Esteemed colleague Mads Kristensen (consultant over at vadnu.com) has suffered a major life crisis in the course of the last couple of weeks. He has very suddenly lost his wife to cardiac arrest, and has been – and still must be – in the midst of emotional chaos. Now, why am I blogging about this? Well, first and foremost because Mads does.
Over the last couple of weeks he has turned to his network on Twitter and Facebook to vent and find release for some of his frustrations. And the network responded with sympathy and encouragement.
It has been no less than moving to follow, and it gave me a completely new perspective on how social media can (also) be used.
I take my hat off to you for being so honest and open, Mads. And I wish you all the best for the future. I’m sure you’ll emerge powerfully from this crisis.
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Yeah, I’ve been pretty impressed with his use of twitter through it all too.. I’m sure it was something he did for himself as a way to cope, but from out here it seemed brave, and shows he believes in what he builds his business on..
@Mads: (I’m, sure you’ll at some point swing by here) I’m obviously very sorry for your loss – even though I only know you through your tweets – and I hope you’ll soon be back to full speed..
Hi there,
Thanks for the kind words. And you’re spot on with your observations: Social media is such a great tool for venting out your frustrations, when you experience a major crisis. Every time you get to do so, it feels just a little bit better. To me using social media this way is the final proof that social media is so much more than buzz.