A while back I connected with Russ Martin, who serves as the operations leader for Power to Change (Campus Crusade for Christ) in Canada. I thought I’d share how it happened, because it gives some cool insight into the power of online communication.
- I wrote a post on video conferencing and somehow Russ found me and commented.
- I tracked down his blog and various insightful and witty comments ensued.
- We began following each other on twitter
- I posted a tweet wondering if anyone had some contact management software recommendation. (I know…I’m a nerd)
- Russ send me a message saying he would demo the software they’re using
- At the scheduled time I logged into a Dim Dim webinar and was added to a Skype conference call with Russ and Josh on the operations team up there.
Interesting notes: Russ and Josh live a long way from me…I would have never met them if not for my blog. The first time I talked to Russ was after a lot of online communication, and by then I felt like I knew him already. All of...