Social Media is a wonderful thing. The Internet is making the world a much smaller place and allowing us to connect with like minded people from literally all over the world. Last week I Skyped with someone in Paris, chatted with a friend in Argentina, and planned a Wii party with a buddy in Chicago – people would have scoffed at the idea a few years ago.
But as wide a net as can be cast through the use of Social Media and blogging, we still often find that our communities are not as big as they seem. We look to meet a wide range of people but somehow, we still end up developing small cliques and social groups – and while there’s nothing wrong with this, when you settle in and become overly content with one specific group, you’re closing you’re mind to a whole word of learning possibilities and potential.
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