Bob, I used to work at Ashwood! Say hi to Rod, Doug & Tom for me. All good folks.
John Israel Sent from my iPhone On Mar 15, 2013, at 9:34 PM, "Bob Wyatt" <[email protected]> wrote: > Tony, > > I read the blog, but remain unmoved. I think that embracing social media > weakens/dilutes/reduces the focus of the brand. If the purpose is to promote > Bob Wyatt or Tony Gravagno, use social media to the fullest extent you > desire. If the purpose of your web presence is to promote the brand (Nebula > Research or Ashwood Computer, Inc. (my employer)), there should be as few > web locations as possible. Whomever is doing the searching is interested in > authoritative/reliable information - finding the information on facebook, > twitter, and the like, I hope, will never ever be regarded as authoritative > or reliable (in my opinion). > > If I want to know what Nebula Research can do for me, facebook and twitter > are not on by radar as possible destinations to find out. I'm not inclined > to go there even for references - I would get references from Nebula > Research, not what followers of Tony (or Nebula Research) had to say on > facebook or twitter. > > I even find the technical questions being asked (and answered) on LinkedIn > as being in bad form. That isn't what LinkedIn is for. > > It is a narrow view, and I realize that it may not be a popular one. I'm in > front of a computer more than 10 hours a day, and when I need information, I > need authoritative/reliable information. > > And, of course, Twitter and facebook can be a huge time-vacuum - lots of > time and little reward. > > All of the above is my personal opinion, and does not necessarily reflect > the opinion of my employer... > > Bob Wyatt > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Gravagno > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 6:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [U2] Social Networks for MV > > I'm on a mini campaign to make more MV colleagues aware of the benefits of > using Twitter and other social media. Everyone is welcome to visit my blog > on the topic and to comment here or there. > > http://webdefence.global.blackspider.com/urlwrap/?q=AXicJcqxDcIwEEDRaxgHn-1QRFQIkOgoqGgdYyVGZ190diJlCMRo7MEUCPjl018d4P0AeD0BhBbT9qrIrJKL5DlXYVKeE4g9mWvRe221bTcQi7hwl93NLZVzmcYgkeV3DrWOW8Rz6CZy60s-fhU74h5r8AOmGa02DeoGC_voKM1GDTUR_PsAt9cuaA&Z > > Tony Gravagno > Nebula Research and Development > TG@ remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com > Nebula R&D sells mv.NET and other Pick/MultiValue products > worldwide, and provides related development services > http://webdefence.global.blackspider.com/urlwrap/?q=AXicY3VmeNXLwHC-n4GhKKfS0CJdr7ioTC83MTMnOT-vpCg_Ry85P5ehyMjdMKLYwMnAyMDIwoQhs7goMTWryCElsbIkP6-4tCC1KDO_CKwyo6SkwEpf3y81qTQnUTcozwUkqp-Uk5_OAAEAcRAkWw&Z > > Visit http://PickWiki.com! Contribute! > http://Twitter.com/TonyGravagno > http://groups.google.com/group/mvdbms > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
