Comments on: Meeting Maria Sipka http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/ Notes on social media, internet marketing, and web design Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:35:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: net.work.xing - The corporate blog of XING » Have you met a XING’ster lately? http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/comment-page-1/#comment-10 net.work.xing - The corporate blog of XING » Have you met a XING’ster lately? Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:24:26 +0000 http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/#comment-10 [...] Dean’s blog account of our meeting. 0 [...] [...] Dean’s blog account of our meeting. 0 [...]

]]> By: Ashraf Sheikh http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ashraf Sheikh Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:01:40 +0000 http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/#comment-9 very interesting and well written! very interesting and well written!

]]> By: Des Walsh http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Des Walsh Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:51:47 +0000 http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/#comment-8 You've really got to come out here, mate, so we can give you some proper training with the accent. You’ve really got to come out here, mate, so we can give you some proper training with the accent.

]]> By: Dean http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Dean Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:07:30 +0000 http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/#comment-7 Hi Willie, It wasn't coffee that we met over, it was sushi and we almost got lost into the woods to find it. Both of us creatures thank you for the compliment :) Hi Willie,
It wasn’t coffee that we met over, it was sushi and we almost got lost into the woods to find it. Both of us creatures thank you for the compliment :)

]]> By: Willie Zhang http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Willie Zhang Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:08:25 +0000 http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/#comment-6 I was dragged here by one of Dean's threads there as XING and it fascinates me to read about how two of the most interesting and helpful creatures in XING can meet and create abundance over a coffee. I must say it is enlighting and entertaining. Someday I would like to meet either or both of you in China. I was dragged here by one of Dean’s threads there as XING and it fascinates me to read about how two of the most interesting and helpful creatures in XING can meet and create abundance over a coffee. I must say it is enlighting and entertaining. Someday I would like to meet either or both of you in China.

]]> By: Adrianne George http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Adrianne George Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:00:37 +0000 http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/#comment-5 Hi Dean, how cool that you met Maria, one of the people responsible for XING, the place where I virtually met you. And goodness knows you have given it to me straight, from helping me get my personal website together (http://agcommunications.wordpress.com) to helping me build my business (www.jobsinstockholm.com). Thanks for sharing what you and Maria talked about. It is inspiring. I have met other people from XING as I am active in the OresundBC group (maybe we will change the name to OresundXING now). Bengt being one of them, and someone I communicate with regularly. I'll be home from Sweden for the holidays next month and maybe you'll have time to meet me for a cup of java! Take care, Adrianne Hi Dean, how cool that you met Maria, one of the people responsible for XING, the place where I virtually met you. And goodness knows you have given it to me straight, from helping me get my personal website together (http://agcommunications.wordpress.com) to helping me build my business (www.jobsinstockholm.com). Thanks for sharing what you and Maria talked about. It is inspiring. I have met other people from XING as I am active in the OresundBC group (maybe we will change the name to OresundXING now). Bengt being one of them, and someone I communicate with regularly. I’ll be home from Sweden for the holidays next month and maybe you’ll have time to meet me for a cup of java! Take care, Adrianne

]]> By: Maria Sipka http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Maria Sipka Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:38:40 +0000 http://sachistudio.com/blog/2006/11/22/meeting-maria-sipka/#comment-4 ...So the first question I asked Dean was: “have you ever met anybody in person from openBC/XING?” I was surprised to hear that I was the first person! Now being an adventurous person, I suggested that we go for a walk and we’ll eventually find a coffee shop to sit and chat. After all, we were in the middle of a city. Well…we almost ended up in the local forest if it wasn’t for Dean stopping and saying that “I don’t think there’s any coffee shops down here”… In the 10th year of my business I decided that I would travel the world, meet inspiring people and find a way to make a difference… Dean - you’re one of those inspiring people I’ve been fortunate to meet along the way. We both spend a good portion of our days in virtual communities and your ‘digital identity’ would have to be a perfect representation of how somebody should present themselves. A super cool photograph that’s immediately likeable, fun and approachable. More importantly the groups that you ‘play’ in and moderate give one a sense of belonging and willingness to play too. You’re never too controversial or opinionated to the point that one would be irritated but rather you spark discussion and lure people to come back time and again. I was curious and fascinated to meet the ‘Dean Hua’ who had become a virtual friend in such a short period of time. And YES! You were somewhat different in person than the Dean in my head. Gentle. Reserved. Inquisitive. Kind and REAL!!! I find myself now flipping between two representations and think it will take some time to re-adjust. They say that you always remember a person for how they made you feel. Dean - you leave people feeling validated and listened too. You rock! and I feel we’re on this adventure together. :-) Maria …So the first question I asked Dean was:

“have you ever met anybody in person from openBC/XING?” I was surprised to hear that I was the first person!

Now being an adventurous person, I suggested that we go for a walk and we’ll eventually find a coffee shop to sit and chat. After all, we were in the middle of a city. Well…we almost ended up in the local forest if it wasn’t for Dean stopping and saying that “I don’t think there’s any coffee shops down here”…

In the 10th year of my business I decided that I would travel the world, meet inspiring people and find a way to make a difference…

Dean – you’re one of those inspiring people I’ve been fortunate to meet along the way. We both spend a good portion of our days in virtual communities and your ‘digital identity’ would have to be a perfect representation of how somebody should present themselves. A super cool photograph that’s immediately likeable, fun and approachable. More importantly the groups that you ‘play’ in and moderate give one a sense of belonging and willingness to play too. You’re never too controversial or opinionated to the point that one would be irritated but rather you spark discussion and lure people to come back time and again.

I was curious and fascinated to meet the ‘Dean Hua’ who had become a virtual friend in such a short period of time. And YES! You were somewhat different in person than the Dean in my head. Gentle. Reserved. Inquisitive. Kind and REAL!!! I find myself now flipping between two representations and think it will take some time to re-adjust.

They say that you always remember a person for how they made you feel.

Dean – you leave people feeling validated and listened too. You rock! and I feel we’re on this adventure together.
:-) Maria

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