won't you be my neighbour?

ecoEvents vancouver was recently asked to "explain [our] social media personality". our what??!

well, this took some thinking because i wasn't sure how to define that succinctly. like most people (in real life and in social media), ecoEvents vancouver is dynamic and multi-faceted.

gravity7 blogger adrian chan defined 11 social media personality types:

1. status seeker
2. critic
3. socializer
4. em-cee
5. lurker
6. buddy
7. creator
8. pundit
9. rebel
10. officiator
11. harmonizer

i'm not sure if we fit into one of these types but i think we if we look back at our initial "blog-isode" for ecoEvents vancouver, our aim was to share knowledge on sustainable event planning, and to collaborate with you while lessening negative impacts on our planet. the concept of sustainability is based on the idea of community and making a difference together. so, while ecoEvents vancouver is part creator, part buddy, and part harmonizer... at the end of the day ecoEvents vancouver might just be your neighbour.

your neighbour who wants to work with you to do good things for the local community.

through his blog urban organic gardner, mike lieberman hopes to "to continually raise awareness about our food and encourage people to start growing some of their own and reconnect with their food source." he offers anything from gardening tips to recipes to information on GMO practices, all in the name of inspiring/empowering the community (local and online) around him to grow their own food. he, like ecoEvents vancouver, is a creator, a buddy, a harmonizer... a neighbour.

are you the neighbourly type? or do you know of other neighbourly places online that we can collaborate with on sustainable practices? we would love to hear from you on what you do for our planet!