Loudmouthman

A while back I blogged about getting involved in social network sites and my contribution to them.  Since then a few people have dipped there toes in and out ( and sometimes back in ) of the social networking pool and many have wondered about the value in all this conversation ?
At the time I wasnt able to answer it directly however it was a conversation with Dave Murphy ( Schwuk ) that began the process for me of asking  “why was I doing this ?” Currently I am involved and contribute to the following sites:
I have a blog, http://www.loudmouthman.com
I am involved inthe Open Source Community, specifically  Ubuntu-UK
I also write for OreillyGMT.eu
I have begun conversations with my own users about their needs via Ustream

I recently re-recorded my responses to Chris Brogans recent Blogtv JeffPulverTV show.

I am  a part of the social network community;

on Twitter http://twitter.com/loudmouthman/with_friends
on Pownce http://pownce.com/nikbutler/
on Jaiku http://loudmouthman.jaiku.com/
on Ning http://loudmouthman.ning.com
on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=638696866
on Mugshot http://mugshot.org/person?who=6ZgcpTNcnTyMBd
on Jyte http://jyte.com/profile/claimid.com/nikbutler
on WeLovePuzzles http://www.welovepuzzles.com look for Butlershouse
on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasbutler
on Live http://live.xbox.com/member/A%20witty%20remark
on Google Reader http://www.google.com/reader/shared/01637518848802207147
on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/theloudmouthman/
on Mybloglog http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Loudmouthman/
on Digg http://digg.com/users/butlershouse/news/dugg
on technorati http://www.technorati.com/?cc=hy2w7ee98
on Delicious http://del.icio.us/nikbutler
on Operator11 http://operator11.com/people/3511

I make use of Instant Messaging and Voice over IP Technology such as

Skype : thebutlershouse or 02921 25 1138
Gmail : butlershouse or even reducedhackers
Sipgate : +44 1403 888 192 or sip: 3798116

I always find it amazing when people say im hard to get hold of !

If you read my recent article about Social Network Optimisation I view the opportunities to create and brand yourself online as more than ever relevant today then they have been in the past. It was Andy Warhol who coined the phrase about being famous for 15 minutes. I would suggest it is now possible to be famous for 15 links and we can expect a new brand of PR agency to make it best use of that opportunity.

Thanks for reading

Some of you may  be aware  that I am also blogging at  OReillyGMT EU . I am now pleased to announce the publication of my third article which is very much an opinion piece. I will have to work out how to grab the RSS feeds for my own posts but in the meantime allow me to link farm my own posts on my own blog, for your reference.
Plain Speaking Shortcuts

Details the creation of Linkpot.net by Ben Thorp  ( Mrben ) and the assitance and technologies he used to create a alternative to TinyURL which provides far better clarity to communicating  long and cumbersome website addresses.

Apples News that is fit to print

I was lucky to be browsing my various RSS reads when I came upon news that the Common Unix Printer system was moving to its code and its author into the Apple camp.
The new thing is the same thing

This is my first opinion piece where I am speculating about the shift in focus from desktops to applications to the net and then to data and its ubiquity. We are well past time for a new mode of business within the computing technology and Google has already managed to sit in dominance for a time equally as long as Microsoft and IBM. The fun thing about writing this type of opinion is the amount of people who can become quite emotive in pointing out your errors.

I plan more news and articles for OReillyGMT specifically focussed on issues related to Small and Medium sized business as they occur.
Thanks for reading.