Comments on: Thinking Digital, Acting Personal http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/07/17/thinking-digital-acting-personal/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:32:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/07/17/thinking-digital-acting-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-79514 Mark Evans Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:12:04 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3613#comment-79514 Erik, I'm old-school as well. As much as I enjoy e-mail, Twitter, etc., I still a people person. Meeting someone once - even just for a few minutes - creates a deeper and longer-lasting connection than adding someone as your Facebook friend or Twitter follower. :) Erik,

I’m old-school as well. As much as I enjoy e-mail, Twitter, etc., I still a people person. Meeting someone once - even just for a few minutes - creates a deeper and longer-lasting connection than adding someone as your Facebook friend or Twitter follower.

:)

]]> By: Erik http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/07/17/thinking-digital-acting-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-79513 Erik Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:08:51 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3613#comment-79513 You know, I've spent the last 12 days trying to decide whether I think the Arrington post was link-baiting or an just an indication of just how disconnected the 2.0 digerati are from the rest of the world (no offense Mark...I do enjoy your blog). As a sales professional, I'm keenly aware of just how much business simply has to be done face to face. My customers put in multi-million dollar orders...they don't want to be poked and they don't want to be tweeted at. They want to look me in the eye, they want to share a meal or a cigar, they want to trust me and by extension, the company and the people I represent. And yes, when I'm not on-site with them, they want to pick up the phone and talk to me, leave a message if I'm not available, and have me call them back. And lest you think this is just an "old world" business practice, and it's just a matter of time before it all changes...I sell software that allows telecom providers to deploy IP video services. It's pretty leading edge, but the same rules of human interaction apply as always have. You know, I’ve spent the last 12 days trying to decide whether I think the Arrington post was link-baiting or an just an indication of just how disconnected the 2.0 digerati are from the rest of the world (no offense Mark…I do enjoy your blog).

As a sales professional, I’m keenly aware of just how much business simply has to be done face to face. My customers put in multi-million dollar orders…they don’t want to be poked and they don’t want to be tweeted at. They want to look me in the eye, they want to share a meal or a cigar, they want to trust me and by extension, the company and the people I represent. And yes, when I’m not on-site with them, they want to pick up the phone and talk to me, leave a message if I’m not available, and have me call them back.

And lest you think this is just an “old world” business practice, and it’s just a matter of time before it all changes…I sell software that allows telecom providers to deploy IP video services. It’s pretty leading edge, but the same rules of human interaction apply as always have.

]]> By: Trevor Stafford http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/07/17/thinking-digital-acting-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-79365 Trevor Stafford Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:53:53 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3613#comment-79365 1 million years of selection that rewards socialized, gregarious tendencies. 20 years of homodigital. How is this striking or puzzling or different from any community anywhere? /painfully obvious 1 million years of selection that rewards socialized, gregarious tendencies.

20 years of homodigital.

How is this striking or puzzling or different from any community anywhere?

/painfully obvious

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