Social Networking Lessons from Small Town Living
For the last few days I have been hanging out in Maddock, ND. It's a small town out in the boonies of North Dakota. I grew up in a small town but for some reason this place just feels smaller than my hometown of Hunter, ND. I can't place my finger on it but it seems to be the community. People around here seem to know everyone and your mom. It is amazing how everyone here seems to know everyone else's name or their aunt or went to school with your grandmother's nanny. I think it's amazing how well connected everyone is and how genuinely interested the next person is in their fellow man.
I think the internet and social networking could take a lesson from this small group of old people. Learn to be genuinely interested in each other. Learn to know every one else's name. All in all learn to be a part of the community, you may not bring food to the pot luck but you should try to bring information to the table.
