On Sep 12, 2008, at 9:08 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account
wrote:
> I'd like to hear the opinions of folks here on the VALUE of social
> networking, and a compelling argument of WHY an IT professional should
> social network (beyond what I've mentioned).
Agreed that most stuff on twitter is not substantial; it's a lot like
the OT stuff on ProFox, only shorter and without the obnoxious people.
Remember, you only see the tweets of those you choose to follow; I
think of 'twitter' as short for 'twit filter' sometimes!
I also like the information that I pick up from it. I follow lots of
people who are smart, and they occasionally re-tweet something from
someone I don't know who I find interesting. I'll then start following
them, and thus expand the network I have for new and interesting ideas.
I'm really starting to dislike the name 'social networking', as it
connotes a bunch of teenagers texting 'OMG!' back and forth. While I
was typing this, I got 3 new tweets from Tim O'Reilly, of O'Reilly
publishing:
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timoreilly Retweeting @emckean: wotd: polinymous: having a personal
name that is also a place name: Ann Arbor, Alice Springs. 14 minutes
ago from twhirl
timoreilly Retweeting @digitalfemme: Red Hat CEO, Jim Whitehurst talks
about: The Challenges of Competing with Freehttp://is.gd/2x0f 14
minutes ago from twhirl
timoreilly Bumper sticker just sighted on a laptop: "What would Yoda
do? Your ass, kick it he would." 3 minutes ago from twhirl
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Now none of those are earth-shattering, but I'm certainly going to
check out the RedHat CEO link that I probably wouldn't have known
about otherwise. Will it be useful? Maybe, maybe not. But odds are
better than average that it will.
I have always enjoyed learning about new stuff. Twitter, IMO, is an
excellent way to get exposed to new stuff that is likely to be
interesting and relevant. Oh, and sometimes fun, too.
-- Ed Leafe
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