Planet alignment

Ever notice when you pay attention to something, you begin to see it everywhere? Case and point: Social Media. Since the class started three weeks ago, I've started to realize its impact in my day to day life.

Just a few things from this week:

• PBS Newshour interviewing a well-known female blogger in Syria about the uprising. 
• Pinterest. Never heard of it before and this week several friends mentioned they are now addicted. 
• Leaving the office today and notice our graphic designer is on Flickr and shows me her portfolio.
• Presidential campaign twitter activity. David Axelrod and the Obama campaign going after the Romney. Good stuff.
• Whitney Houston death minute by minute on twitter.
• A new project at work adding multiple pages to the company Facebook page.
• Chicken Picatta receipe supplied by AllReceipes on my iPhone. 4 star user rating
• Updating LinkedIn as part of my 2012 intitatives at work
• Notice a good friend checks-in at a restaurant the same time I'm eating there. We have dinner together
• Great new info currator on twitter - Brian Solis
• Just finished a Go-To meeting with classmates. We run an on-line simulation from Harvard School of Business.

I guess these things aren't unusual. More common than anything, but my perception of social media has sharpened. Listing all of the ways it affects me, it is hard to imagine living without it.