the relating rules have changed in this new age of social media and sometimes its hard to keep up with them.  How does the new relating landscape look & what do we need to be aware of now when starting or finishing relationships?   Online dating has changed dramatically in the last 3 or 4 years as social media sites have become ever more popular.  As a lot of dating sites often only pay lip service to helping you find a match, users can now take this process into their own hands, thanks to social media sites.  There people can meet freely and get to know each other through every day actions & words (status updates).

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I love technology because it makes communication very easy, cheap & accessible and I love communication.  Communication is the bridge that links us with other humans.  However recently I have noted a danger with virtual connections when there is no live or real interface.  It seems we need a balance between virtual & real so that technology can continue to serve our humanity.

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

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I came across this brilliant TED talk by Renny Gleeson a few weeks back and it made me very thoughtful about how our social environment has changed over the years. Due to technology & social networks many of us are no longer inside our relationships but outside looking in. No doubt this would have occurred in the past but now technology & the environment support us in viewing/sharing our relationships rather than enjoying & participating in them. Check out Renny’s talk & let me know in the comments how you feel about his perspective. Its funny & enjoyable to watch whilst making a statement about our technological social life.

Maybe we are living the geek’s version of being social and in relationship?  As you know a high percentage of geeks are intraverted????  So we may now be living an introverted extroversion????  See an old post of mine that was published in the book Blog08 extrovert and introvert matches.

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Disposable relationships?  Instant Gratification?  What do you think?

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Love & relationships have changed somewhat since the 60′s. One love THEN & Love 2.0 NOW – I have created a visual & musical collage thanks to the wonderful resources of the web.  I was somewhat inspired by Ann Evanston of Warrior-Preneur blog who has started video blogging so I thought there was no better time than right now (as she says).  But of course it took me much longer doing something different but it was lotsa fun!  In comparing the two ages of Love I got to reminisce about the good ol days – I know it certainly ages me but we had fun then in the ‘summer of love‘ as we also do now in Love 2.0!  Please check out my vid and let me know what you think.

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