Twitter, a Cranky Geek, Scoble and Connolly

By Jim Connolly
It seems that legendary ‘Cranky Geek‘ John C Dvorak is NOT a big fan of the idea behind the new Scoble show on Revision3. Dvorak told me this morning;
“Jim, a weekly half hour show about the future of work? Cripes. Ugh!”

Now, I know Dvorak is known for being a ‘little’ on the cranky side, so I explained why I think the show will succeed. Scoble has a ‘pied piper-like’ ability to attract people and he has a knack for making tech stories both accessible and interesting. He’s also well connected and will have no problem getting great guests and sponsors for his show.

Dvorak then told me on Twitter this morning;
“Jim – Scoble gets readers; he’s a natural. it’s his comfort zone. It ends there. The rest is goofing around.”

What Dvorak didn’t seem to know was that Scoble was following our Tweets!

When Scoble joined in Dvorak said;
“Cripes Robert! Are you just sitting on this friggin’ thing!?!?!”

There are 2 great lessons here:
1. On Twitter, you never know who is listening – so watch what you say!
2. Dvorak is the real deal – just as cranky in ‘real life’ as he is with his work!

To follow me on Twitter and join in the fun, my username is jimconnolly

Watch Dvorak’s great ‘Cranky Geeks’ show now – click here