Facebook – Single Parents Connection Group
Last month, SingleMomSeeking’s Rachel Sarah and I spent a beautiful afternoon hiking together by the Bay. It was a chance to hang out, catch up, chat about blogging.
We realized we both interact with some really great single parent bloggers and readers online, both on our own blogs and on other sites. With so many nice, insightful, funny, smart people out there, we wondered how we could get them all connecting in one place, without taking anything away from existing single parent blogs. In fact, we wanted to promote them.
Enter Facebook, the social networking site. It’s not just for kids. There are plenty of people already connecting there, from supporters of T. Boone Pickens’ energy plan, to those who agree that cycling is a sport of gods. (And if you’re only on Facebook to spy on your children, you might consider they use it for a reason – it rocks.)
We figured it was time to add another group to the list – Single Parents.
Introducing Single Parents Connection, a new Facebook group where single parents, and the singles and parents who love us, can connect.
Like other Facebook groups, there’s a discussion board, message wall, video and photo sharing capabilities. And for Single Parents Connection, a blogroll of single parent bloggers. Of course, there are also the Facebook applications – flirt, karma, word twist. Granted, some are silly and fun. But as a long-time Silicon Valley veteran, I can tell you the infrastructure is there to build new ways to interact, things we haven’t imagined yet. I “get” the potential of Facebook, and it’s huge.
The Single Parents Connection group is just getting started, but there are already a handful of single parent bloggers there. Kat Wilder, Quest for T, Solo Mother, Crazy Computer Dad, Dr. Leah, to name a few.
Anyone can join Single Parents Connection – whether you’re a blogger or not, whether you’re a single parent, single, or a parent. Divorced coparent or never married. Swing by, join the group, lend your support, interact on discussion boards, share on the wall, promote your writing and blogging projects, visit the blogroll. And grab a Single Parents Connection blog badge.
Come on by and connect!
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Comment by SingleParentDad
| September 8th, 2008
What a bright idea, and you do have some top talent on le roll.
Just have to work out which sized snazzy badge I want.
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Comment by lisaq
| September 8th, 2008
Great idea! I just joined! :D
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Comment by mama llama
| September 8th, 2008
Facebook is like Web Crack. It’s got me hooked. Way too much time-wasting potential there! Thanks for getting all of us connected!
Be well.
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Comment by The Exception
| September 8th, 2008
I am on board with Mama Llama (who is awesome I might add). It is definitely a place to potentially spend a lot of time. I am looking for a Word Twist partner who does not have the Oxford dictionary memorized!
I can’t wait to see what happens next!
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Comment by T
| September 8th, 2008
Yay! I’m happy to see you guys announcing the group!! Thanks for the hard work you put into it. You rock DH!
T’s last blog post..Teach your children well
Comment by Laura
| September 8th, 2008
VERY cool – I am connected ;)
I have mailed you though – I need help with the badge thingy *blush*
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Comment by Cathouse Teri
| September 8th, 2008
Swing by? Is that code for “This is a Swingers Group?”
hee hee
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Comment by Susan
| September 8th, 2008
Thanks for getting it up and running — and I’m excited to have a badge, too!
Susan’s last blog post..There are uber-moms, and then there are the rest of us
Comment by Vinnie Sorce
| September 8th, 2008
Great idea! Thanks for including me!
Comment by Cathouse Teri
| September 8th, 2008
And then Susan thanks you for “getting it up!”
I’m suspicious.
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Comment by dadshouse
| September 8th, 2008
Cathouse Teri – you are living up to your name! Too funny.
Comment by Cathouse Teri
| September 8th, 2008
I try. ;)
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Comment by Hip_M0M
| September 10th, 2008
Thanks, David & Rachel, for putting this group together in one place! I’m excited to be a part of it.
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Comment by katherine.
| September 11th, 2008
my parenting is all to adults now…but think the idea is interesting…
katherine.’s last blog post..there’s a place in france….