Comments on: The Virtual Office of Self-Selected Colleagues http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/ Making Work Fit Life Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: How A Year In The Country Has Revolutionized My Work Life | A Different Kind of Work http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 How A Year In The Country Has Revolutionized My Work Life | A Different Kind of Work Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:01:38 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-2759 [...] to me as any I’ve made offline. Signing into Twitter every morning, is like walking into a virtual office and catching up like you do in any real office. The thing is, I don’t need to be in any [...] [...] to me as any I’ve made offline. Signing into Twitter every morning, is like walking into a virtual office and catching up like you do in any real office. The thing is, I don’t need to be in any [...]

]]> By: Social Media. Another 24/7 Work Culture? | A Different Kind of Work http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Social Media. Another 24/7 Work Culture? | A Different Kind of Work Mon, 10 May 2010 12:24:51 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-1374 [...] There’s much to love about blogging, Twitter, Facebook and all things social media. It’s such a “now” phenomenon. It opens you and your business up to people, information, products and services you simply would not otherwise access. And for the solopreneur, it’s a way of creating your virtual office of self-selected colleagues. [...] [...] There’s much to love about blogging, Twitter, Facebook and all things social media. It’s such a “now” phenomenon. It opens you and your business up to people, information, products and services you simply would not otherwise access. And for the solopreneur, it’s a way of creating your virtual office of self-selected colleagues. [...]

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Christine Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:39:43 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-801 Hi Nishant, Thanks for dropping by and leaving the comment. I appreciate the nice feedback :) I respect what you're saying about social media not being the same as meeting people in person. All I can tell you is that I've met lots of people through blogging, Twitter and Facebook that I never would have met in real life and I feel immensely grateful for having the connections with them that I do. I think that whilst, at one stage I used the internet to connect with existing friends, the internet is now allowing me to make friends with completely new people, some of whom I will undoubtedly meet up with at some stage! Look after yourself and thanks again. Hi Nishant,

Thanks for dropping by and leaving the comment. I appreciate the nice feedback :)

I respect what you’re saying about social media not being the same as meeting people in person. All I can tell you is that I’ve met lots of people through blogging, Twitter and Facebook that I never would have met in real life and I feel immensely grateful for having the connections with them that I do. I think that whilst, at one stage I used the internet to connect with existing friends, the internet is now allowing me to make friends with completely new people, some of whom I will undoubtedly meet up with at some stage!

Look after yourself and thanks again.

]]> By: Nishant Says http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Nishant Says Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:18:50 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-799 Hey Christine, First of all, this is the very first article that m reading at your blog & IMPRESSIVE! Good to hear that you're feeling better now. Talking about the article, I agree that social networks help very much to connect with your friends when you do not have time, but at the same time, I feel that meeting personally is totally different experience. Have seen many people talking on facebook even if they're sitting just next block, so that is not something where I want to reach at! .-= Nishant Says´s last blog ..<a href="http://nishantsays.com/top-5-things-which-irritate-your-users-the-most/" rel="nofollow">Top 5 things which irritate your users the most!</a> =-. Hey Christine,
First of all, this is the very first article that m reading at your blog & IMPRESSIVE! Good to hear that you’re feeling better now.

Talking about the article, I agree that social networks help very much to connect with your friends when you do not have time, but at the same time, I feel that meeting personally is totally different experience.

Have seen many people talking on facebook even if they’re sitting just next block, so that is not something where I want to reach at!
.-= Nishant Says´s last blog ..Top 5 things which irritate your users the most! =-.

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Christine Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:43:31 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-797 Hey, Ryan, that's a great story about your community being supportive and patient, waiting for it to be clear for you what to post next. I'm very impressed! I think there's often a generosity of spirit with online communities that is often lacking in other circles. Your experience seems to confirm this. Thank you for sharing that! :) Hey, Ryan, that’s a great story about your community being supportive and patient, waiting for it to be clear for you what to post next. I’m very impressed! I think there’s often a generosity of spirit with online communities that is often lacking in other circles. Your experience seems to confirm this.

Thank you for sharing that! :)

]]> By: Ryan hanzel http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Ryan hanzel Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:02:07 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-796 Christine, Hey I am fairly new around your blog but so far I have really enjoyed your material! I hope you feel better if not already and I can relate to what you are talking about even though it is on a smaller scale for me. I recently have been working much more than usual and found myself in a place where I was having trouble figuring out what I wanted to post next. The community I am proudly part of has been very supportive and patient. .-= Ryan hanzel´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WritersAddict/~3/kdeanhXFDgU/" rel="nofollow">Why?</a> =-. Christine,

Hey I am fairly new around your blog but so far I have really enjoyed your material! I hope you feel better if not already and I can relate to what you are talking about even though it is on a smaller scale for me.

I recently have been working much more than usual and found myself in a place where I was having trouble figuring out what I wanted to post next. The community I am proudly part of has been very supportive and patient.
.-= Ryan hanzel´s last blog ..Why? =-.

