Comments on: Social Media, Social Karma

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By: Success Stories: Shonali Burke | Solo PR Pro | Resources for Independent PR & MarCom Consultants

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:21:14 +0000

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By: Shonali Burke

Shonali Burke — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:08:52 +0000

The best thing about this post for me is all of you who have taken the time to write in with your comments. Thank you!

By: frank

frank — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:43:02 +0000

Shonali … good stuff.

I like what @amymengel had to say … “social media almost breeds a helpful attitude” …

I’d also argue that there are a lot of people out there that only want to push their stuff and their giving back is done with expectations – and i can’t say I’m not guilty of doing just that at times.

I think that, at the end of the day, those that give and serve others are always better off – in physical and digital life – but that is a challenging thing to do all the time.

http://twitter.com/franswaa

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:38:33 +0000

Great post Shonali! I’m a big believer in giving vs. getting. When you help others, good karma is bound to find you.

By: Kathy Casciani

Kathy Casciani — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:32:59 +0000

Awesome post Shonali….great analogy!

By: Liliane Rausch

Liliane Rausch — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:17:19 +0000

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By: amymengel

amymengel — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:48:00 +0000

Shonali, this is such a timely post… especially when you think about the recent rash of celebrities who have rushed to Twitter and, for the most part, probably aren’t using it (or other social platforms) to help people out.

What I love about social media is that it almost *breeds* a helpful attitude among a lot of people who participate. You see things like Arik Hanson’s job tweet-a-thon for Scott and Sonny and you just want to be a part and do what you can to help out. Or you connect with amazing students like David and Sheema and do whatever you can to help them connect with professionals and get job leads (like Stuart did).

Yes, there is sometimes a side benefit of increased recognition or personal brand or whatever you want to call it, but it’s really about paying it forward (sorry to use to cliche) and helping to strengthen those bonds of professionalism and friendship among the social media community.

@amymengel