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@DigitalNaiv Well, you do know Connections is still there, alive and kicking, and with some fancy integrations into M365 as well, right? 😜

It provides an opportunity to combine the best of multiple worlds: individual, team, network & online communities. All in all to cater for end-users' needs & wants beyond the first two, which are always a bit limiting, specially, in today's complex (biz) world.

Invite your old friends for a coffee, Stefan. After all, they are all now using M365 as well 😉

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@DigitalNaiv Well, you do know Connections is still there, alive and kicking, and with some fancy integrations into M365 as well, right? 😜

It provides an opportunity to combine the best of multiple worlds: individual, team, network & online communities. All in all to cater for end-users' needs & wants beyond the first two, which are always a bit limiting, specially, in today's complex (biz) world.

Invite your old friends for a coffee, Stefan. After all, they are all now using M365 as well 😉

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@DigitalNaiv Well said! I am not giving up myself either, my dear friend. We are *just* getting started 😅👍🏻 heh

Every year that has gone by we've become better with our narratives and first-hand work practices 2.0 (hopefully! 🙏🏻).

RE: '[...] a question of culture, leadership and ongoing education' < Indeed! The perfect blend of technology (=enabler) AND sociology, with a strong focus on the latter, please 😁👍🏻

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@DigitalNaiv Well said! I am not giving up myself either, my dear friend. We are *just* getting started 😅👍🏻 heh

Every year that has gone by we've become better with our narratives and first-hand work practices 2.0 (hopefully! 🙏🏻).

RE: '[...] a question of culture, leadership and ongoing education' < Indeed! The perfect blend of technology (=enabler) AND sociology, with a strong focus on the latter, please 😁👍🏻

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@mmaney I can see it as well. In fact, it won't be too long before we see it, as the other space continues to self-destruct and the need for such a helpful resource will re-emerge again.

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@mmaney I can see it as well. In fact, it won't be too long before we see it, as the other space continues to self-destruct and the need for such a helpful resource will re-emerge again.

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@mmaney I can relate to that as well, Mike, which is why 'that other place' has shifted for me into a information / media source (unregulated, therefore questioning everything) at this point in time.

The conversations, for me, are now happening here and loving it! 😎👍🏻

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@mmaney I can relate to that as well, Mike, which is why 'that other place' has shifted for me into a information / media source (unregulated, therefore questioning everything) at this point in time.

The conversations, for me, are now happening here and loving it! 😎👍🏻

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@workessence Awww, you are too kind, matey! Thanks a bunch for the warm welcome 🙏🏻

Yeah, it's been a while, but I finally decided to venture into the MT world & see what we can make out of it...

It only took me 6 years to make up my mind! 😳😜👍🏻 heh

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@workessence Awww, you are too kind, matey! Thanks a bunch for the warm welcome 🙏🏻

Yeah, it's been a while, but I finally decided to venture into the MT world & see what we can make out of it...

It only took me 6 years to make up my mind! 😳😜👍🏻 heh

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@DigitalNaiv I know what you mean, Stefan, but I am not too sure about not being successful convincing people to share and collaborate through ESNs. I think we did and hit the mark.

I suspect we just got ignored / neglected because of the potential they had / have in disrupting the true nature of work: i.e. power dynamics.

Fast forward to 2020, and not even a pandemic has been able to effect that change 😤

#ESNs #SocBiz #OpenBiz

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@DigitalNaiv I know what you mean, Stefan, but I am not too sure about not being successful convincing people to share and collaborate through ESNs. I think we did and hit the mark.

I suspect we just got ignored / neglected because of the potential they had / have in disrupting the true nature of work: i.e. power dynamics.

Fast forward to 2020, and not even a pandemic has been able to effect that change 😤

#ESNs #SocBiz #OpenBiz

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Unlearning all the bad habits I've accumulated over the years using media tools has proved to be quite a challenge.

What has helped me shake those away and adapt to Mastodon so far is to think of it as a micro-blogging 'platform': one can subscribe & converse with other people through their own micro-blogs hosted all over the place.

Yes, my fave capability so far is the ability to use #RSS newsfeeds to subscribe to different folks w/o *even* having a need to 'Follow' 😊👍🏻

A bit weird, eh?

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Unlearning all the bad habits I've accumulated over the years using media tools has proved to be quite a challenge.

What has helped me shake those away and adapt to Mastodon so far is to think of it as a micro-blogging 'platform': one can subscribe & converse with other people through their own micro-blogs hosted all over the place.

Yes, my fave capability so far is the ability to use #RSS newsfeeds to subscribe to different folks w/o *even* having a need to 'Follow' 😊👍🏻

A bit weird, eh?

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@rc@social.lol Well, what can I say, my dear friend? Not everything you see out there should be called 'Social'.

For vast majority of these digital tools we lost the 'social' label (If I can use that word) many many years ago.

Focus on what you would want to co-build and co-learn with others as a two-way street. That's what I'd call 'social' as a good starting point 😅

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@rc@social.lol Well, what can I say, my dear friend? Not everything you see out there should be called 'Social'.

For vast majority of these digital tools we lost the 'social' label (If I can use that word) many many years ago.

Focus on what you would want to co-build and co-learn with others as a two-way street. That's what I'd call 'social' as a good starting point 😅

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@mercegamell@toot.community I know what you mean. I miss those days, too, although perhaps we are starting to regain our sanity back again...