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Christine Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:21:13 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-795 Hi Debbie Good to meet you! Your story of how you found your way here does indeed show the power of social media. Sorry to hear you haven't had time to pursue some of your old relationships - it can be difficult to juggle social media and life sometimes I find! You're welcome here whenever you fancy hanging out. Looking forward to getting to know you better too! Hi Debbie

Good to meet you! Your story of how you found your way here does indeed show the power of social media. Sorry to hear you haven’t had time to pursue some of your old relationships – it can be difficult to juggle social media and life sometimes I find!

You’re welcome here whenever you fancy hanging out. Looking forward to getting to know you better too!

]]> By: Debbie Yost http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Debbie Yost Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:55:47 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-794 Hi Christine, I found you through Julie, who I found through Barbara. It is true how the social media helps build relationships! I've made many great relationships through social medias. Lately I haven't had a lot of time to pursue those relationships and many blogs I used to follow have fallen to the wayside. I'm trying to find my way back slowly and try to build some new relationships. I hope you're feeling better and look forward to getting to know you better. .-= Debbie Yost´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.thegrantcollc.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/01/forgiveness/" rel="nofollow">Forgiveness</a> =-. Hi Christine,
I found you through Julie, who I found through Barbara. It is true how the social media helps build relationships! I’ve made many great relationships through social medias. Lately I haven’t had a lot of time to pursue those relationships and many blogs I used to follow have fallen to the wayside. I’m trying to find my way back slowly and try to build some new relationships.

I hope you’re feeling better and look forward to getting to know you better.
.-= Debbie Yost´s last blog ..Forgiveness =-.

]]> By: Christine http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Christine Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:39:56 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-791 You're outrageous, Archan!! Sadly, I don't think they'll ever legalise the M-plant here. Never mind Mrs Thatcher (she's still here, but Dennis died some years back, without ever having left the closet), have you seen the people that have succeeded her? I can't imagine Gordon Brown smoking a joint, although David Cameron....? Feeling better already for all your meditations, not to mention the effect of your wicked sense of humour. Look after yourself! You’re outrageous, Archan!!

Sadly, I don’t think they’ll ever legalise the M-plant here. Never mind Mrs Thatcher (she’s still here, but Dennis died some years back, without ever having left the closet), have you seen the people that have succeeded her? I can’t imagine Gordon Brown smoking a joint, although David Cameron….?

Feeling better already for all your meditations, not to mention the effect of your wicked sense of humour.

Look after yourself!

]]> By: Archan Mehta http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/2010/02/26/the-virtual-office-of-self-selected-colleagues/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Archan Mehta Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:58:25 +0000 http://www.adifferentkindofwork.com/?p=1120#comment-790 Christine Sorry, but I missed the bus....again! Just found out you were sick. Today, I am going to pray especially and only for you, so there. I will meditate on your having a really strong immune system, so that you don't even catch the common cold--and flu, begone, you trouble-maker, never visit Chrissy again...or else. We do care! Oh, and if prayer and meditation doesn't work, there is always the option of the M-plant. Lighting one of those babies up and you forget about your troubles. And you won't even remember your sick, the M-plant will take you so far away from reality. And your husband's eccentricities too. Since I can't smoke the peace pipe with my mother-in-law (bee-ach!), I do the next best thing: reach out for my crack pipe. Don't laugh so hard at my troubles, Chrissy, I recommend it. I am gonna write to 10' Downing Street now to make the M-Plant legal in Britain. (Does Margaret Thatcher still live there? I never did catch her husband's name--he needs to come out of the closet.) If not, at least for god's sake, ban Shepherd's pie (ghastly!), the English weather, English teeth, and the wanton images of Prince Charles sporting a mini-skirt and playing polo. Cheers! Christine

Sorry, but I missed the bus….again! Just found out you were sick.

Today, I am going to pray especially and only for you, so there.

I will meditate on your having a really strong immune system, so that you don’t even catch the common cold–and flu, begone, you trouble-maker, never visit Chrissy again…or else. We do care!

Oh, and if prayer and meditation doesn’t work, there is always the option of the M-plant.

Lighting one of those babies up and you forget about your troubles.

And you won’t even remember your sick, the M-plant will take you so far away from reality. And your husband’s eccentricities too.

Since I can’t smoke the peace pipe with my mother-in-law (bee-ach!), I do the next best thing: reach out for my crack pipe.

Don’t laugh so hard at my troubles, Chrissy, I recommend it.

I am gonna write to 10′ Downing Street now to make the M-Plant legal in Britain.

(Does Margaret Thatcher still live there? I never did catch her husband’s name–he needs to come out of the closet.)

If not, at least for god’s sake, ban Shepherd’s pie (ghastly!),
the English weather, English teeth, and the wanton images of Prince Charles sporting a mini-skirt and playing polo. Cheers!

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