A common term used in the church is having a “mountain top experience” where a person or group strengthens their faith during a concentrated period.

Yesterday’s Twitter “love-fest” had a similar feeling, where many people who commented on Jeremiah’s post, received several new Twitter friends. I personally received over thirty and our web show @dailyidea received several as well. Sounds fun, right? Well, the problem with things that go up? They must come down. Which begs the question… now what?

Since we can’t twitter welcome @, @, @, @ that many times, I’m offering (as is Jason) a suggestion to other twitter users: Link to all the people who added you during the melee. You’ll learn more about your new friends, help their google juice, strengthen a virtual connection and introduce your site visitors to your new friends. Yes, this takes a little time, so I decided to link to each new friend and try to add a short line identifying their blog or Twitter profile.

Now, I encourage everyone to link to your new found friends to spread the love and make some real connections. (Note: many of these links are NOT to their twitter profiles, but I’ve included their profile names). Check out these great new friends!

@JasonFalls - Personal friend who runs SocialMediaExplorer and is joining me in this challenge
@jowyang - Not sure he needs an introduction, since he started this wildfire!
@trishussey - Somehow, I missed Tris at BlogWorld Expo. I’ve heard about Tris before and you can read more about him at Larix Consulting.
@philcampbell - Phil has THE best Twitter background and runs a nightly show called the Gravity and he has the shortest domain I’ve seen www.me.dm.
@skanwar - Based in Toronto, Satish loves Christmas!
@darinrmcclure - Living on the edge of the OC, he was also in Vegas at Blog World.
@vanhoosear - Todd (great name) is a Social Media Practice Leader @ Topaz Partners.
@Spangles - Based in London, this social media enthusiast consults on online and mobile projects.
@mdoeff - Mike is a gadget geek and shares good links.
@chrbutler - Based in Chapel Hill, Chris helps mid-sized advertising agencies stay web smart.
@ncho - Gene Smith writes a neat blog about how the web and its uses are affecting Africa. @mariana_66 - Hidden in the middle of Connecticut, she can help you with your student loan.
@willpate - I’m not shy about loving web video and Will does a great job on one my favorite web shows Command N. He works as the community evangelist at ConceptShare which recently cut a great deal with Corel. Neat guy I want to know better.
@csalomonlee - Based in SFO, has a great blog name, PR Meets Marketing and a wonderful link list on how to pitch bloggers.
@jasonw22 - Based in Boulder Creek, CA… Jason looks to be a heavy Twitter user and takes great pics.
@goaliegirl - Another great blog name, Goalie Girl also known as Angela Robson, consults on IT work and is a hockey goddess.
@TDavid - Another video lover and creator! Creates HD videoblogging (almost #180 episodes) and has a strong Twitter network.
@adelemcalear - Need some good marketing, Adele is for hire. Check out her work with Team Ethanol.
@mjkeliher - Based in Minneapolis, Mike also saw a flood of new Twitter friends yesterday. I love his post on Twitter last month.
@ruperthowe - Rupert videoblogs from his phone. Check out his work as I’m really impressed what that Nokia n93 can do.
@mobilediner - Chris has a unique job as a wireless community developer. I see HUGE opportunities with mobile apps, content, etc. Follow Chris to learn more.
@warrenss - His bio states he’s a social media wanna be.. based is Seattle with a strong network.
@adamcohen - Snitter user based in Beantown. He’s trying like the rest of us to keep up with the pace of today’s web.
@bgolub - Ben is all over the web with his blog, tumblelog and great photography. After reading his blog, I realize I need to introduce him to Profilactic.com. My personal preference for profile aggregation.
@nichodges - My new Aussie friend works at M&C Saatchi and is obsessed with the future of our digital world.
@davidbadash - Great domain (davidinmanhattan.com) where he talks about architecture, design, tech, politics and more.
@conniecrosby - Connie is an info diva based in Montreal and works as a law librarian.
@henre - Henre is a pro blogger from South Africa (where I’m visiting in May). He helps small businesses connect to big customers. Very cool.
@redcatco - Benjamin runs a cool blog that can help your life today! Dig around his site and learn about WOWNDADI. You’ll be glad you did.
@younggogetter - What started as a forum back in 2005 is now a global group of young, driven people.
@conniereece - Connie is based in Austin, TX and writes Every Dot Connects. After a quick read through her blog… she gets it AND likes boas (who doesn’t?).
@barbarakb - Based in Cincy, OH (just down the road from me), Barbara is all over the web and runs Kolbe Market Consultants.

Flickr photo credit: mmmmmmmCHIPOTLE

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