Keep us posted on how that works out for you........... 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+
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 3:37 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Social Networking I prefer a winning lottery ticket myself... On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 12:32, John Cook <john.c...@pfsf.org> wrote: > I just attended a session on how important networking is (especially for the > quintessential IT Geek who does����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:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] > 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:saber...@gmail.com] > 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 <marv...@gmail.com> 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 <ccoo...@aurico.com> 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 > > ccoo...@aurico.com > > > > 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:ccoo...@aurico.com] > > 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 abou���� but then uninstalled it due to system > resources. 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