Comments on: Idea: Nurturing App for Social Media http://www.contentious.com/2009/01/28/idea-nurturing-app-for-social-media/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andy Padjen http://www.contentious.com/2009/01/28/idea-nurturing-app-for-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1226332 Andy Padjen Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:25:11 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2354#comment-1226332 Amy and friends, hi there. Amy, this is a great idea! Also, thanks for being vulnerable in your post. I, too, have a hard time asking for what I want. Many of my friends struggle with asking for what they want. This nurturing app could be a great tool to help me continue learning to ask for what I want ... and it may lead to getting what I want. Nice! A side note: I've been reading Contentious off and on for many years. I started doing Web-related stuff back in '95. Your newsletters have always been very helpful. Thanks! Blessings, Andy Amy and friends, hi there. Amy, this is a great idea! Also, thanks for being vulnerable in your post.

I, too, have a hard time asking for what I want. Many of my friends struggle with asking for what they want.

This nurturing app could be a great tool to help me continue learning to ask for what I want … and it may lead to getting what I want. Nice!

A side note: I’ve been reading Contentious off and on for many years. I started doing Web-related stuff back in ’95. Your newsletters have always been very helpful. Thanks!

Blessings,
Andy

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2009/01/28/idea-nurturing-app-for-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1226329 Amy Gahran Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:40:04 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2354#comment-1226329 I've thought about that, but something like piggybacking on Facebook or twitter would require that everyone in the circle also use those services, and I don't think that's practical. For instance, if it were a facebook app it probably wouldn't work for me since I rarely use facebook. I'm thinking more a freestanding, platform-agnostic app like a dashboard widget. - Amy - Amy Gahran I’ve thought about that, but something like piggybacking on Facebook or twitter would require that everyone in the circle also use those services, and I don’t think that’s practical. For instance, if it were a facebook app it probably wouldn’t work for me since I rarely use facebook.

I’m thinking more a freestanding, platform-agnostic app like a dashboard widget.

- Amy

- Amy Gahran

]]> By: hillary http://www.contentious.com/2009/01/28/idea-nurturing-app-for-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1226328 hillary Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:30:02 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2354#comment-1226328 instead of a new service or tool, it would be great to piggy back this functionality onto an existing one. for instance -- a facebook app that let you zero on your truly close IRL friends & family. i also created a separate (private) twitter account 1) to follow fewer people, 2) to have a safe place to vent, and 3) to be able to communicate these types of feelings and needs to a small group of people that i approve. curious to hear others thoughts. -hillary instead of a new service or tool, it would be great to piggy back this functionality onto an existing one. for instance — a facebook app that let you zero on your truly close IRL friends & family.

i also created a separate (private) twitter account 1) to follow fewer people, 2) to have a safe place to vent, and 3) to be able to communicate these types of feelings and needs to a small group of people that i approve.

curious to hear others thoughts.
-hillary

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2009/01/28/idea-nurturing-app-for-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1226327 Amy Gahran Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:39:10 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2354#comment-1226327 Thanks for the vote of support on this Jerry. I hope life is treating you better now. - Amy Thanks for the vote of support on this Jerry. I hope life is treating you better now.

- Amy

]]> By: Jerry Lewis http://www.contentious.com/2009/01/28/idea-nurturing-app-for-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1226325 Jerry Lewis Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:30:56 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2354#comment-1226325 I know there are online groups for people with certain diseases like cancer of course. An app that allows you to connect to specific friends and lend them a hand seems like a good idea to me. We had several supporting us last summer during a health crisis, and I also was thinking of how you connect or reach out to those very close friends online. I know there are online groups for people with certain diseases like cancer of course. An app that allows you to connect to specific friends and lend them a hand seems like a good idea to me. We had several supporting us last summer during a health crisis, and I also was thinking of how you connect or reach out to those very close friends online.

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