Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. Day 22.
Startup. What’s a business that you found this year that you love? Who thought it up? What makes it special?
The business I discovered this year is Twitter.
Okay, so Twitter isn’t exactly a startup but I didn’t personally jump in, or even understand it, until this year. Once I started tweeting I discovered so many amazing people. People I would most likely never have met otherwise, although I guess that point is debatable depending on your beliefs.
Twitter is like a global cocktail party that goes on round the clock and I can pop in and out when I feel like it. As a headline writer, I love the discipline of keeping a thought down to 140 characters or less. I have discovered more amazing entrepreneurs, kindred spirits, charming individuals, inspirational quotes, thoughts, and people than in any year prior. (I wouldn’t be writing this blog if I hadn’t discovered Gwen Bell and her Blog Challenge on Twitter.)
Twitter allows me to connect with a much wider circle of people that goes far beyond my personal network. This allows me to do my favorite thing, connect people with other people. For example, I helped a new Twitter friend connect with Dr. Christiane Northrup to write a forward for her book. This was something she dreamed of when she started the book and I orchestrated it for her. It felt amazing. I’ve had several other similar experiences through Twitter and I love it every time.
Twitter has restored my faith in humanity. I have never come across so many people who are so ready and willing to help others. I can post a question or even a comment on Twitter and within seconds someone I have most likely never met gives me a helpful response. How good is that?
Follow me on Twitter. I’d love to connect.
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