Thanks Seth. Maybe I'll take the time to fill out the forms in the next couple of weeks. I thought they'd be time-sinks like MySpace (not that I've ever gotten into MySpace, just that I've seen people who have opted to do so.)
Sam On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Seth Bienek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Sam, > > > > Just for the record, I very rarely check my FaceBook or LinkedIn accounts, > except when I get an email asking for some approval. They do not require > anywhere near the time (after setup) that Twitter, or the other more active > social networking tools do. > > > > I highly recommend LinkedIn for networking (the more links you have the > better it works, obviously), but have not found much professional value in > FaceBook yet. > > > > Maybe I'm doing it wrong. ;) > > > > Seth > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Sammy Larbi > *Sent:* Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:17 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [houcfug] Re: Social networks > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:55 AM, James Husum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Gretings, > > This came up last night during the meeting and I'm curious - > > Who on the list uses a social networking site? Which one(s) do you use? > What do you use it for? Do you get anything out of it? > > I'm on a few but I'm probably not making the best use of them. I'm on > LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/) for business matters, Facebook for > social matters among family and friends, and Pownce (http://pownce.com/) > for following a lot of the ColdFusion world. > > > > My company has suggested I get profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn, but I've > been reluctant to do so, mainly because I don't see the point. Its just > another thing for me to check everyday, and I've got too many of those > already. > > I haven't signed up yet, so at the moment I only pay attention to Twitter > (I probably have accounts elsewhere, but I don't check them or even remember > them). > > I too, never saw the point in Twitter until I started trying it. It's as if > blogging, email, IRC, and IM got together and had a love child. The > shortness leads to the feeling of IRC and IM, both because the messages are > short and because that leads to messages that use geek-speak, or whatever > they call it. The fact that you can look when you want (its asynchronicity) > feels a bit like email. That you're broadcasting to many people and they > feel no particular need to respond to everything you say feels like you're > blogging (and the opposite is true of you reading and not feeling the need > to respond). Plus, its quick: since there's no need to respond, you don't > feel guilty just skipping messages. > > I use it to post mini-rants, questions I need answers, hypothetical > questions to make people any myself think, links to interesting, sometimes > futuristicish, items, and ideas I have that I don't mind sharing. I also > like it because it lets me interact informally with people who I wouldn't be > interacting with except on blogs and mailing lists, which seem more formal. > I've even picked up a couple of new friends who found me through other > links. > > Occassionally I post personal items, like when I got married or finished my > masters. But I try hard to keep it interesting and relevant. You won't find > me posting my travel schedule on there, updating you with every boring > detail from when I arrive to airport to when I'm sitting on the plane, or > having lunch, or any other boring detail like some people. The only time I > might break that personal rule is if I'm at a conference (or something) > where I know some of my "followers" are also likely to be, I might say where > I'm having lunch or dinner to ask if anyone would like to join. But I'd stay > away from it personally. > > Anyway, that's my Twitter testimonial. Obviously, I like it. =) > > My account's at http://twitter.com/codeodor > > Regards, > Sam > > > > > > > The one that seems to have been used the most is Twitter ( > http://twitter.com/) It is sort of a micro-blogging tool. You send short > messages (140 characters?) to the service, telling the world what you are > doing. Then other people can 'follow' you by subscribing to your feed. You > can of course follow others. At CFUNITED people were posting to Twitter like > crazy. Seth apparently was taking notes during the sessions. Ken was > Twittering during last night's meeting. I know a lot of projects out in the > Flex and AIR world have been based on Twitter. I must admit I'm not yet > seeing the value of Twitter. Is it really worthwhile or am I just being > stodgy? > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
