Comments on: Why I Talk to Strangers and You Should Too http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too Growing in web, social media, and nonprofit worlds. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Howard Greenstein http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-42 Howard Greenstein Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:43:37 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-42 Blogging, twittering, updating your status is talking to strangers and inviting them to become friends. Keep blogging. Great post. Blogging, twittering, updating your status is talking to strangers and inviting them to become friends. Keep blogging. Great post.

]]> By: Howard Greenstein http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-8300 Howard Greenstein Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:43:00 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-8300 Blogging, twittering, updating your status is talking to strangers and inviting them to become friends. Keep blogging. Great post. Blogging, twittering, updating your status is talking to strangers and inviting them to become friends. Keep blogging. Great post.

]]> By: Avi http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-40 Avi Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:50:14 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-40 Sharon- I can see how that would invite a of great interactions. Beth- I know you didn't formally introduce us, but I never would have found her without your writing about her on your blog. Thanks. John- What a great story. Thanks for sharing. Sharon- I can see how that would invite a of great interactions.

Beth- I know you didn’t formally introduce us, but I never would have found her without your writing about her on your blog. Thanks.

John- What a great story. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Avi http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-8299 Avi Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:50:00 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-8299 Sharon- I can see how that would invite a of great interactions. Beth- I know you didn't formally introduce us, but I never would have found her without your writing about her on your blog. Thanks. John- What a great story. Thanks for sharing. Sharon- I can see how that would invite a of great interactions.

Beth- I know you didn’t formally introduce us, but I never would have found her without your writing about her on your blog. Thanks.

John- What a great story. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: John Haydon http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-38 John Haydon Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:56:47 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-38 I had the most humanistic conversation with a woman I was connected with via 411. It was a wrong number but she shared with me the origin of her last name. We talked about local music clubs, her health, my songwriting. I had the most humanistic conversation with a woman I was connected with via 411. It was a wrong number but she shared with me the origin of her last name. We talked about local music clubs, her health, my songwriting.

]]> By: John Haydon http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-8298 John Haydon Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-8298 I had the most humanistic conversation with a woman I was connected with via 411. It was a wrong number but she shared with me the origin of her last name. We talked about local music clubs, her health, my songwriting. I had the most humanistic conversation with a woman I was connected with via 411. It was a wrong number but she shared with me the origin of her last name. We talked about local music clubs, her health, my songwriting.

]]> By: Beth Kanter http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-37 Beth Kanter Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:51:06 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-37 Great you connected with Jocelyn .. Beth Great you connected with Jocelyn .. Beth

]]> By: Beth Kanter http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-8297 Beth Kanter Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:51:00 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-8297 Great you connected with Jocelyn .. Beth Great you connected with Jocelyn .. Beth

]]> By: Sharon Rosen http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-36 Sharon Rosen Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:52 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-36 My husband once wore a "Hello My Name Is..." sticker for a week, everywhere he went, including work! He had a lot of fun with it and enjoyed meeting new people as suddenly, people approached him more. It somehow seems easier to greet someone who is wearing a name sticker! My husband once wore a “Hello My Name Is…” sticker for a week, everywhere he went, including work! He had a lot of fun with it and enjoyed meeting new people as suddenly, people approached him more. It somehow seems easier to greet someone who is wearing a name sticker!

]]> By: Sharon Rosen http://www.avisamkaplan.com/2008/08/why-i-talk-to-strangers-and-you-should-too/comment-page-1#comment-8296 Sharon Rosen Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.avisamkaplan.com/?p=58#comment-8296 My husband once wore a "Hello My Name Is..." sticker for a week, everywhere he went, including work! He had a lot of fun with it and enjoyed meeting new people as suddenly, people approached him more. It somehow seems easier to greet someone who is wearing a name sticker! My husband once wore a “Hello My Name Is…” sticker for a week, everywhere he went, including work! He had a lot of fun with it and enjoyed meeting new people as suddenly, people approached him more. It somehow seems easier to greet someone who is wearing a name sticker!

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