Comments on: We Consume Information, But Where From? http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2008/05/05/i-consume-information-but-where-from/ This is the blog of Brooks Andrus. Here, at irregular intervals, you may find digital noise centered around the activities of an early 21st century technologist. I work for TechSmith Corporation, but this web space and the views found on it are entirely my own. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:13:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brooks http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2008/05/05/i-consume-information-but-where-from/#comment-44778 Brooks Tue, 06 May 2008 01:34:15 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2008/05/05/i-consume-information-but-where-from/#comment-44778 @ Aaron - man your Dan Pink series rocked...I'm trying to think about how to incorporate it into an article. I think I'm finally coming around to twitter (meaning I might actually sign up). For a long time I sort of looked at as a nerd popularity contest and I'm to god damn old to play that (back the day I'd pop a cap in your ass and take your followers ). ;) However, I think I'm finally coming around on the topic (I too have had to figure out what the value of the network is in my own terms). When I join I'll become your disciple. @ Aaron - man your Dan Pink series rocked…I’m trying to think about how to incorporate it into an article. I think I’m finally coming around to twitter (meaning I might actually sign up). For a long time I sort of looked at as a nerd popularity contest and I’m to god damn old to play that (back the day I’d pop a cap in your ass and take your followers ). ;) However, I think I’m finally coming around on the topic (I too have had to figure out what the value of the network is in my own terms). When I join I’ll become your disciple.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2008/05/05/i-consume-information-but-where-from/#comment-44734 Aaron Mon, 05 May 2008 11:41:53 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2008/05/05/i-consume-information-but-where-from/#comment-44734 I totally agree with Mr. Bray. In the past couple of weeks, I've been using Twitter in earnest having finally "gotten it." (@mrch0mp3rs) I started off with very few people to follow, and of that set, even fewer that regularly tweeted. So I added from the top lists -- and they more or less suck. I didn't think TechCruch dude particularly added anything of value, and while I like Mahalo and understand that this is how certain persons makes their paycheck, there's just a lot of noise -- very little signalling something interesting. Now, by comparison, once I started following Dowdell, I hit up http://whoshouldifollow.com/ and that gave me lots more recommendations of Flash luminaries (Philip Kerman, Brajeshwar, Peter Elst to name a few) and since doing this, my Twitter experience has been much more interesting. It's not that they talk Flash every tweet, but at least they're not smug and after years of following and at times interacting with them on [flashcoders] and such, I certainly feel like when there's something of value being shared, it hits a lot more to home. I totally agree with Mr. Bray. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been using Twitter in earnest having finally “gotten it.” (@mrch0mp3rs) I started off with very few people to follow, and of that set, even fewer that regularly tweeted. So I added from the top lists — and they more or less suck. I didn’t think TechCruch dude particularly added anything of value, and while I like Mahalo and understand that this is how certain persons makes their paycheck, there’s just a lot of noise — very little signalling something interesting.

Now, by comparison, once I started following Dowdell, I hit up http://whoshouldifollow.com/ and that gave me lots more recommendations of Flash luminaries (Philip Kerman, Brajeshwar, Peter Elst to name a few) and since doing this, my Twitter experience has been much more interesting. It’s not that they talk Flash every tweet, but at least they’re not smug and after years of following and at times interacting with them on [flashcoders] and such, I certainly feel like when there’s something of value being shared, it hits a lot more to home.

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