The Sandbox
Remember that sandbox we all used to play in as kids?
image source: solofotones
It’s the locale where we would get acquainted and maybe form the bonds that would create lifelong friendships.
Well, I am not suggesting that we will form lifelong bonds here, although, you never know.
The net has an amazing ability to help us connect to one another. I would like our connections to facilitate collaboration and enable all of us to succeed in whatever goals, hopes, and dreams we are currently going after.
Anyway, you get the idea, so please feel free to drop whatever social media contact information you have in the comment section below.
If it grows enough then someday I will make it into a proper page.
All I ask is that if you do play in the sandbox (i.e. leave your contact/web/twitter/facebook info) please retweet or drop a note in a blog post that encourages other people to come here and do the same.
(Editor’s note: you can follow me on Twitter @mark_hayward and please excuse our “just moved in” look, the site is still under development but I wanted to get the Sandbox going.)
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Hi Mark,
Great idea. My details are,
http://twitter.com/cyberpunkdreams
http://blog.renaissancecms.com
You already follow me on twitter!
Rob
Deb Brown @debworks, Deb Brown (Geneva IA), http://www.debworks.com
Great Idea! Is it true I’m first here? wow
There you go!
http://twitter.com/gabrielbbr
Awesome idea, Mark. I’m down for contributing.
So live from San Francisco, CA, here’s my details:
http://www.twitter.com/kyeung808
http://blog.thelettertwo.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kyeung
Mind if I join your sandbox? :) Love this idea!
http://www.affboom.com
http://twitter.com/WayneLiew
http://www.facebook.com/people/Wayne-Liew-Yee-Piao/704198821
Hey Mark!
I’d love to play in this sand box. If you want to dramatically increase sales, check us out at http://www.salesby5.com. I also am happy to share my BlackBerry knowledge with you. Check me out on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nanpalmero, I bet I can help you out.
Cheers!
Hey Mark! This is cool! I always love meeting great peeps from around the world!
http://twitter.com/soultravelers3
http://soultravelers3.stumbleupon.com/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23138026952
http://www.soultravelers3.com
Lovely idea, Mark. I’m ready to get messy in the sandbox :D
http://www.lostartofblogging.com
http://www.twitter.com/tibipuiu
[Jumps in the sandpit head first]
From the UK, one serious blog http://www.travel-rants.com and one less serious http://www.traveldotnet.co.uk oh and Twitter http://twitter.com/travelrants
Hi Everyone :)
No throwing sand in the face please!
Blog- http://simplemarriage.net and http://parenttolaunch.com
Twitter- http://twitter.com/simplemarriage
Looking forward to watching this start from the beginning. Best of luck!
Do you love hearing about mobile trends and the crazy things people are doing with their phones? Do you love social media? Me too.
I tweet about these things everyday:
http://twitter.com/jayoatway
Come check out Charged — a mobile lifestyle magazine based in Hong Kong.
http://charged.mobi
The future is switched on and on the move.
Hi Everyone! Thanks Mark, for setting this up.
I’m based in Seattle and am looking forward to playing nice with other people :)
Personal/Social Media Blog: http://anbui.wordpress.com
Restaurants Blog: http://mealsandmedia.wordpress.com
Tumblr (with foodie pics): http://anbui.tumblr.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/anwith1n
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/thu-an/bui
You again!? :)
Here are my deets:
Sean W. Bohan
Blog – http://www.seanbohan.com
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/seanbohan
OK, I’m up for this.
I’m a photographer, use social media for networking/prospecting.
Tom Hayton
Photographer
http://www.tomhayton.com
http://www.twitter.com/tomhayton
find me on facebook! http://tinyurl.com/axlru8
Good idea! I’ve always liked sand :)
Reminds me of the Love-In that Darren did on ProBlogger.
I would love to connect with more people via this.
My Twitter account: http://twitter.com/hughdickson
Hugh.
Great idea… we need to take advantage of the community we have an opportunity to build
Twitter: aaroni268
web: http://www.thisisaaronslife.com
email: aaron@thisisaaronslife.com
http://twitter.com/gregatkinson
http://gregatkinson.com
Twitter
Sphinn
LinkedIn
Digg
Del.icio.us
StumbleUpon
FaceBook
Very cool! Followed a Tweet from @problogger.
