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Comment on Romance – Blog Carnival by Cris Ferreira

Cris Ferreira — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:22:59 +0000

By the way, thanks for hosting the Blog Carnival! And may you and your wife enjoy a great Valentine’s day!

Comment on Romance – Blog Carnival by Cris Ferreira

Cris Ferreira — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:22:19 +0000

Great reminder, Peter. We always find time for the things we consider important, so there’s no excuses, no telling we don’t have time to nurture our relationship with God and with our loved ones.
God and our family should be our top two priorities, in that order.

Comment on What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? by PeterP

PeterP — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:55:22 +0000

It’s Sandra… right?

Comment on What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? by PeterP

PeterP — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:15 +0000

I completely believe that you’re the same online as offline…

I’m just glad you’re awesome either way!

Comment on What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? by PeterP

PeterP — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:52 +0000

You’re absolutely right, Zee.

I was going to say something about being fake because that’s a very real issue…

I think I’ll write about that later in the week!

Comment on What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? by J. R. Nova

J. R. Nova — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:48:35 +0000

In a way I’m a little sad at how open the net is these days, and how people are using it. I grew up with the Internet, but when I first had it back in the mid 90s, it wasn’t at all like it was now. With the good (Youtube!) comes the bad (all the dirty laundry on Facebook, yuck). But one thing has held steady throughout the years. I think the internet holds people accountable in ways the real world doesn’t always do. If you you post something you shouldn’t, it’s likely to come back to bite you. But also, the net can be a dangerous place unlike the real world. It’s very easy for something you didn’t do or intend for, to go viral. we’ve got to be careful and make sure we put our best foot forward.

Comment on What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? by molly

molly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:09:05 +0000

Well, MY online presence has a lot to do with this guy I know that designs websites. He’s a pretty sterling character. If only he knew my first name…

Comment on What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? by [a bumper fish and other musings] | The Observer

[a bumper fish and other musings] | The Observer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:04:29 +0000

[...] made me think… Peter Pollock talked about online presence and whether it shows our real selves. However… what are our real [...]

Comment on What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? by katdish

katdish — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:29:05 +0000

I honestly think I’m the same person online as I am in real life–the good, the bad and the ugly. I also think I have fairly good BS radar, so I tend to avoid folks online who seem like they’re trying to be something more than they are.

Comment on What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? by Zee

Zee — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:14:18 +0000

Online presence may vary from the reality… It’s easy to be nice and cute online yet not so nice and cute in real life.

I am in no way implying that this is the case with the girl you mentioned. I was thinking broader audience.

At the same time, I do believe that online presence is important these days almost as much as the real time one. Whenever I had an interview with a candidate for my assistant, since the work requires knowledge of computers and communications (i.e. social media), after each interview I went online and looked for those people – looking through their photos, their blogs, their status updates… You never know. But you can get a taste of what this person is like in real life outside of the official interview.