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