Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Why I Love Forums

I never thought I would. I really didn't think I'd click with this whole social networking 'thing' either. I come from the IT industry, but social networking? Please! Not for me, I thought. I started my blog last year as a kind of experiment. I wanted to see if I could actually get into the routine and discipline needed to maintain the thing. I wanted to see if I could come up with anything remotely interesting to say, because, what would I actually write about and who would care anyway? I wanted to see if it was something I'd have to force myself to do. Well, surprise, surprise! I found I actually enjoy it. Who would have thought? I give it to myself as a reward if I meet a certain goal for the day. In addition to blogging, I've discovered forums. Of course, I always knew they were there, but I thought 'what benefit could I really get from them'? I'm fairly self sufficient after all. They have an obvious educational value, a support value, a networking value, and a promotional value. They have all that, but the thing I love most about them? They're BLIND. I don't necessarily mean the annonymity of them, although that's part of it. I mean they're blind to social status, geographic location, cultural differences, economic situation and age. People come together with common interests, desires, dreams and aspirations and - connect. OK, maybe I'm kind of late to this party, but better to finally arrive than never get there at all, right?

6 comments:

  1. Kaily - I like forums and belong to Coffee Time plus Romance Divas. I visit once or twice a week. Coffee Time has a free seminar on wolves and werewolf folklore that starts today so I'm off to educate myself. :)

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  2. Oh, Shelley, I need to go check that seminar out! I like forums too, Kaily.

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  3. HI Kaily!

    I haven't ventured into the forum scene, yet. lol I've finally mastered Face book!

    The seminar Shelley mentioned does sound tasty. What forums are you in, Kaily?

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  4. I think you are on the right track. I'm not too into the fourms yet. But Coffee Time has great stuff.

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  5. I'm not involved in too many forums, mainly because of time. But I'd like to explore more of them this year...

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  6. I hang out at eharlequin and Romance Divas. Two very, very different forums but each with such great information and wonderful, supportive people!
    Shelley - I'll have to check out Coffee Time. I think I looked at it once. I was intimidated, but I don't do 'intimidated' anymore :)
    Helen - would love to know which ones you frequent!
    Sarah - if you're not in it, BEWARE. Serious time suck if you let it.
    Kaye - if I join Coffee Time I might see you there.
    Cari - I'm with you. You're supposed to be writing. I'm supposed to be writing right now. Like I said, I use it as a reward to myself though.

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