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Dina's social software

My Worldchanging colleague Dina Mehta writes about social software tools, focusing on her own uses and experiences, and inviting others to post comments about their experiences with these evolving tools. (Includes a couple of quotes from yours truly, from an email exchange we had while Dina was writing the post).

On a personal level, let me share a little blog moment I had. Two weeks ago I was at this small Korean eatery in Bangkok, enjoying a fantastic meal. Throughout the meal the young lady at the counter who was glued to her computer screen intrigued me. From her actions, I could tell she was browsing a lot, typing in stuff, then sitting back and reviewing it, and smiling. Then back to more writing. And smiling. I told my husband then that she looks like a blogger!

When we walked over to the counter to pay for our meal, I couldn't resist peeping at her screen ... and what I saw there looked so much like a blog ... except it was in a language I couldn't understand. So curious me asked her what it was that she was doing, and she said she said "blog" ! I was thrilled - there I was, a visitor from India in Bangkok, meeting a Korean blogger. So unexpectedly. She spoke very little English and I speak no Korean .... still we connected at some level, almost as if we were sharing a secret of sorts.