[wgyn]

I think that just "networking" would be the wrong takeaway, though. The author[0] is pretty active on Twitter / the blogosphere and, even though I don't follow him personally, his writing has popped up on my feed a number of times. He's likely meeting people and having interesting conversations ("networking") because he has interesting things to say.

[0] https://twitter.com/tdhopper

[mindcrime]

Not just blogging, but Tim is also active in terms of attending / speaking at various industry conferences and what-not. Whether he is doing it simply to "build his brand" or because he genuinely enjoys it, or both, is something I can't speak to. But I think he's definitely "meeting people and having interesting conversations".

[emplynx]

Hi Phil!

[mindcrime]

Oh no, I've been outed!