Alright...another installment of my 40 Day Social Networking fast. The lesson learned here is the reality that strong friendships can be made in the Social Space. Now if you read my post yesterday, you may be thinking to yourself "This guy has lost it! Didn't he say that we're just friends?" Well...I did BUT that's not a contradiction at all.

Let me 'splain. No...there is no time. Let me sum up!

While it is true that some relationships are more important than those that we have online (the point of the post yesterday), it is possible to make some incredibly solid relationships online. I have heard some people say that you can't really know someone that you meet online...and then they reference the Brad Paisley song and state that people are always fake it online.

It's just not true.

Some of my closest and dearest friends have been made online. There are about five guys in my life that I know I could call at a moment's notice...and I know they would show up. And all of these relationships have been formed and fostered online. To be honest...I don't believe I know five people in my "face to face life" in whom I can have same confidence. I would rather have five solid relationships online than five fake face to face interactions.

The thing is all of these relationships have been formed in the online space but have been fostered through phone calls, emails, and then face to face interactions.

We have prayed together. We have laughed together. We have dreamed together. We have cried together.

I am honored to have these people in my life! They know when to call me out. They know when to encourage me. They know when to check in on me. They know when I need a kick in the pants!

True and solid relationships can happen in the social space...I thank God for the ones in my life.

Guys you know who you are...I want to say thank you for the value you bring toyou my life. I would not be WHO I am today without each of you!

1.      Priorities are everything.

2.      Quantity is no match for quality.

3.      The social space is meant for being social.

4.      Find your voice….and let it be heard. 

5.      It’s not all about you (more specifically…it’s not all about me)

6.      We’re just friends.

7.      True relationships can happen in cyberspace.

8.      Turn down the noise and listen…

9.      There is life beyond facebook and twitter.

10.   I need to do this more often.