On Twitter, you can find me as DiscussAntiques. I'm an IT professional. I've been an Imaging Analyst, a programmer, and I am currently enjoying the business analyst role. However, I was born into the world of Antiques. Some of my earliest memories involve my grandmother and her doll collection. I've had antiques booths, online stores, and eBay stores, over the years. It is in my blood. Mixing antiques and social networking like Twitter is an awesome if strange mix. When my Grandmother found an item she didn't recognize, she spent days at the local library trying to find it. Ten years ago, when I found an item I didn't recognize, I went to Grandma. Five years ago, I had to search online for hours, sometimes for days. Today, I post a picture, and my twitter friends tell me all about the item. I do return the favor with a specialty in Toys! Our world has changed. We are still trying to catch up. It is going to be interesting to watch our generation of employers deal with the new generation of employees. How would we have felt if someone had told us we couldn't bring our reference books to the office? Or that we couldn't Google? There is a whole generation who is keeping their information not on a computer somewhere, not in a reference book, but in their network's brainpower. This generation of employees will be very, very good. But they will require a freedom to network that I am uncertain our generation of employers will be willing to provide. My Grandmother was unable to compete with the antique dealers who could look the items up on the computer. She faded out of the business as she was unable to keep up with the volume of information. What I've learned from the antiques business, is that, unless we also wish to fade away, we are going to have to make room for the up-and-coming Twits. Because it has never been about what you know…it has always been about knowing how to find the information.
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