I’m dcrmom on Twitter — http://twitter.com/dcrmom
I will play in the sandbox, especially if you give me a dump trunk.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ryanstephens
Blog: http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/rlstephens
Blog is mostly social media, relationship marketing, (and sometimes the intersection between sports and social media).
Best wishes.
Ryan Stephens
Excellent idea Mark. I enjoy sand. Except when it’s in my pants.
My Blog
My Twitter
Looking forward to connecting with you all.
Great idea!
Ardath Albee – B2B Marketing Strategist
website: http://www.marketinginteractions.com
blog: http://marketinginteractions.typepad.com
Twitter: @ardath421
Excellent Idea – what a great way grassroots way to build a community!
Come check out The Thrifty Life – a blog on frugal living and personal finance
Web: http://www.thethriftylife.com
And follow me on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/thriftylife
I loved playing in the sandbox as a kid in NYC! Been in SoCal for 30 years now. I’m a publisher of city guides to fun free things to do, big on being frugal & eco savvy as possible.
http://www.twitter.com/troycorley
http://www.freefunguides.com
http://www.freeandfrugalfun.com (blog in 2009)
Nice idea. I hope I don’t get sand in my shoes though.
Twitter: @marenhogan
Blog: http://www.marenhogan.worpress.com (AKA http://www.marenated.com)
I am a marketing consultant who works with companies to leverage traditional and new media to their benefit. I dig startups.
Long time ago that I played in a sandbox, but let’s have some fun there. So here we go;
My twitter account: http://twitter.com/pmolinero
Fab idea! sand inbetween my toes already…
blog: http://www,seldomseenkid.co.uk
twitter: http://twitter.com/geetarchurchy
http://sunili.wordpress.com
http://sunili.tumblr.com
http://twitter.com/sunili
(and several others, but those will do for now!)
Awesome! http://www.twitter.com/nhendrickson
Like the metaphor – I’m in! :)
[I'm developing and realizing media formats, media content and media strategies.]
twitter: http://tr.im/2j7h
WP: http://tr.im/2j7j
xing: http://tr.im/2iwk
FB: http://tr.im/2j7l
LI: http://tr.im/2j7n
Lord Yikes and his Luck!
What a great idea, and what a diverse and interesting group of people! Let’s get cooking!
Facebook: http://profile.to/joanschramm/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/joanschramm
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joanschramm
Great idea Mark. Here are my vitals:
http://brianlash.com
http://www.twitter.com/brianlash
Great idea… yes, followed a Tweet from @problogger too! I blog at My Mommy Manual and I love connecting with other Mommies (and Daddies) about positive parenting and positive LIVING! :)
http://www.mymommymanual.com
http://www.twitter.com/riasharon
http://riasharon.stumbleupon.com
Sounds great, count me in too. I’m a professional wildlife artist, and some-time webslinger and video guy.
Clifford the Big Read Blog – http://cliffordblog.com
Arctos Tor Studios – http://arctostor.com
Arctos Media, Inc. – http://arctosmedia.com
Twitter – http://twitter.com/quicktiming
More oopsy…
http://ClickToAdd.Me/PamirKiciman
I’d LOVE to play in a “sandbox” again!! (Played in a LARGE sandbox on Ponce Inlet–end of Daytona Beach FL peninsula every summer for many years!! Would take several bags home with us for the rest of the year!! shhshhh, don’t tell!! ;)
Happy to meet everyone!!
@SoloPocono
Sounds like fun
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/nyfalcon
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/nyfalcon
Blog http://www.nyfalcon.com/blog
Digg http://digg.com/users/nyfalcon
Great idea!
Twitter: http://twitter.com/xgravity23
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=34306520&ref=profile
Personal Blog: http://lindenamueller.com/blog/
Photoblog: http://lindenamueller.com/photoblog/
Fun Theme blog: 100 Things That Make Me Happy Besides Money http://lindenamueller.com/besides-money/
Happy to come and play in the sandbox. I just started getting my feet wet in the social networking domain.
Terry Krysak Artworks
http://terrykrysakartworks.blogspot.com/
Follow Me On Twitter
http://twitter.com/tkrysak
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/people/Terry-Krysak/1289456098
Hi Mark! I look forward to following your blog more. Here’s my info:
Blog: http://www.15minutesaday.info
Twitter: @15minutesaday
Good Luck!
