These days it seems some of us only social network off line if it has something to do with Twitter, LinkedIn or some ***camp event. It doesn’t have to be that way. Yes, you too can get together with friends that don’t share your online proclivities. And it still counts as social networking.
Sunday I joined men from church for breakfast. They get together once each month for breakfast. Each time a different restaurant is chosen. The meal is BYOM, bring your own money, the but camaraderie is free.
Do we talk about just stuff to do with the Gospel or church? Heck no! This time our conversation ended up talking about the Internet and our local options and experiences. Bonus for me, being an addicted to geek talk sort of guy.
The real upside to a breakfast like this though, versus a tweetup, is that everyone has something in common, something besides sharing the same online network. In this specific case, we share a common faith. That gives a huge base of things to talk about, and lots of common ground, allowing deeper discussions on a variety of topics.
A problem I see at tweetups is folks aren’t sure where to jump into the conversation. That’s especially true if meeting other tweeters that aren’t local to their area. Say, that don’t even know about your home town.
My pitch to you is to not ignore other off line networking opportunities in the face of so many ’social networking events’. You might find that breakfast with someone that’s not so much a stranger quite refreshing.
Cheers,
Todd
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