What the world needs now, is love, sweet love… and so the song goes.
Remembering this little line even in your online dealings will definitely get you a thumbs up from your web friends.
The question now is this: how can you spread the love when all you’ve got in front of you is your computer?
The answer is simple: let your fingers do the talking.
The easiest way to do this is by commenting, whether it’s on your friends’ blogs, facebook profiles, myspace accounts or youtube videos. Let them know that you’ve seen their posts… and that you appreciate their efforts at sharing a part of themselves with you.
Another thing you could do is to engage your online friends in conversations. They don’t have to be about deep topics like philosophy or the woes of life… even a simple discussion about music, your favorite vacation spots or even just your favorite Thanksgiving food will pave the way for creating relationships. And at the end of it all, that’s what you want: to be able to connect with people and form relationships.
A word of caution, though. There’s a thin line between being friendly and being annoying. You’d want to be careful that you’re the former rather than the latter. Here are a few things that you may want to remember:
Make sure that your comments are relevant to that which you are commenting on.Exert the effort to follow through with conversations that you initiate (Don’t you hate it when a friend starts a conversation and leaves you in mid-air after you reply? Well, the same principle applies online.)Moderate the number of comments and posts that you make in other people’s sites. (You don’t want to be “un-friended,” do you?)Always be polite. There’s no need to cuss or be rude.Commenting may be something that’s taken for granted but it’s a simple way to appeal to people’s desire to be appreciated. And doesn’t everybody like to feel appreciated? We know we do so, feel free to send some love our way. 
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