Connectivity. It’s the latest buzzword. Borrowed from science and adopted by the media it’s rapidly peppering our conversations and making us sound smarter than we really are. That’s why we like it so much! But what is connectivity really all about?

In a post by Josh Hill on his blog The Daily Galaxy he noted, “Microsoft studied a total of 30 billion instant messages sent by over 250 million people in June of 2006, and determined that we are in fact, all linked by only 6.6 degrees of separation.”

“We've confirmed that it's indeed a small world," Microsoft researcher Eric Horvitz said.  Connectivity. We are connected.  We are plugged in, completely. Unless you are living in a cave, you are connected."

EcoTuesday has made me think about connectivity more than ever before. Sure I realize how Facebook has changed our world. I’ve found childhood pals in minutes, put together reunions in a matter of days and learned about births and deaths, all on Facebook. Facebook is part of our connectivity but it’s still not human-to-human. 

EcoTuesday is. That connectivity hit me in the face after our last event and made me realize exactly how important and powerful our green networking group is. I got an email from a brand new member thanking me for the event. He experienced “connectivity” in so many ways. I’d like to share part of that email with you.

“EcoTuesday is turning into a great direction for me. One of the members threw out a challenge to me that has given me reason to take advantage of the numerous contacts I have made over the years.I have spent a large portion of the day making calls and doing research and found a whole host of new products and ideas that fit into our objective of earth friendly marketing tools." 

"So, thank you.  I am really enjoying the opportunity to turn my experience and network into something that can be a catalyst to improve our environment. How cool is that?"

Pretty cool!