Twitter, Facebook and more...

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

Seems that Twitter and Facebook are becoming extensions of our community... several members are in touch via those communities too.

So..

- Shall we create a more interactive areas here ?

- Should we promote SCN events in Facebook ? (like TechED or local community days)

- Should we integrate the "Share" buttons in our SCN blogs/wiki as is in YouTube ?

- What about contents and articles ??

I'm looking forward to know your opinion about .

Best Regards,

Luis

[Former Member]

On the subject of twitter.. I wouldn't really care if another Portal developer would go tweet stuff like these:

PortalDevMan: I'm working on this portal application.

PortalDevMan: It's compiling.

PortalDevMan: Whoops. Error.

PortalDevMan: He stole my coffee.

PortalDevMan: I'm fixing my code. I hope my coffee is safe.

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For a SCN twitter account, I suggest breaking it down to specialized accounts.. one for each module or component. And one SAP General account for anything SAP.

Something like HarvardBiz.

[Former Member]

Absolutely. Only way to fly. I posted [this|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/16372] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken]; blog, just to see if I get anything back. and the 1st message is pointing to the fact that delivering the content is good, but don't kill me with it. My thinking is that it could be subdivided along a similar way the forums are orginized. E.g; someone is interested in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), they could sign up for new content notices on this topic. But that's just an idea. My first kick at this will be .NET Development - Crystal Reports since that is what I work with the most.

- Ludek

[Former Member]

Strange world...

My previous project blocked Facebook and Twitter because the client discovered that 18 thousand users accounted for 80% of their internet bandwidth with it during the day.

Now 2 weeks into my current project, a mail arives today from the HR Personel Department, inviting all email users to attend free inhouse seminars on how to use Twitter professionally and further integrate it as a tool in their business skills.

So... which one is it?

[markus_doehr2]

> My previous project blocked Facebook and Twitter because the client discovered that 18 thousand users accounted for 80% of their internet bandwidth with it during the day.

Same here - and I can totally follow the argumentation of the employer, whether it's used professionally use or not. People tend to spend too much with "gimmicks" on facebook (not excluing me).

I also think it highly depends in which area/industry one works.

Even if access would be allowed here I'd not connect the accounts, I'm already too much "vitreous", more mental striptease is not necessary.

Markus

[Former Member]

Whether we like it or not Twitter and Facebook are gaining traction and represent an opportunity to interact with customers. I've found it immensely easier to engage in a face-to-face conversation once you have had one online. According to [Alexa|http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/facebook.com], Facebook is the no. 2 website in the world, only 2 to Google, and [Twitter|http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/twitter.com] is no 13. Read the article from [Wired|http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/04/numbers-cant-begin-to-describe-twitters-impact/] magazine. While I can't remember where I saw the report, the potential impact of Twitter during crisis management and emergency response is significant. Companies and organizations are still trying to figure it all out. I've also seen Twitter used effectively during open conference calls and seminars to field questions.

Best regards,

Dean

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Edited by: Mike Pokraka on Oct 18, 2009 1:33 PM

[Former Member]

I think it would be great to incorporate Twitter and Facebook into this forum. The more outlets to converse and connect, the better. Maybe you can include a section for the user's Twitter handle and a link to their Facebook page?

[Former Member]

Personally, I dont want my boss see my personal details and use for them for management stuff As it happened earlier that, my manager got lotz of my personal details and he used them as excuses not to give vacations and also it resulted in my relocation(transfer) to this horrible place where i am living now.

Linking personal and proffessional life is a difficult task. So I prefer them to be two different entities. Anyway, if anyone wants, we can easily share our personal email id's to connect outside.

Regards,

anil

[Former Member]

I agree. Facebook gives me the creeps. But things like Twitter, Reddit, Diggit, etc. may have a place for us - as long as we manage it from a professional stand point (e.g.; sharing new technical info, etc.). No personal "stuff".

- Ludek

[Former Member]

Talk about an timely thread. I am working with a number of coworkers on "spreading the word" more than we do on SCN. Twitter was certainly one of the social media strongly suggested as a possibility. And to be honest, Facebook gives me the creeps. Diggit and Reddit thought in a slightly different realm is also a possibility. As I support Crystal Reports and Business Objects Enterprise .NET developers, the idea is to start with this select subset as a pilot project. A back of the envelope sketch of what we'd be twiting about - err Twittering; links to new blogs, wikis, fixes, sample downloads, notes, articles, etc., etc.

