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Re: Oracle Technology Network Stats and a Tweet

Don Burleson — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:39:52 -0000

>> it’s not 255 unless we count other planets and galaxies

Um, but discounting Peteria and Galgamax, it's still suspicous that it says 255! That's awful close to a power of two (2**8) . . . .

Re: Oracle Technology Network Stats and a Tweet

Justin Kestelyn — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:49:29 -0000

OK, that should be 255 countries "and territories".

Re: Oracle Technology Network Stats and a Tweet

Eddie Awad — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:43:28 -0000

Good catch Don. Based on this website, the number is 194. In any case, it's not 255 unless we count other planets and galaxies :)

Re: Oracle Technology Network Stats and a Tweet

Don Burleson — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:54:25 -0000

Hi Eddie,

>> Countries containing OTN members: 255

Er, aren't there only 196 countries?

http://www.google.com/searc...

I wonder where the other 59 are?

Re: Oracle Technology Network Stats and a Tweet

Jake — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:26:26 -0000

LinkedIn doesn't have the Oracle employee directory. It also does not have the trust level of being inside the Oracle firewall. We're not reinventing the wheel. We repurposing it.
Jake

Re: Oracle Technology Network Stats and a Tweet

Eddie Awad — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:22:01 -0000

Hi Pete,

Maybe Connect has features specific to Oracle and not available in other social networks like linked-in and Facebook. I do not know. But, I agree with you, why reinvent the wheel if they are the same.

Cheers

Re: Oracle Technology Network Stats and a Tweet

Pete Finnigan — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:49:53 -0000

Hi Eddie,

Perhaps the diagram and description in the link are not brilliant but from the diagram connect looks suspiciously like linked-in. why re-invent the wheel why not use a hugely successful solcial network that already exists to connect people interested in Oracle, there are of course many others as well already out there.

cheers

Pete