Interestingly enough, it's been years since I stopped calling it 'Social Media' and switched to just 'Media'. Perhaps with Mastodon et al. we need to bring it back again 😅👍🏻 heh

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@mercegamell@toot.community I know what you mean. I miss those days, too, although perhaps we are starting to regain our sanity back again...

Interestingly enough, it's been years since I stopped calling it 'Social Media' and switched to just 'Media'. Perhaps with Mastodon et al. we need to bring it back again 😅👍🏻 heh

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@mercegamell@toot.community And here I thought I was the only one feeling that Web 2.0 coming along rather strong! Phew!

I haven't tried Post just yet (waiting queue), but good to know that Web 2.0 vibe is there as well 👍🏻

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@mercegamell@toot.community And here I thought I was the only one feeling that Web 2.0 coming along rather strong! Phew!

I haven't tried Post just yet (waiting queue), but good to know that Web 2.0 vibe is there as well 👍🏻

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@DigitalNaiv Oooh, that's interesting! I'm seeing same behaviours with marketers from other regions. Are they all thinking if it works for them, it'll work for us as well? 🤔

PS. RE: Younger generations, remember the good old days when ESNs were flagged as 'It's just Facebook'? 🤦🏻‍♂️

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@DigitalNaiv Oooh, that's interesting! I'm seeing same behaviours with marketers from other regions. Are they all thinking if it works for them, it'll work for us as well? 🤔

PS. RE: Younger generations, remember the good old days when ESNs were flagged as 'It's just Facebook'? 🤦🏻‍♂️

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@DigitalNaiv Oooh, never mind the virtue signalling coming along nicely as well 😜

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@DigitalNaiv Oooh, never mind the virtue signalling coming along nicely as well 😜

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@DigitalNaiv Well, that's not new either, right? I mean, remember when back in the Web 2.0 days it was all about me, me, me?!? 😲

Well, #LinkedIn just took that into a higher level providing us with a glimpse of the workplace we will *never* want to work in!

Can you imagine?

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@DigitalNaiv Well, that's not new either, right? I mean, remember when back in the Web 2.0 days it was all about me, me, me?!? 😲

Well, #LinkedIn just took that into a higher level providing us with a glimpse of the workplace we will *never* want to work in!

Can you imagine?

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@DigitalNaiv Oh, gosh, that Web 2.0 died the very moment we started to accept things like this 👉🏻 https://twitter.com/emollick/status/15 89785159125327873 as 'good for us'.

That's probably one of our lessons learned, right?

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@DigitalNaiv Oh, gosh, that Web 2.0 died the very moment we started to accept things like this 👉🏻 https://twitter.com/emollick/status/15 89785159125327873 as 'good for us'.

That's probably one of our lessons learned, right?

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@vrruiz I know, right? I wasn't sure whether it's a 'welcome back', or not, since I never tooted anything till today, but I guess there's always a first time for re-entry heh

It's been a looooong while since we last chatted, Víctor. I have been enjoying your toots a fair bit since I started preparing things a few weeks back!

Hope all is well with you ...

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@vrruiz I know, right? I wasn't sure whether it's a 'welcome back', or not, since I never tooted anything till today, but I guess there's always a first time for re-entry heh

It's been a looooong while since we last chatted, Víctor. I have been enjoying your toots a fair bit since I started preparing things a few weeks back!

Hope all is well with you ...

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@perrytimms Oh, WOW! Look at that! Thanks a bunch, matey, for the lovely welcome! I am glad to see you over here as well 🤗

Hope all is well at your end, matey!

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@perrytimms Oh, WOW! Look at that! Thanks a bunch, matey, for the lovely welcome! I am glad to see you over here as well 🤗

Hope all is well at your end, matey!

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@DigitalNaiv Thanks a bunch, Stefan! Good to see you over here as well! 👍🏻 @alecmcint

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@DigitalNaiv Thanks a bunch, Stefan! Good to see you over here as well! 👍🏻 @alecmcint

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@alecmcint Awww, you are too kind, my dear friend! Thanks a bunch for the warm 'welcome! 🙏🏻

Glad to see you've made it over here as well. Hope you're keeping well 👍🏻

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@alecmcint Awww, you are too kind, my dear friend! Thanks a bunch for the warm 'welcome! 🙏🏻

Glad to see you've made it over here as well. Hope you're keeping well 👍🏻

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What goes around, comes around, apparently.

What does it say when, after 22+ years using social tools, I am now back to

- My blog
- Mastodon (i.e. micro-blogging)
- Flickr

as my main online presence, beyond several other small, niche community spaces?

I am surely getting some strong Web 2.0 vibes at the moment, while wondering whether I have truly learned something along the way.

It's been quite a journey so far and still feeling as if it was just yesterday!

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What goes around, comes around, apparently.

What does it say when, after 22+ years using social tools, I am now back to

- My blog
- Mastodon (i.e. micro-blogging)
- Flickr

as my main online presence, beyond several other small, niche community spaces?

I am surely getting some strong Web 2.0 vibes at the moment, while wondering whether I have truly learned something along the way.

It's been quite a journey so far and still feeling as if it was just yesterday!

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After 6 years with an account in Mastodon, I guess it's time 😅

Posting my first toot here and feeling like a kid with brand-new shiny shoes 😍 👍🏻

Looking forward to the prospect of doing tons of learning, unlearning and relearning ... Let's go!

Hello, world!

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After 6 years with an account in Mastodon, I guess it's time 😅

Posting my first toot here and feeling like a kid with brand-new shiny shoes 😍 👍🏻

Looking forward to the prospect of doing tons of learning, unlearning and relearning ... Let's go!

Hello, world!