Here I sit in Northern New England, bummed because I'm not at South By Southwest Interactive. I am especially sad because as I began putting this post together, I found out that not only am I missing the conference, but a Social Media for Social Good panel as well.

Warning: The following inadvertently turned into something of a rant. The point, in the end, is that it is unwise to build a virtual social net without giving people context as to why you're trying to connect with them. In the end, it turned out to be slightly tainted with distain for social network whoredom. I'll be interested to hear about your take on the subject.