[kictanet] IBM is dead!

Thu Apr 19 13:53:33 EAT 2012

Listers ,
all good systems are as a result of criticism i like the way Yawe puts
his thoughts across and i think this forum is for enlightening the
massess  like Gilda Otieno says  lets not be intimidated or intimidate
others we are not politicians lolhow else do we learn .

On 4/18/12, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> Thanks @Walu, Your clarification is a good reflection.
>
> Now some listers will understand the social mutation of kictanet, and its
> pecking order too.
>
> Regards
> 10rdmwesh
>
> On 18 April 2012 17:22, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> @Kivuva
>>
>> Since I know Yawe's style, I had indeed not taking the title too seriously
>> and again I do know something about IBM actually being a top 5 software
>> (not even hardware) companies and so there's no way they could be dead.
>>
>> But following the reactions, I had now to search and get the original post
>> and sure enough the content was indeed +ve for IBM - but as @PKukubo
>> said,
>> some people would take this subject line and tweet/fb/run with it with
>> unforseen repercussions.
>>
>> Moral of the story - some Listers have over time developed more
>> *authority* or *followers* to use the tweeter analogy than others.  But
>> with that comes the responsibility that such Listers must weigh the
>> impact
>> of their posts more than others - because many a times their posts are
>> more
>> likely to be taken as gospel truth and perhaps quoted in other forums
>> where
>> the readers there do not know that @Yawe was posting with a pinch of
>> salt....
>>
>> walu.
>> nb: I also tweaked his subject line to match his original content
>> --- On *Wed, 4/18/12, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!
>> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>>
>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 2:41 PM
>>
>> As we approve and condemn the phantom caller, we should also learn to
>> take what Robert says with a little pinch of salt
>>
>> On 18/04/2012,
>> peres_were at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]><
>> peres_were at yahoo.co.uk <http://mc/[email protected]>>
>> wrote:
>> > Yawe
>> >
>> > I really do not see what is negative about IBM launching its cloud
>> service.
>> > I am guessing the title subject of your email was meant to 'catch' the
>> > kictanet audience for a good discourse.
>> >
>> > The said 'respected member of this community' should have given his
>> > views
>> > online for a good debate rather than try to dictate to you how you
>> > should
>> > write your posts.
>> >
>> > More oil to your elbows I say! Keep on writing!
>> >
>> > Peres
>> > Sent from my BlackBerry®
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: robert yawe
>> > <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> >
>> > Sender:
>> > kictanet-bounces+peres_were=yahoo.co.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:49:58
>> > To: Peres
>> > Were<peres_were at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> >
>> > Reply-To: robert yawe
>> > <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> >
>> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy
>> > Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>
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>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM is dead!
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