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Who am I? What is your identity in social networks?
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Opportunity in time to create avenues of reality
How would emotions impact on social networking?
It could be a lonely time, when I have to reflect on my feelings and emotions privately.
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John, I am very interested in this topic!
Me too.
How would emotions influence our social networking intention and connections?
Thanks for your visit and comments.
Cheers
John, I need a few days to research and reflect about the topic. I have my strong ties and weak ties. I know I am not a connector
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John, I posted about the references I found about
Emotions in Social Networks I am still waiting for your feedback (I updated the post)
and my reply to you in the CCK09 forum was an example of a very emotional post
Hi Emapey,
I have visited your blog. Wonderful to learn about the resources on emotions in Social Networks. They are extremely useful.
I like you emotional post, as you have contributed in the building of PLE/N and sharing of learning with others in the networks. Still a lot to learn from you and others….
Thanks for your sharing.
Hi John, it was great to find that CCK08s, Maru and Sia Vogel already posted about their emotions during that course.
It was you who inspired me to write an emotional reply to you in the Forum because:
- I felt alone in the Overwhelmed thread
- I now feel alone working in the wiki.
Luz couldn’t help me much, she is a very busy young mother, but without knowing that I was helping her I would have stopped working in the wiki. She inspired me.
I first knew about Luz when she tweeted that she was very excited, counting the days to start the CCK09 course. I still remember that tweet from her. It was a very emotional tweet!!! It impressed me.
We didn’t knew each other. I met her later, when we both commented in a blog post and we decided to work in a wiki, in Spanish.
Thanks John! My emotional reply to you will become a post for my blog.
What about your emotions? During CCK08, CCK09, in your social network?
Hi Emapey,
Thanks for your sharing. What are my emotions? My emotions are reflected here: http://suifaijohnmak.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/groups-versus-networks/
In CCK08, I had experienced a mixture of emotions: excited, AHA, and then cool…., though I was influenced by the network, I realised that a balance of emotional expression has kept me in a good emotional health.
In CCK09, my emotions so far could be described as calm, but motivated.
I looked for more time on personal reflections nowadays, though always reaching out to the networks and people for sharing.
My personal view is that emotion relate to our personal “feeling”. However, within a social network, it could be like a meme and could spread virally. Emotions of excitement or depression could spread out like a fire in a network, though I think such emotions are often reflected through interactions. And emotion sometimes fall into a cycle – stimulated, excited, confused, happy (if resolved), depressed (if unresolved), enjoy or hate….. So, I am just another human, and I have experienced these moments throughout my networks of “life”. As a Catholic, my way of keeping my emotions in a stable health is to pray to God, and reflect on my life, and share my feelings or perceptions with my family, friends, networks. That’s beyond the CCK…
Thanks again for your visit. I hope you enjoy the rest of CCK09.
Best wishes.
John