Two bottom line question for me are;

1) what do our customers want? I don't think we've ever asked?

2) I my self have published over 70 notes, reported 20+ bugs and a few wikis, blogs, articles on top of that in the last 6 months (multiply that by 10 team members and you're looking at 5 to 10 new links per day). Would our customers want to be "spammed" with all this new content?

- Ludek

[Former Member]

I personally wouldn't want my social and personal space diluted by more SAP stuff and conversely I don't want the social networking to affect my professional side, so I don't think it is a bright idea to bring it all together. Having said that, I think LinkedIn would be a better option as most use for their professional networking, etc.

My AUD $ 0.02!

Ravi

I just came across this while browsing SCN, [SAP Community Bio: Your Connection Between SCN and LinkedIn|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/15824] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];

Edited by: Ravi Dixit on Oct 19, 2009 1:48 PM

[Former Member]

Personally, I learn alot from SDN and contrbute to it and only take an occasional look into twitter, facebook, linkedin etc.

I am a fresher in that respect.

Just today I was hijacked on twitter by a tweet application...

The log:

xx Also don't forget to revoke the blasted thing again via Settings -> Connections -> Revoke Access to your account.
juliusbussche..
  @xxx Yep. Take a look at some of my tweets from this afternoon... Robbing banks, mugging folks, fighting with folks...
juliusbussche..  
  I guess xx is having a good laugh right now...! Did anyone else take the Mobsterworld bait? Surely I'm not the only one? 
juliusbussche.. 
  @xx OMG! Everyone can see this, right? Okay, back to work for me...  Julius
juliusbussche..
  bought a Pistol in 
juliusbussche..
  bought a Crowbar 
juliusbussche..
  has just done a job in House Burglary 
juliusbussche..
  has just done a job in Mugging in 
juliusbussche..
  has just done a job in Petty Theft in 
juliusbussche..  
  reached level 3 in MobsterWorld 
juliusbussche..  
  has just done a job in House Burglary 
juliusbussche..   
  has just done a job in Mugging 
juliusbussche..   
  @xx I got the same invite and took a look. Carefull of the ladies!!
juliusbussche..  
  @xx Tried 2 drive-by-shootings, but a lady took some cash off me and won the fight as well. I'll go back to SAP now...
juliusbussche..  
  has just fought with @brendaastorino and lost 
juliusbussche..  
  has just fought with @kamololo and won 
juliusbussche..  
  @xx I was wondering the same about the Mafia mail. Haven't tried it yet. Are you online later? Do you have a violin case for me?  

Self explanatory... makes the forum trolls look like Cinderella on SDN..

Cheers,

Julius

[matt]

I think this says it all:

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/demotivators_2076_2088968

[pokrakam]

Hello Luis,

I would be against it, partly for personal and partly for practical reasons.

My personal reasons are probably of lesser importance: I don't like Facebook, I didn't agree with the terms and conditions so never got an ID. From observing other people, it also seems to be a bit of a time waster.

On a more practical note though, I feel that SDN information is already spread quite thin across all the different channels available (forums, blogs, articles, wiki,...). All of these channels are justified, but they are already hard to follow at times, I can't help thinking that adding more places to put information or places to repeat the same stuff is information overload.

I have nothing against SAP groups existing elsewhere (I am active in other communities myself), however if subcommunities develop, let them do so on their own and maintain their own information channel. In other words: sharing information between SCN and elsewhere and providing links etc. is all good and well, however the initiative should be on the external side as it is today, not from within SCN.

Just my opinions...

Cheers,

Mike

[Former Member]

Mike raises the specter of information overload and is concerned about spreading the SAP info too thinly, and I appreciate his concerns.

Iu2019m registered to be a blogger on SDN, but my workload is such that I havenu2019t blogged in over a year. Social media gives you the chance to contribute more casually and quickly.

As for spreading the knowledge over too many platforms, I donu2019t think that is a valid concern. Iu2019d rather spend an extra 30 minutes searching for an answer and find it, than spending half the time and coming up empty.

Answers to SAP questions are being invented, intuited and revealed to people all over the world every minute. If this werenu2019t the case we could just go to help.sap.com and find the answers to all our questions.

The answer is out there. I want every tool I can possible use to find it.

Thanks for reading this,

Leo

[former_member184657]

Aye Aye Captain.

Im for it.

pk