… when in Chicago … our sandbox is @xequals
|Brandon Oelling
{x=}+photography+media
http://www.x-equals.com/blog
twitter=@xequals
Nice to meet everyone. I’m the King of Video — for all your video, audio, multimedia needs — editing, production, graphics, I do it all. Also play in a rock band, but that probably isn’t relevant here…
Facebook http://profile.to/mgarcia
Website: http://www.mg-multimedia-services.com
Here ya go!
http://www.youtube.com/teamloxly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loxlygallery/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=584702587
http://www.myspace.com/loxly
http://www.linkedin.com/in/loxly
and of course the best way to reach me…
http://twitter.com/loxly
Hey Mark,
Great idea this. Now I tweeted about a way of setting up the comments area so visitors could put their Twitter name in there. Damned if I can remember the link though at the moment. If I do, I’ll come back and leave it for your.
Cheers mate,
Twitter: @RicRaftis
The Sandbox is a great idea.
Sign me up.
http://commcognition.blogspot.com/
@sbradley3
Well yeah!
Hi everybody!
Please include me. I will bring my Tonka truck
Twitter: @brainmaker
Suzanna Stinnett
http://www.greatadaptations.org
http://www.thepowerofwebcommunity.com
Mark
I dig the idea. Consider me in. I am a wedding and portrait photographer.
blog – http://www.seshu.net/saffron
site – http://www.seshu.net
blog – http://www.tiffinbox.org (my own version of a sandbox)
Ooops, failed to put my Twitter account info – @SeshuThePhotog …
Blog – http://www.prevential.com
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/derekhalpern
@Mark – Great idea.
Hi Mark,
Saw a tweet from Darren.
Great idea here.
Not a special site to highlight, but I’ve been on Twitter for 2&1/2 years.
Well, since it was twttr :)
@NextInstinct
Awesome idea!
You can find me at:
wwww.netager.com
thomas.netager.com
I’m @thomasflight on twitter.
Why not? Seems like a good way to connect with lots of new folks.
Blog: http://themusicalfruit.net/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/bejewell
Okey dokey..
http://aplawrence.com (tech, mostly Unix/Linux but who knows?)
http://foo-self-employed.com (self employment)
http://prettymuchretired.com (retirement)
http://oakpointcommunity.org (ditto)
http://twitter.com/pcunix (twitter)
Hey I love the Sandbox!
Blog:http://tammyredmon.blogspot.com
Twitter:http://twitter.com/TammyRedmon
You can find me on Facebook too.
Really interested to watch how this collaboration thing works! I think I could really benefit from collaboration as I suffer from too many ideas and too slow a typing speed! I’m sure there are people out there that would love for some ideas and a venue to publish some interesting copy.
You can follow me on twitter @thebookgarden
Excellent idea.
Are you interested in Industrial Design?
http://designdroplets.com
or on twitter
http://twitter.com/designdroplets
Raph.
What a better way to build the sandbox than to invite others to join in.
A group of copywriters and marketing/p.r. consultant types are coming together to form the blog http://www.socialmarketing20.com. This is a collaboration that grew out of our discussions on various social media sites.
You can also follow me on twitter at: http://twitter.com/jlcommunication
Jim
http://www.jalcommunications.com
Cool – I’ll play! I’m a web designer/photographer/toy customizer dude in Michigan. Always up for connecting with other cool designer or creative types, especially!
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pairadocs/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/pairadocsdesign
I haven’t updated my blog in over a year, so I’m not going to post that until I revamp all that… someday.
OK Mark, found the link. I had actually posted it in the Help Via Twitter forum. Shows what my memory is like.
The link to putting a twitter id in your blog comment area is:-
http://tinyurl.com/6gns3f (Exact URL way too long to post)
The info comes from @ProBlogger’s blog and is good stuff…
Cheers,
Oh cool!
twitter.com/treesandshrubs
http://treesandshrubs.about.com
I am a gardening geek!
Twitter: @CraneFactory
Blog: http://www.cranefactory.com
Hello everybody,
I’m involved in a little bit of a lot…so this is a mix of my details, depending on what you’re interested in:
Digital nomad inspiring change
Personal
Twitter: @tessneale
Website: http://www.tessneale.com
Inspire Change – Global movement
Twitter: @inspirechange
Website: http://www.inspirechange.nu
Content management systems / eMarketing
JoomlaJunkie – Joomla template provider
Twitter: @joomlajunkies
Website: http://www.joomlajunkie.com
Prothemer – Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal themes
Twitter: @prothemer
Website: http://www.prothemer.com
Looking forward to connecting to you!
