Comments on: Digital Body Language http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/ social capital, trust agents, all that jazz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Taylor Davidson http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/#comment-174228 Taylor Davidson Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:51 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1197#comment-174228 The source of my confusion: I thought it was your phrase because of this conversation you did with Valeria Maltoni: http://www.conversationagent.com/2009/09/julien-smith-trust-agents.html My bad. The interesting part of the concept of digital body language to me: our physical body language sends strong signals to the observant, signals that are often universal across people and can be understood even if we don't know the other person. But how does this come across digitally? Can being "tense" come across as clearly and as fast, or does it require one to understand a lot more background and context about the individual to understand if they are truly tense? I'm sure there are some obvious tells, but I'd guess the truly powerful ones are harder to pick up digitally than physically. Not a bad thing. Just a thought. The source of my confusion: I thought it was your phrase because of this conversation you did with Valeria Maltoni: http://www.conversationagent.com/2009/09/julien-smith-trust-agents.html

My bad.

The interesting part of the concept of digital body language to me: our physical body language sends strong signals to the observant, signals that are often universal across people and can be understood even if we don’t know the other person.

But how does this come across digitally? Can being “tense” come across as clearly and as fast, or does it require one to understand a lot more background and context about the individual to understand if they are truly tense? I’m sure there are some obvious tells, but I’d guess the truly powerful ones are harder to pick up digitally than physically.

Not a bad thing. Just a thought.

]]> By: Michael Hinton http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/#comment-174119 Michael Hinton Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:22:26 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1197#comment-174119 Julien, Digital body language is not as farfetched as it first appears. McLuhan would have approved. This is what he was talking about when he said "the medium (electric/digital print) is the message (the effects on our thinking and the environment). Cheers and keep on blogging, Michael Julien, Digital body language is not as farfetched as it first appears. McLuhan would have approved. This is what he was talking about when he said “the medium (electric/digital print) is the message (the effects on our thinking and the environment). Cheers
and keep on blogging, Michael

]]> By: allan isfan http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/#comment-174068 allan isfan Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:06:49 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1197#comment-174068 I sometimes privately ping people I'm close to when they say something online that I think gives the wrong impression of who they are. I do this only for people I know well. For example, if someone in passing mentions how many followers they have, I DM them "Dude ... I know you didn't mean it that way, but it looks pretentious". I sometimes privately ping people I’m close to when they say something online that I think gives the wrong impression of who they are.

I do this only for people I know well. For example, if someone in passing mentions how many followers they have, I DM them “Dude … I know you didn’t mean it that way, but it looks pretentious”.

]]> By: Ohdoctah http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/#comment-174057 Ohdoctah Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:23:16 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1197#comment-174057 It's funny how some people think that people only pay attention to what they say. It's a total package of who you are that people see, feel and relate to. Online and OFF. It’s funny how some people think that people only pay attention to what they say. It’s a total package of who you are that people see, feel and relate to. Online and OFF.

]]> By: Steven Woods http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/#comment-174054 Steven Woods Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:25:37 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1197#comment-174054 Julien, Thanks for the call-out to the Digital Body Language blog, much appreciated. It's an interesting take on the concept that you have here, which is actually quite different than mine, but very powerful. In Digital Body Language, I'm mostly looking at the audicence, but you are very correct in the idea that a personality/business online has their own posture, good or bad, that they should be aware of. Best regards, Steve Julien,
Thanks for the call-out to the Digital Body Language blog, much appreciated. It’s an interesting take on the concept that you have here, which is actually quite different than mine, but very powerful. In Digital Body Language, I’m mostly looking at the audicence, but you are very correct in the idea that a personality/business online has their own posture, good or bad, that they should be aware of.
Best regards,
Steve

]]> By: Whitney http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/#comment-174053 Whitney Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:57:09 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1197#comment-174053 It's all about reading the more subtle signals people project, like how the stories we tell and find memorable tell things about us as well. Malcolm Gladwell has a bit in his new book talking about someone who did a motion study of Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer, and how he conveyed things to animals through his body language and posture- it was fascinating. It’s all about reading the more subtle signals people project, like how the stories we tell and find memorable tell things about us as well. Malcolm Gladwell has a bit in his new book talking about someone who did a motion study of Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer, and how he conveyed things to animals through his body language and posture- it was fascinating.

]]> By: Julien http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/#comment-174052 Julien Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:49:00 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1197#comment-174052 I don't think it is something that we can self-check. It's a part of us. As a matter of fact, IT IS US. For that reason, I can see people really developing entire businesses around their footprint-- what they're showing people, etc. Do you agree? I don’t think it is something that we can self-check. It’s a part of us. As a matter of fact, IT IS US.

For that reason, I can see people really developing entire businesses around their footprint– what they’re showing people, etc. Do you agree?

]]> By: kimatsprig http://inoveryourhead.net/about-digital-body-language/#comment-174051 kimatsprig Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:44:07 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1197#comment-174051 So, if we take this metaphor further, there are people (like chiropractors) that do checks for posture to help diagnose internal issues that may contribute to posture. What is the equivalent online? How can we self check? So, if we take this metaphor further, there are people (like chiropractors) that do checks for posture to help diagnose internal issues that may contribute to posture. What is the equivalent online? How can we self check?

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