Btw. no clue why my nic appeared here as "twitter", don't remember to have configured it that way. Although I use Twitter, there is no reason for me to hide my name behind it :)
On Nov 19, 3:48 pm, twitter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi BoD, > > Facebook has features like groups that Twitter doesn't provide. > Facebook is probably a lot easier to use for this task and there is > already a Java Posse group, but personally I'm not interested in most > of the other stuff Facebook offers so I only visit the site to add > another friend. My main problem with Facebook and other similar sites > is that I have to actually visit them to use their service. Twitter > works a bit different by providing their full set of functionality > through an API, which makes it access ubiquitous for me. > > The other reason is that for me conversations tend to happen on > Twitter, at least as far as I can see it. > > As I said, if this doesn't make any sense for you, I'm totally fine > with just ignoring my message, because my experience in convincing > people about Twitters advantages, or at least their model as a > communication and information distribution platform have been > sobering. > > Cheers, > Oliver > > On Nov 19, 3:26 pm, BoD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Isn't your idea equivalent to a facebook group? (there is one for the > > Java Posse:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=5031101622) > > Then you can use facebook's status updates instead of twitter's. > > > BoD > > > twitter wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > for the ones of you already using Twitter you probably know that it > > > can be a very powerful tool, if you follow the right people, like > > > minded persons that you share interests with. But the one problem I've > > > seen over time is to find these people efficient enough. Because I'm > > > mostly developing in the SAP enterprise space, I see them more as my > > > posse and it is interesting to find new people on Twitter and pull > > > them into this affinity group to enlarge its power. > > > > Just about two weeks ago I've setup a page in my wiki (http:// > > > tinyurl.com/sapaffinitygroup) where all SAP affiniados can put in > > > there name and Twitter account, so when someone new comes in it is > > > easier to find all the relevant people on Twitter and by that connect > > > to the group. The idea got some good response and now I think it could > > > make sense for the JavaPosse affiniados too. A lot of you guys and > > > gals probably have their own wiki running so there should be many > > > places where a list like this could grow, but I would be willing to > > > setup a page like this (and actually have just done it:http://tr.im/18th). > > > If this makes any sense to you at all, feel free to put your name in > > > there and maybe follow people from the list, you think may share some > > > interest with you. If not, well discuss it here or flame me for being > > > stupid or even better just ignore it :) > > > > If this works out, the list will grow over time and will hopefully a > > > nice resource to connect people on Twitter, an opportunity that > > > Twitter has sharply missed over the last two years. It is just plain > > > hard to find like minded people and maybe this is one way this problem > > > can be tackled. > > > > Just an idea and a place to start. Please let me know what you think. > > > > Cheers, > > > Oliver (@oliver) > > > > On Nov 18, 10:43 pm, kibitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Well, I was already following @joeracer but now I can follow @dickwall > > >> and @cquinn as well! Consider yourselves fake-stalked. And Tor, c'mon, > > >> get on Twitter! I mean hey, @netbeans is there... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
