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Personal Connections Matter More than Ever

by Eric Eggertson on February 19th, 2008

Google has automated what would previously have been a call to the library’s reference department, or a visit to Lexus-Nexus’ database of media stories. But that doesn’t mean we should leave everything to algorithms, search spiders and widgets.

As Twitter reminds me every day (and Flickr, and instant messaging, and discussion forums and bulletin boards), the power of reaching out to an individual still counts.

This morning I checked to see if anyone had pinged me on Twitter overnight, and sure enough there was a short message from Mich Sineath, letting me know he’d posted a link to something I wrote on the AEJMC Members Forum/blog.

And another door opens.

I hate to say it, but I had no idea the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications even existed until this morning.

Their Members Forum offers a quick hit of what members think is worth knowing.

I’ll have to keep them on my radar from now on.

Thanks Mich!

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