Category: Social Media

  • Most-Read GeekFluent Posts in 2019

    What a year 2019 was. But now it’s past and good riddance. Not all of 2019 was bad, but — for me at least — it was a hard year as can be evidenced by the frighteningly low number of new posts I made during the year. Everything is starting into an upswing now, so…

  • Panel Discussion of Abandonware (in an IoT Context)

    During the past couple years, the good folks over at Gestalt IT have been working to find more ways to make sure that the Tech Field Day delegates feel that their time has been valued and put to good use. One of the ways they’ve been doing that is to use some of the down…

  • Voting for Top vBlog 2017 is Open — Closes 30 June

    Voting for Top vBlog 2017 is Open — Closes 30 June

    It’s that time of year again when you’re seeing lots of “Vote for Me!” blog posts and tweets. This is not one of those posts. Yes, once again, Eric Seibert is running voting for the Top vBlog of 2017 on his really great blog vSphere-Land. (If it’s not already in whatever you’ve moved to since Google…

  • NetApp United 2017 — A Numerical Breakdown

    NetApp United 2017 — A Numerical Breakdown

    As you likely saw, earlier this week, NetApp announced the official kick-off of their 2017 NetApp United influencer program, welcoming 111 members. While 111 members gives us a little idea of what the 2017 NetApp United looks like, I thought it was worth taking a closer look. So, as I’ve done in the past for…

  • NetApp Names Members of 2017 NetApp United Program

    NetApp Names Members of 2017 NetApp United Program

    NetApp has announced the first members of their new community recognition program, called NetApp United. I’m proud to announce that I’m one of those 111 people. What makes a good candidate for the NetApp United program? According to the application announcement, NetApp was looking for technology enthusiasts who: Have a social media presence Have overall…

  • VMware Announces vExperts for 2017

    VMware Announces vExperts for 2017

    Yesterday, VMware announced their list of 2017 vExperts. The vExpert program is VMware’s way of recognizing those people who have made valuable contributions to the overall VMware and virtualization community. The program was started several years ago as a way of extending appreciation and recognition to those folks who were going above and beyond their…

  • Cisco Announces Champions for 2017

    Cisco Announces Champions for 2017

    Today, Cisco started sending out “Welcome” emails to folks they’ve named as Cisco Champions for 2017. The Cisco Champions program is a community recognition program. It’s intended to recognize people who are making valuable contributions to the IT community through knowledge sharing. Unlike some other similar programs, Cisco’s own employees are not eligible to be…

  • My Interview with Geek Whisperers on Being a Technical Generalist

    My Interview with Geek Whisperers on Being a Technical Generalist

    I had the honor (and fun) of being the guest on the most recent episode of the Geek Whisperers podcast (Episode 129). I know this will cause my long-time readers to immediately ask two questions: How is it, exactly, that these folks have managed to do 128 episodes without having you as a guest before now? Isn’t…

  • 10 November “Caption This” Contest Winners

    My 10 November #CaptionThisThursday Tweet was this: #CaptionThisThursday #CTT Caption This: pic.twitter.com/VwFyCAbORt — Dave Henry (@davemhenry) November 10, 2016 The best responses (as judged by me) are below.

  • 3 November “Caption This” Contest Winners

    My 3 November #CaptionThisThursday Tweet was this: Caption this.#CsptionThisThursday #CTT pic.twitter.com/7Xx0j2WSAx — Dave Henry (@davemhenry) November 3, 2016 The best responses (as judged by me) are below.