I am no Dooce, nor even a Chris Brogan, so I am not exactly Internet famous. However, even for those of us who are not part of the digerati (digirati?), the social media realms can have some weird after effects in the real world. Last night I went to Startup Drinks here in Boulder, one in any number of similar events that seem to happen weekly, if not daily here (who goes to all these drinking fests?).

Frankly, I usually know more people, but this must have been a slightly different crowd. As I stood around speaking with the few I did know, a complete stranger walked up to me. “CopyDiva, how are you?” Turns out this was a person who follows me on Twitter and somehow recognized me from my photo. I felt like maybe I was one of those people you sometimes see who have left a conference but still have their name tags on.

Did I have a name tag on?

No, not in the real sense, but in the Internet sense, yes. When you’re out in social media folks, remember you never take your name tag off. So don’t get too taken off guard when you’re in an unfamiliar place and someone walks up to you like they already know you. Because they just might.

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