A recent visit with my 5-year-old nephew started me thinking. Jimmy was showing me an art project from school – a painting – and asked, “Guess what it is.” I was stumped, because it actually reminded me of one of those ink blot tests psychologists give. But I didn’t want to hurt his feelings, so I thought my answer over carefully. Finally I ventured, “a horse?”  “Close!” he beamed. “What is it?” I asked. To my surprise he answered, “a hammer.”

“What?” I asked. “How is a hammer close to a horse?”

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Still unsure about the power of new media? Let me give you a little nudge. It happened just this morning.

There are multiple social networks available to “meet” with friends, business colleagues, clients, prospects and the like. I’m sure you’ve heard of them: Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, etc. I have so many accounts I can’t even keep track.

So, it was with a little skepticism that I read an email this morning from Twitter with a request for someone to “follow” me on the network.

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