Cookies from New York

June 4, 2011

It is amazing how the Internet has changed our lives. I think about the fact that I just had a face-to-face conversation with one my best friends who lives in Hungary. I remember a time when our relationship consisted of a couple letters a year. Now we talk pretty regularly on Skype.

Twitter and social networking have opened up whole new avenues of relationships and with many people I have never met.

Three weeks ago, I was coding away at my job when I came across this tweet in my stream:

https://twitter.com/#!/vanshea/status/70183781402808321

I love chocolate chip cookies and wished I was in New York to share some with Van. So I replied:

@vanshea Can you send me some of those amazing cookies?

— Jeff Bridgforth (@webcraftsman) May 16, 2011

I was kidding of course because you cannot send cookies through the Internet. (This is when a transporter would come in handy). So I was surprised by the response I got:

https://twitter.com/#!/vanshea/status/70192135063863298

I responded with a direct message. “Dude, if you are serious, here’s my address…” I still was not sure if he was serious.

https://twitter.com/#!/vanshea/status/70213370741137408

I could not believe it. Van FedExed three cookies to me and I could enjoy them on Wednesday.

@vanshea Wow!! Thank you so much.

— Jeff Bridgforth (@webcraftsman) May 16, 2011

https://twitter.com/#!/vanshea/status/70248979144781825

@vanshea Cookies arrived! My wife is putting in a bag with piece of bread so the cookies can absorb the moisture. Can’t wait to try. Thanks.

— Jeff Bridgforth (@webcraftsman) May 18, 2011

@vanshea Still trying to figure out how to FedEx you some sunshine. Thanks again.

— Jeff Bridgforth (@webcraftsman) May 18, 2011

https://twitter.com/#!/vanshea/status/70936129033076737

Enjoying cookies from New York. Thanks @vanshea http://t.co/pW4RGvn

— Jeff Bridgforth (@webcraftsman) May 18, 2011

Those chocolate chip cookies were sooo good. You're the man @vanshea.

— Jeff Bridgforth (@webcraftsman) May 18, 2011

@webcraftsman 🙂 Nice! Hope there's milk nearby! Also, I'm not even a real big fan of cookies.

— Van Shea Sedita (@vanshea) May 18, 2011

I have never met Van in person. I thought about how generous he was to take the time and spend the money to send me some yummy cookies. I believe that Van started following me after the following tweet:

https://twitter.com/#!/jmspool/statuses/9540236741

Van follows Jared and started following me right after this tweet. I thought this was a great example of networking and social media. (I still am working on trying to send Van some sunshine.)