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  • GeekFluent’s Predictions for 2016

    GeekFluent’s Predictions for 2016

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    It’s that time of year when it seems like everybody is doing “Top Ten ${WHATEVER} in 2015” or “Predictions for ${INDUSTRY} in 2016” posts. I was feeling left out, hence my jumping on the bandwagon. Rather than restrict myself to one particular technology or industry, I’m going to make my predictions across the different parts…

  • Journey to EMC Elect 2015 (with Bonus Number-Crunching)

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    Today, EMC announced the list of names of those people named to the EMC Elect program for 2015. Now in its third year, the EMC Elect program seeks to recognize engagement with, commitment to, and leadership in the EMC technical community-at-large. EMC has been very active in reaching out to the Elect community, working to involve…

  • Cisco Champions for 2015 Announced

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    Last year Cisco joined the ranks of companies running community recognition programs by creating their Cisco Champion program. These programs recognize those people who go above and beyond in their efforts to share knowledge — knowledge of products, techniques, tips and tricks, you name it. In Cisco’s own words describing Cisco Champions: Cisco Champions are…

  • The Great Community Experiment, While Successful, Draws to a Close

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    If you follow me on Twitter, or have received email from my personal account, you’ve seen my tagline: “Social Media Mad Scientist”. I do think of myself that way. I really enjoy experimenting with it, trying new things to find out what works. Now, social media is new enough that — technically — we’re all…

  • My Schedule for EMC World 2013

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    EMC World is almost here, and I’ve been spending a bit of effort figuring out how my time there would be best spent, and think I’ve got my schedule more or less worked out (there are only a couple double-bookings (and one triple-booking) remaining). Working out my schedule details was originally an exercise purely intended…

  • Recruiting Collaborators for Social Media Experiment #2

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    I have lots of opinions about Social Media (OK — to be fair, I have lots of opinions about almost everything…), but among them are: It’s still new — so new that no one gets to call themselves an expert at it. If we forget the “social” aspect of Social Media, we’re doing it wrong.…

  • Social Media Experiment #1: TBaaS

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    I would have to say that two distinctly different things in me came together to bring about this particular experiment. First, I continue to maintain that social media is still brand-new.  That means that nobody gets to call themselves an “expert” at it.  That means that nobody can actually offer “best practices”, merely “here’s some…

  • The Why of the Follow

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    Regardless of your medium of choice for social media — Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn, blog posts — the first, and easiest, measure of success is the number of followers you have. There are a lot of social media articles out there that offer tips and techniques for building your followership.  This isn’t one of those articles. Instead, I’d like to explore why people choose to follow someone.  I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, and, as far as I can tell, when people follow you,…