One of the really cool things about blogging is that it affords you the opportunity to meet people you may not have otherwise met had you not had a blog of your own. Case in point: Guy Kawasaki, managing director of Garage Technology Ventures and one of my favorite authors and bloggers (starting to see the connection?).

As I mentioned in this past Wednesday’s post, Guy took time out of his eBay Live! 2006 schedule to stop by the Doba booth for a meet and greet. The meeting, which was informal at best, was arranged entirely as a result of me reading and leaving a comment on his blog. Had I tried to connect with him through a more traditional channel–say via his publicist, publisher, or even by calling his company directly–chances are, the meeting never would have happened (and not because I suspect Guy’s the type of person who’d be all snooty or anything, but rather, like many successful and in-demand people, he’s so darned busy that his own people would probably view my request just like all the other’s he receives, and it’d get lost or prioritized differently).

The power of the blogosphere is pretty amazing. One day you’re just a guy who runs a company and has lots of ideas about this, that, or the other. The next day, you launch a blog, and by sharing your ideas–and demonstrating the quality of your thoughts–people like Guy are willing to read you and even meet with you in person. It’s similar to how eBay works. Before you post anything on the site, you’re just an average Joe, but on the day you sell your first item, a whole new world of possibilities opens to you.

Category: Leadership, Other Bloggers, eBay