Asking Questions to Find Answers on Social Media
The internet is alive, connects some many people from all walks of life, from all over the world. Real people, not just the robots, spam machines, etc. (Although people have been known to act like spam machines) Each person is unique and has their own set of talents, gifts, areas of expertise, life experiences.
Lets say I want to find a answer to a question, I can Google it, ask in various forums, ask on Twitter (which is tied to Facebook), ask on Ryze, LinkedIn, etc. I don’t always find answers in the same places. I never know where the best answers are going to come from. I do find that places where my online friends hang out, I’m more apt to get an answer, as friends help friends.
It always surprises me when I ask something on Twitter and the answer comes through on Facebook.
A couple of questions I asked had the best answers from the WIN network on Ryze. I want to Thanks Bea Kunz for her answer on avoiding the West Nile virus. Faye Durham gave some great essential oil advice and some great suggestions for a herbal first aid kit.
Nice getting crowd sourced answers to questions.
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
yes…and I liked how you went back to locate answers to questions. Your way of intertwining the blog posts is wonderful! Love the integration and connections to your blog values and purpose!
Susan
Jan 7th, 2010 at 3:29 am
Hey, Heidi!
Great post. I have been crowdsourcing before there was a word for it. I guess asking advice wasn’t sophisticated enough for the word gurus.
Anyway, this is a great topic and glad you posted it.
On another note, love how you have a line for our Twitter ID in the comments. Another great way to connect with people online.
Have a great night.
Heidi Richards Mooney, Publisher
WE Magazine for Women