The following was originally published by Bernie DeKoven on Coworking.com

Relationship Marking: In a recent blog post, Adam Lasnik expresses some valuable insights into Twitter and social networking. He observes “…all social sites like (Twitter, Flickr, Facebook) treat all my friends, co-workers, acquaintances, online buddies the same, and it’s a big, stupid, completely off-putting mess!”

On the one hand, I think he misses the boat. On the other hand, I think he has some very important ideas to contribute to building a better shipyard.

The very wonder of Twitter is the giant jumble it creates - spontaneous messages from everyone you want to let in to your community - hourly, daily, sometimes every 5 minutes. It’s a cacophony of glimpses into the lives of others. At the same time, it’s a vision of the depth and breadth of your community, the variety of their realities, and the commonality of your shared reality.

On the other hand, it would be everso convenient to be able to create many, many different Twitter groups. We are members of many different communities, and it would be good, as we find ourselves adrift in the high seas of our virtual community, if we could, as needed, teleport to the quieter dinghies, where we could Twitter amongst family or friends, coworkers and coplayers, afloat in the quieter waters of more intimate and purposeful connections.

The following was originally published by Bernie DeKoven on Coworking.com
Relationship Marking: In a recent blog post, Adam Lasnik expresses some valuable insights into Twitter and social networking. He observes “…all social sites like (Twitter, Flickr, Facebook) treat all my friends, co-workers, acquaintances, online buddies the same, and it’s a big, stupid, completely off-putting mess!”
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