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Culture Dump: 11/7/08

by Scott on November 7, 2008 · 2 comments

in Politics, Social Media

Stuff on my mind:

I need to dig into the presidential election statistics soon, to really understand the nuances of the Obama victory. I didn’t expect a seven-point gap.

This Twitter thing is incredible. People are finding me and following me every day. And I them. As I said a few days ago, it’s the on-time, minutia of the moment. Some call it a cross between a monologue and a dialogue; I have a different spin. If a monologue is a conversation in one dimension, and a dialogue is a conversation in two dimensions, then Twittering is fractal communications: a conversation in a non-integer dimensional space. Maybe d = 1.5? No, that’s not right, as it is sometimes one talking to many. There’s a network effect worth studying. To do: I think a trip to xxx.lanl.gov is in order; some physicist has to have written a paper on the class of networks represented by Twitter. When will Kevin Bacon start following me?

The fiancee is absolutely hooked on “Eli Stone.” It’s a TV series on ABC. What happens when a high-powered lawyer becomes a prophet? Will he make the needed changes in his own life to enhance the lives of those around him? This show had better not jump the shark any time soon.

SNL will now die off again until 2012. The guy who does Obama isn’t funny.

Jay Cutler threw for 447 yards and 3 touchdowns tonight. Kellen Winslow had 2 touchdowns. A great fantasy football outcome por moi.

The fact that Ted Stevens is going to win in Alaska is embarrassing to Alaska. Honestly.

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My Plunge Into the World of Social Media

by Scott on November 4, 2008 · 0 comments

in Social Media

Hello, world!

If you’re one of this blog’s “early adopters”, you probably already know me pretty well. Why, you may be wondering, am I doing this?

The best answer is: I don’t know yet.

A lot of the blogs I read seem to exist for one or more of the following reasons:

  • espousing a philosophy: political, social, or otherwise (the evangelist)
  • spreading ideas because you’re very knowledgeable in a field or industry (the thought leader)
  • spreading knowledge gleaned from other sources (the aggregator)
  • to express yourself (the artist)
  • to make money (the entrepreneur)

I think I’ll be in the thought leader and aggregator category. Maybe, someday, the entrepreneur.

So the degree to which I can present interesting ideas will determine the future of this effort. That and a lot of patience.

But there are other forms of social media…two of which are featured on this blog (look to the right!)

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com

This is an online network. You enter your work history, expertise, and interests. Then, you get “linked in” with everyone you know, forming a network of contacts. Over time, as you meet new professional contacts, you can both agree to be a part of each others’ networks. You can write recommendations for others, and they can write recommendations for you. What happens next is up to you. You can reach out to connections of your connections, networking for whatever reasons you may have. You can join groups, meeting like-minded or similarly-experienced people. Your LinkedIn profile serves awfully well as a resume for job recruiters; the more you put into your profile, the greater the odds that a recruiter will ask you if you’re interested in any openings they may have. Use the link to the right to check out my LinkedIn profile. If you want me in your network (yes, please), send me an invite!

Twitter www.twitter.com

If maintaining a blog is today’s way to keep an audience informed about your big ideas, the broad sweeping things you find important, Twitter is how you keep your audience up to date on the minutia of your life. It’s easy. When you want to update your crowd on what you’re up to, you type it in. You have 140 characters. What an ingenious way to keep your crowd, your followers, up to speed on what you’re doing, what you’re thinking, what’s on the top of your head. You can follow the twitters of others, just as they follow yours. Find the people you know who are twittering, and follow them. Find the thought leaders who interest you, and follow them.

Blogs for the big-picture idea networks, Twitter to give the minutia to your faithful followers (check out www.twitter.com/barackobama), LinkedIn to network with professionals in and out of your industry.

That’s only scratching the surface of social media, and what’s cool about Web 2.0. These, for the time being, are the vanguard of my online presence.

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