For DR issues (among many others, of course) think of Twitter as a paging system of global proportions: not a lot to be said, but if you get the message right its broadcast and amplification capabilities are unmatched.
-- ***Stefan http://twitter.com/netfortius On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 5:19 PM, JC Dill <jcdill.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Roland Perry wrote: > >> In article <4a4f6ef5.9030...@gmail.com>, JC Dill <jcdill.li...@gmail.com> >> writes >> >> What I'm trying to anticipate is the objection to *also* posting to >>>> Twitter, which might be raised on the grounds that it's too "unofficial", >>>> or >>>> "unsupported" or something like that. >>>> >>> >> Anyone who makes that argument is just showing how little they know about >>> Twitter. >>> >> >> So that's 98% of the population then... >> > > We aren't talking about the general population. IMHO anyone in Network > Operations or NOC management who doesn't know about emerging and cutting > edge communications is in the wrong job or the wrong industry. > >> >> It would be like complaining you shouldn't use email because "not >>> everyone has email". >>> >> >> But email has become respectable, although I still see "people who know >> better" starting speeches with 'of course, ten years ago none of us used >> email, but now....' which shows they are very late adopters themselves. >> > How many of them are running Internet Networks? > > >>>> It's this richness which confuses the ordinary person. >>>> >>> >> That's a lot like saying Perl is too complicated for the ordinary person >>> so never use Perl. :-) >>> >> >> You are confusing the tool with the platform. >> > Twitter is a tool just like Perl. You can reach twitter from any browser, > and most mobile phones. > > >> How are they to know which bit of the scattergun approach is the right >>>> one to use? Or whether "posting everywhere" has some hidden disadvantage. >>>> >>> >>> You can configure it and use it however YOU want. >>> >> >> Again, that's about the platform called posterous. How can I explain to >> the School Board that posterous has enough credibility to be used. >> > > You explain that it's a tool. You configure it and then you give a > demonstration. Send a post, then show them how users who keep up with local > news will find the info depending on what channels they use most often to > get important info. > > Even easier, you make an email address on your system that is an alias to > posterous. So they send to "p...@schoolsystem.edu" which .forwards out > to posterous, which posts to the school blog, myspace, facebook, twitter, > and any other system you configure. Show them how a radio station can > retweet the info and then announce "to get info on school closings, follow > us on twitter at...." and everyone can send the info TO the radio station > and get the info FROM the radio station quickly and easily. > > > I don't think it has. All they ever hear about other Web2.0 like Facebook >> and Bebo is how dangerous they are for kids. >> > > Sheesh. Cars and bikes are far more dangerous for kids than Facebook and > Bebo. That's why kids are taught the rules of the road, to always wear bike > helmets, to always buckle up in the car, and they get driver training. > > But I'm beginning to think that finally maybe Twitter has the right >> profile for this application. >> > > Again, why limit yourself? Use all the tools available. > > jc > >
