How do you set yourself apart from the millions of people on Facebook? Alex uses video in a very powerful and inspiring way to further develop his Facebook connections.

Whether Alex made the video himself or somebody put it together for him is irrelevant. This is a brilliant masterpiece of understanding human nature. His video pays tribute to members of his Facebook group, "The Hurricane of Gratitude."

He titles the video "Do You Know these Grateful souls?" to entice you to watch it. What a thrill to see many of your friend’s faces. A smile forms on your face and you say to yourself… " I know that person." A bigger smile and excitement comes over you when you see your picture in the video.

He thoughtful handles the video time constraints with this note… "There are so many of you that are not in this…please don’t mistake my appreciation of you…I could only get so many in this video…I have another one planned for you."

Facebook limits the number of tags you can use. So anybody he couldn’t tag, he let them know by posting the video on their wall.

This video skillfully conveys the power of gratitude. People like and will respond to those who show them gratitude and appreciation.

I hate to admit it but this video became a major kick in the butt for me. Thanks Alex for the carefully crafted reminder that I neglected showing my appreciation and gratitude lately. My gratitude journal contains too many blank pages.

Did you see his video yet? Check it out. There are lots of good lessons in marketing and using social networking. Let it inspire you to think of ways to further build the relationships in your life and show how much you appreciate them.

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