Here at Business and Blogging we’ve emphasized the importance of building relationships again and again.
Recently, a real life case study unfolded which demonstrated the importance of community in a dramatic way.
CNN.com recently covered the story of James Karl Buck, a graduate student who used the micro-blogging tool, Twitter, to help secure his release from an Egyptian jail earlier this month.
After the story broke, the blogosphere was abuzz with the news. Many blogs covered the story including:
I first learned of the story, fittingly enough, through a tweet (micro blog post) left by one of my followers.
The point to all of this is that James Karl Buck’s micro blog post about his situation was effective because he had a community already in place. His community was enough in tune with his activities that they knew that his post was serious and that it meant trouble. His community cared enough about him that they responded.
Business blogger, what about you?
Is your community in place?
Are they in tune with you?
Do they care enough to respond?
The answers could change your life . . . or, at the very least, your business.
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