I read this article, too, and in the first couple of paragraphs, I thought, "Wow, good!" And then I realized what a unique situation that guy was in: Incredibly isolated geographically from his colleagues and work-mates, in dramatically different time zones, and in a job which requires the use of social networking sites.
I'm flooded with email at work (even though we only have 11 people in our office!). Throwing up a wiki on our intranet (assuming we had or needed one) isn't going to solve my problems.
I was largely disappointed by the piece in the end. I admit, it's a valuable thought-piece for people in his position or who have to coordinate large numbers of people. Just not for me (sadly).
Oh, well, at least you know it now. I think that more and more people will be in situations like his in the future so that may be a very good thing for them. I cope well with e-mail as I make an instant decision as to whether I should bin it, respond to it, or file it away. That works for me. I'm not convinced that Twittering at work will be very useful or popular...
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Date: 2008-07-04 03:58 am (UTC)I'm flooded with email at work (even though we only have 11 people in our office!). Throwing up a wiki on our intranet (assuming we had or needed one) isn't going to solve my problems.
I was largely disappointed by the piece in the end. I admit, it's a valuable thought-piece for people in his position or who have to coordinate large numbers of people. Just not for me (sadly).
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Date: 2008-07-04 08:54 am (UTC)