…I’m long the flow [of information], have been for a while. What I mean by this, or the state of “being long the flow” is…
I consciously invest my time in reading, sharing, contributing, communicating…etc.
I try to do it in a positive, efficient way, and I hope to earn a return. Like any investment…hence the “get long” part. I use google reader, and try to remember to share what I find interesting. I try to do it in my tweets, I try to do in my blog posts, in my comments I leave, and in generally everything else I do…online and offline…cause anybody you share stuff with, might benefit, and also share something in return. That’s the present value, the impact if you will.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not just money…tons of reasons to be informed, and to inform others…be it an idea, opinon, or fact. I’ll leave it with you to extrapolate the upside.
While this might seem obvious, especially to bloggers, I’m not sure people actually consciously think about going out of their way to share stuff and communicate value.
ANYWAY I’m rambling….but with good intenstions…because if everybody jumps on the ‘long the flow’ bandwagon – we all win.
SOOooo…I’m glad to be part of the early adopters of @StockTweets, I’m pumped to see what comes out of it. I’m glad to have known Soren, by the way…he’s going to be a new dad soon, and as far as I know, he doesn’t even trade stocks. Talk about generous. No doubt he’s as busy as all of us. Anyway, @StockTweets unknowingly added to my thesis of being long the flow. Yes, this post is just me, trying to spread the word…so go follow, and flag stock symbols with the ‘$’.
Soren, if you need a *.com hosted and some HTML/graphics with directions/syntax for new users/features…I could help you out, let me know.
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