Cheers,
Tess
Great thought. I am always good for connecting.
http://auggie4000.com (graphic design site)
http://single-daddy.com (My parenting blog)
http://whatitsworthnow.com (My collecting blog)
http://loveaccordingto.com (My poem/feeling blog)
And of course Twitter:
http://twitter.com/auggie4000
Thanks!
Grreat idea and happy to participate.
twitter: @alanlhammond
http://sportswriterhq.blogspot.com
http://recessionproofinglife.blogspot.com
http://golf.suite101.com
Chris Christensen
Amateur Traveler podcast (http://AmateurTraveler.com)
Inside Chris’s Head (http://chris2x.com)
Twitter (http://twitter.com/chris2x)
May I bring you a drink?
Website: http://myviewfrom30000feet.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @DCA_Blondie
Great idea! My contact info is:
Coaching site for Creating Confidence, Dealing w/Divorce & Goal Achievement
http://www.lifetransitionsforwomen.com
My Body Transformation Site
httP://www.vikisbodytransformation.com
Twitter me:)
http://www.twitter/Vhutchisoncoach
I look forward to connecting with you all!
Viki Stanley-Hutchison
Life Coach
Life Transitions for Women
Twitter: http://twitter.com/billyfischer
Blog: babrain.com/blog
What a great analogy!
Business Startup Success Club(blog): http://www.SherylSchuff.com/blog
Twitter: @SherylSchuff
Let me know how I can help you.
Hey Mark! Thanks for the invitation to your virtual sandbox. This is a great idea! (+ I’m looking forward to your new blog)
Here’s my info:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jalaine
The place for curious, creative, insanely interested people: http://insanelyinterested.com
My blog: http://jarkkolaine.com
Mark – YES!!! This is GREAT!!
I’m in with both feet and both hands, shoes off, ready to build castles.
twitter: http://twitter.com/kevinmhuff
blog: http://ipersona.blogspot.com
specialty: Training and Learning
Hi Mark, thanks so much for the invite, and well done, you – it’s taken off brilliantly.
I’ve got to go Xmas family visiting now, but I’ll add my details below then when I get back this evening go through everyone’s comments and add them all ;)
I’ve just added Google Friend Connect to my blog and don’t have any Members yet :( so would be grateful for any new Members ;)
http://www.Paula-Brett.com/blog
You can find be on Twitter @PaulaBrett
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=712532294
Hope you and your family have a wonderful Xmas
Paula
I love the sandbox idea and can’t wait to see the possibilities that will be created. Myself along with four business partners will be launching a new company (LightThread, Next Generation Services for Business Illumination) in 1Q09 and I look forward to sharing with others our experience and hope to learn from all the “kids” in the sandbox!
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lqualls4444
Company: http://www.lightthread.com
Personal Blog: http://www.ljlanding.blogspot.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/provenleader
Cheers,
Lisa
Onward! Nice.
V34hkR Thanks for good post
Great post.
Twitter @airport_parking
Website: http://www.airportparkingreservations.com
All of us here are very interested in participating.
Mark,
What a great idea. Hope to play nice in the sandbox though. My memories are of some boy dumping sand on my head! :)
Happy New Year!
Love to join in!
I already follow you on Twitter!
Classic, forgot my info:
Website: http://www.madcapz.net
Twitter: http://twitter.com/madcapz
Super idea. Thanks for reaching out.
My husband and I own a yarn store in Northampton, MA
Website: http://www.yarn.com
Blog: http://blog.yarn.com
Podcast: http://www.yarn.com/podcast
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kathyelkins
Kathy
Mark:
Thanks for a wonderful offer! At the Community-Driven Institute we teach community leaders how to make visionary community change a practical, doable objective. Would love to talk with you about our work – we are having a blast!
http://www.CommunityDriven.org
http://www.HildyGottlieb.com
Thanks!
Hildy
Hi Mark, this is great! Folks, my Twitter info is in my name link, and I will be playing in a sandbox at Work.Life.Creativity – a forum for discussing productivity, creativity, work, life and play. And a bunch of other things. Please feel free to come by and play with us too!
