intertwingly

The answer, of course, is that it isn’t your content that’s drawing people, but the value of the association itself. People are adding a “Sam Ruby Badge” to their Facebook profile, which (they hope) links them to the rest of the, microblogosphere. Or something. The social graph, even if one-sided, has significance in the eyes of those who interpret it as significant.

Trust me, that doesn’t make it any less bizarre to me.

Can I have a certified Sam Ruby badge too?  Oh, and let me know if you jump ship and if I should apply for your current job when you leave. <snark>

Seriously: did you see the rest of their list?  Jim was also listed as an Apache and OSI activist; sure, fine, he’s director and all.  But Greg?  The closest he got to any technical content so far this year is “is hanging with hwright, talking deep svn mojo”.  Unless what they’re really looking for is suggestions of good drinking places.

I wish I had more server-setup-fu, because I’d totally build WhereIsGregDrinkingNow.com to get myself more Twitter followers.

(OK, maybe not.)(Hey, why do I still get the "You seem to be new here"?)

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Most people seem to reflexively follow people they know but it’s impossible to actually follow the blizzard of twitches that people put out there.  It would be interesting to know what percentage of followed tweets are ever actually read by any one person.  I admit to having a twitter account, and I’ll follow people but I can’t say that I ever actually read anything anyone posts.

Can I have a certified Sam Ruby badge too?

Sure, take three.

let me know if you jump ship

I’ll be sure to twitter it.

why do I still get the “You seem to be new here”

Perhaps the server move caused my “have I seen you before?” logic to be confused.  Hopefully it is temporary.

Some of it may be your followers getting ahead of you on the curve. A number of people have discussed how their blogging changed after joining Twitter.  Little snippets of “cool, take a look” and “eww, gross” are tweeted, leaving the long-form pieces for the blog.

Sam,

Here’s my very own take of an obama icon for you :)

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— dims

For the rates of following/followed and more exactly really read… I think it would be easy to extrapolate the numbers of the recent Facebook study.

The answer: a very few.

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Ok, where’s the SVG version of the Sam Ruby badge now?

We’ve been there before, Sam. It’s manufactured serendipity with smaller packets that are quicker to create and consume. At a time when many more people are tuned in to the dynamics of pub/sub.

Welcome!

I haven’t found the serendipity yet, but intend to keep looking.

You are not the only one to have recently taken up Twitter.

And, alas, the signs are not good:

Note to the folks who run Twitter: When John McCain is using your service, it is officially over. Sell it now while you have the chance.