Exactly. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Sherry Abercrombie <[email protected]> wrote: > Join the FB crowd Marvin, resistance is futile. > > I first joined a social network (MySpace) to keep track of what my kids were > doing, then my oldest dumped MySpace and joined FaceBook, I followed along, > and started discovering that it was definitely more for the older group of > the population. (My almost 80 year old mother-in-law has a FB account) > > It's interesting to see that CIO's are starting to see the advantages of > social networking as opposed to it just being a time waster. It's a case of > "if you can't beat 'em, then join 'em" and leverage it to your advantage. > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 2:15 PM, MarvinC <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have a personal blog that I "try" to keep updated with fresh content yet >> for some odd reason I will not bring myself to create an account on sites >> like MySpace, FaceBook, and Twitter. For some reason I've convinced myself >> that I just don't relate, yet I find that more "self titled professionals" >> I know and meet use these as main communication mediums. The IT journeyman >> in me is split as one half sees these as time wasters from a corporate >> perspective, while the other half see their evolution for what they are, >> potential cash cows that tie into a particular consumer need. So since I'm >> constantly looking for ways to grow and break away from the "corporate >> loophole" to pursue my own ideas, I try to tap into the mindset of the >> individuals that create these solutions to try and shape my own. Having a >> little over 10 years in this field and pushing 40 I've come to the >> conslusion that I won't get rich working as a sys admin supporting an >> organization who's user base depends on the very tools that aid in >> increasing my administrative overhead. If anything I'm doomed to struggle >> while hovering around that glass ceiling, pondering, and waiting to be >> shoved out of some side hole. >> I seem to recall having discussion with some eldermen 10+ years ago when >> instant messaging was making it's debut about how much of a time waster it >> was. So here we are years later discussing an evloved form of messaging. I >> figure in another 5 - 10 years streaming video will evolve and I'll be >> somewhere having a discussion on how much of a time waster it is from the >> corporate perspective. >> >> ya' gotta love how evolution marches to the beat of its own drums... >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Cameron Cooper <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Sorry, sometimes I don’t like having a huge list of replies. >>> >>> >>> >>> _____________________________ >>> >>> Cameron Cooper >>> >>> IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified >>> >>> Aurico Reports, Ine >>> >>> Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> Cameron, >>> >>> >>> >>> It would be much more helpful if you included text from the posts that >>> you are replying to so others can follow the conversation. >>> >>> >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:[email protected]] >>> >>> >>> >>> Installed it to see what it was about… but then uninstalled it due to >>> system resources. It’s a neat tool if you have enough resources to run it. >>> >>> >>> >>> _____________________________ >>> >>> Cameron Cooper >>> >>> IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified >>> >>> Aurico Reports, Ine >>> >>> Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 1:27 PM >>> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: OT: Social Networking >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > >
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