Be a thread in the web, not a fly stuck in it.
From my early days organizing skateboard contests with photocopiers and typewriters to the present day explaining the benefits of social media, I strive to help people connect using the best tools for the situation. When I started designing web sites in 1997, I knew the world of information would never be the same.
As an editor of a magazine, a filmmaker, and a blogger, I've followed my passion to help people connect. The one constant in all my experiences was the ability to use whatever media was available to broadcast a message. From working on non-profit newsletters to guerrilla theater, I've gained tremendous joy from seeing people tell their stories.
The internet took the ability for people to connect to much higher levels. Looking back, I'm amazed that so many skateboarders were able to find each other through informal networks of photo-copied zines in the days before the internet. In all my work, I attempt to recapture the essence of what drives people to connect.
Social media represents the best convergence of online communication and networking. It allows people to publish their thoughts, provide others with reviews of products and services, and connect to those with similar ideas and interests. It is such a simple idea but remains too complex for many people. I like to help others break through the complexity to tell their stories.
If you are interested in learning more about social media and how it can help you, contact me.
“Dialogue can thus produce an environment where people are consciously participating in the creation of shared meaning. Through this they begin to discern their relationship to a larger pattern of collective experience.”
—Pierre Clastres from The Duty to Speak