May be completely unrelated to the IT side of this thread, but I just can't bring myself to have a FB / Twitter / MySpace / whatever account because I don't think I'd have the time to bother with it. I see people updating their FB accounts when they are finished on the toilet or they have dropped their wife off at the shops. I can't see why I would need to know that / let others know that. Seems kinda pointless, and I'd much rather be drinking a cold lager or reading a book than updating FaceBook with a picture of my cat throwing up and the vital news that I have just stubbed my toe on the kitchen door.
However I do use LinkedIn, that seems good for keeping in contact with old work colleagues and generally sniffing for new openings. 2009/3/17 Andy Shook <[email protected]> > Dude, > > I am a networking machine but then again, I’m not the quintessential IT > Geek. J Seriously, this is such a vital skill\practice for IT folk. I > can’t speak for other metro areas but the IT circles of Charlotte, are > really small; meaning the same names keep coming up with the big > announcements. > > > > I don’t care what you know or how savvy your skill set is, it’s all about > WHO you know. > > > > Shook > > > > *From:* John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2009 3:32 PM > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: OT: Social Networking > > > > I just attended a session on how important networking is (especially for > the quintessential IT Geek who doesn’t mix well with regular people [Shook]) > and they were very determined that ANY networking was good during these > trying times. > > > > *John W. Cook* > > *Systems Administrator* > > *Partnership For Strong Families* > > *315 SE 2nd Ave* > > *Gainesville, Fl 32601* > > *Office (352) 393-2741 x320* > > *Cell (352) 215-6944* > > *Fax (352) 393-2746* > > *MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+* > > > > *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2009 3:29 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: OT: Social Networking > > > > To add to that point: With all the job uncertainty out there right now, > networking at any level is quite important right now. Facebook/LinkedIn, > whichever. > > > > -Sam > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2009 2:25 PM > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT: Social Networking > > 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]] > > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2009 1:27 PM > > *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: OT: Social Networking > > > > 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] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. 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