The REAL Meaning of Social Media!
January 14, 2010
Nathan (Nate) Kievman, a good friend of mine, a Top Recommended People Member, and the owner of the 13k+ member Linked Strategies group on Linkedin, wrote me the following message in an e-mail, which is also available on his blog at: http://www.linkedstrategies.com/blog/haiti.htm
– His efforts demonstrate the REAL meaning of Social Media. I’m glad to be connected to Nate, and happy I can do my part!!
Hi Ross,
As you are likely very aware, a couple days ago Haiti was hit by a
7.1 earthquake. Fatalities and injuries are tremendous with over
100,000 – and possibly as high as 500,000 – passing on and roughly
3,000,000 affected by this incident according to the Red Cross.
I am writing this message to you not to sensationalize the event,
but I am writing because when an event like this strikes humanity, I
believe we are all affected (positively or negatively).
When major tragedy hits humanity we are faced with many choices of
how to act, think, feel and converse on the topic. We have an
opportunity to use social platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook and
Twitter in many ways. As the news has indicated, twitter and
Facebook are a major venue for communication between families
trying to find one another.
In my experience it seems that media and society as a whole wants
to push us to dwell in fear and worry over the major event. Media
is very focused on the WOW affect and wants us to sensationalize
events such as this which in turn distracts us from the real human
needs and in a sense, paralyzes us to take no action because the
tragedy seems so big… thus, how could one person really make a
difference and help?
We send our hearts out and love to all the families dealing with
this situation and if I may ask you to take action, even in the
smallest regard, please consider taking any of the following steps
to help uplift this situation first in the minds and hearts, then
with the immediate human needs. Some steps you can take to help are:
1) Pray, meditate, send your Love out to the Families in need (imagine
100,000,000+ people doing this!)
2) Support Financially…
- http://www.redcross.org/
- Text 90999 the word [ HAITI ] and donate $10 from your cell bill instantly
(You can verify this at:
http://www.redcross.org
Now in complete respect for those who have lost their lives in the
Haitian Earthquake, I would suggest that fear and worry would only
add chaos to this situation. So let us rejoice in gratitude for
what this brings to the world as an opportunity to grow
spiritually, to unite in brotherhood and sisterhood, to pull
together to help people who through no fault of their own are faced
with great challenges.
Please share this message with your friends and family.
Wishing you well,
~ Nate Kievman ~
Ps. View what the Redcross is doing for relief at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–Ak-Ze87Fc
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