Meryl's Notes Blog

Meryl wrote an entry that brought a smile to my face and explains why I value the people on the ‘net so much. I’ve made a lot of online friends over the years and met some in person.

I’m not a shy person, but I struggle in crowds (hence, I’ll admit being anxious about sxsw). But email, IM, and Weblogs are a place where all communications barriers are removed. For once, I can listen thoroughly and clearly.

I admit that sometimes my attention wanders or I dominate a conversation by doing a lot of talking. It’s not me trying to be rude or anything, but my attention span sucks when I can’t understand what is going on. When I am in control of the conversation, I know what’s going on. Listening is important and that’s why I prefer to be online so I can do it right.

Could we have a computer chat at sxsw?