What I Have Learned - Take Fourteen

I have learned that I really like and care about my Twitter friends.

When I first signed up on Twitter, it was for business purposes. Really, it was. I used it to find new customers and promote the company I worked for. It was a wonderful means of finding people in need of the services we offered. I was good at selling the business through social media. Unfortunately, I am no longer working in the same field.

But along the way, I developed a more personal take on Twitter. My personal account became, well, personal. I began using Twitter as a giant chat room. But what first began as pointless chatter has now become a whole lot closer to my heart.

I actually like these people. Really like some of them. And I care more about them than I ever thought was possible.

I have met some amazing people over the past several months. I'm not here to brown nose my way through this and drool over anyone. I'm not here to try and promote myself or have a hidden agenda in my tweets. I chat because I like people. And many of these people are no longer acquaintances, they have become friends.

I have gone out with some wonderful girls. We have laughed, we have danced, we have had great times together. They are good people, and my life is so much richer with them as a part of it. But deep down, I care very much for these girls. I care that they have a sick relative, that they ran their first (and subsequent) marathon, that they bought their first house. I care when they have a bad date, a bad day, a bad experience. I love that they love ice cream and firemen. I love their honesty, their silliness, their appreciation for life, and even their craziness.

The best part of Twitter, someone is always there. Whether its two guys talking football at crazy hours of the night, or a group of people tweeting from a get together at a bar, to those of us tweeting from our desks during the day. If I want to connect with someone, to chat, or even to just listen to someone else's conversation - someone is always available. I know who is going where, what everyone is eating, where everyone is drinking (and how MUCH they are drinking). I have a window into these peoples lives. A window that I appreciate they share, and in return, I share with them a glimpse of my life as well.

And in all this sharing back and forth, my feelings and emotions have become involved. So even if I haven't said it to you personally, you matter to me. I care and if you need someone, you always know where to find me.