Much of the talk that goes on about using Social Media relates to the business benefits it can bring.  It’s important to remember that connecting with people via following their tweets, reading their blog posts and watching videos can bring a lot of personal benefit too.

For a testament to the emotional power of social media just look at Geoffrey Hickman.  He’s gone through a really bad time over the past couple of days but he’s found great support via his Social Media networks.  He was so moved by this support that he’s posted an inspiring message via video conversation service Phreadz.

I can’t work out how to embed Phreadz videos (I don’t have an invite for the site so maybe I’d need to be a member) so head over here to see it.

By the way, Geoff’s a keen music fan and technology enthusiast (and a bit of an Anglophile too, judging by some of his tweets!) and it’s well worth following him on Twitter.