Glad there are some basic rules being established. I’d like to add ‘No Talkin’ About Anybody’s Mama’. =) My name is Laura Smith and I am the founder of Devotion Farms in Athens, Georgia. I am interested in all things green and organic and I enjoy a good story. I am in the process of developing and launching a small line of green products from Devotion Farms in addition to several other projects. Most days, you can find me here on the farm: http://www.devotionfarms.com or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DevotionL The farm website is now a personal site that succeeds mostly at keeping grandparents happy but will evolve over the next year as does this little (ad)venture. Hope you all have a fantastic 2009 and I looking forward to seeing you in and outside of the box! ~Laura
Mark:
Thank you for reminding me. You have been a great resources for me to know more awesome people. Would love to meet with more awesome people from your site.
http://www.terencechang.com
http://twitter.com/terencechang
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=508503526
http://www.linkedin.com/in/terencechang
http://brightkite.com/people/terencechang
http://12seconds.tv/channel/terencechang
Hi, Mark. I’m ready to get muddy here :)
http://myinternetcorner.com
http://twitter.com/ste84ven
Hi Mark,
On a cold, cold day in Wilmington, DE, the thought of taking off my socks and shoes and getting sand between my toes is really appealing.
Great blog… brilliant idea!
I’ve brought my own bucket and spade (I’m a ex-pat Brit, so I’m not quite sure what we call them here in the US), so let’s get creative!
Blog: http://charliefourwhiskey.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/fordrm
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fordrm
Hi Mark,
My wife and I have also recently made a ‘conscious decision to pursue a life based on quality and happiness’. Find your blog inspiring and enjoy your twittering. Thank you.
Paul
http://www.pabamedia.com
http://twitter.com/mrpaulb
How very creative; found your guest blog on Darren’s newsletter. Hoping people will add where they are from, more often.
I live on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
Sites:
MontereyBayInsider
NikaBleuMarketing
<HappyFeetz.com
Social:
<Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Thanks for your small-business blogging tips. Very concise and easy to understand!
Mark Harrison
Opus Communications LLC
Charlotte, NC
Blog: http://www.opusresults.com/blog/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/markmharrison
If anyone is in Japan, please look me up!
John Bardos
john@jetsetcitizen.com
http://twitter.com/JetSetCitizen
Twitter
http://jetsetcitizen.com
JetSetCitizen.com
Hi there! I’m the author of the photo… Thanks for respecting the Creative Commons license!
Hey. I’ll just add my Google Profile as it includes all my other profiles:
http://www.google.com/profiles/maJilT
You’ve been followed on Twitter. So let’s see how this friendship develops :)
I like helping good people do the things they really love to do.
Find me: http://joshuadenney.com/about-me/
Hiya, Mark and all! Mark, I’m absolutely inspired by the work you’re doing. I’ve been weight the “stay or go” argument in my current job for a couple of years, and you pushed me a little more in to the “go” column :). Thanks for doing what you do!
Me: http://drcyndibriggs.wordpress.com/
Peace,
Cyndi
What a great idea. Here is my blog:
Http://innovativepassiveincome.com
I focus on ways and strategies to create passive or residual income. Hope to get to know more of you.
Excellent idea! Here’s my info:
Twitter.com/ProcrastWriter
http://www.procrastinatingwritersblog.com
what a great post, thanks for that. I just started on twitter and wordpress too.
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SamuraiZebra
Optimise: http://www.optimiseapp.com
Thanks again Mark… I love sharing, inspiring and ferreting out effective yet inexpensive and free tools to share!
ggmatthews, The Marketing Medium
http://www.themarketingmedium.com
email is themarketingmedium@gmail.com
What a brilliant idea. I’d have normally only left my dump truck or bucket and spade in a sand box, but on this occasion.
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AdageBusiness
Blog: http://www.adagebusiness.posterous.com
Website: http://www.adagebusiness.co.nz
Hey Mark!
Thanks for all the helpful blogs. Here’s my company’s facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sweetscosmetics
great idea!
Twitter: @PhaseWareKatie
Blog: PhaseWare Files- http://www.phaseware.com/PhaseWare-Files-blog/
I will have a personal blog starting in the next month or so it will be http://www.katiejtoday.com
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