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Read and Comment Day

By Becky McCray

Chris Brogan declared a Read and Comment Day, to get out and comment on others’ blogs. Here are the interesting finds I thought I’d share with you.

I left my first comment today with @rickmahn, because I love his happiness series, and we’re going to meet at SOBCon! http://rickmahn.com/

Interested in travel and tourism industry? Here’s THE technology blog on T&T: Travel and Tourism Technology Trends

My third find – global communication tips even if you “can’t” learn languages at Location Independent Living.

Finally, I loved finding Preserving Small Towns! (Quite a bit of the local politics, but with some interesting discussion on smart growth.) I found that link at Small Towns.

Next: May Day is Go Chat with a Neighbor Day

On May 1, Barbara K. Baker proposes we revive some real world commenting. Get out and chat with a neighbor. Maybe even make and deliver a little May Day basket. (That’s a basket of flowers left for a neighbor. Example here: http://tinyurl.com/5un54d) Share some social love with your real world neighbors.

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Becky McCray

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.

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April 29, 2008 Filed Under: community, resources, tourism

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  1. Chris Brogan says

    April 29, 2008 at 5:27 am

    Well you sure went out there and explored! Great stuff, Becky. I’m inspired.

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  2. Lea Woodward says

    May 4, 2008 at 5:28 am

    Hi Becky – thanks for the link and comment on the blog.

    Jonathan really appreciated every single comment he got on his first appearance on the blog; he’s in the process of responding to them, since I told him that it’s only good blogging etiquette to!!

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  3. Becky McCray says

    May 5, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    Chris, thanks for dropping back by to see my part of your experiment.

    Lea, Jonathon did good responses, too. Hopefully, he has enjoyed his experience, and will continue to contribute his thoughts. :)

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