Kinda what I meant when I said I didn't relate. This may sound crazy but I associate these particular items of leisure; chat, IM, and now FB-mySpace-TW, with the following "analogy":
Me standing in a hallway with doors on both sides of me. On each door is the name of each tool including a sub-name for the particual subject. So I walk to one door and see Twitter: CNN, another MySpce: Christy Canyon, and another, etc etc. As I get closer to each door the sounds eminating from within seem festive and inviting. Yet I continue down the hall until I come to the remaining rooms. These rooms are quiet, inviting, and more to my liking. I open the door and all I see are a buncha geeks huddled in circles complaining about the noise coming from the other rooms. HA!!! I know no one here is complaining I just couldn't resist adding that last line. :-> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:08 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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