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First CIO Weblog Q&A Session With CIO Blogger
Filed in archive CIO by steve on August 29, 2005
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There are extremely few CIO bloggers in the blogosphere, so I am very proud to feature a Q&A session with Will Weider, CIO of Affinity Health Systems, who blogs at The Candid CIO. Affinty Health System is network of 17 clinics, three hospitals, a long-term care facility and a health plan, so it's quite of mix of clinic, ambulatory, etc. environments which not all healthcare providers have. For Will's first visit to The CIO Weblog, I wanted to ask him some questions surrounding blogging. Future sessions may cover operations, technology, market, management, and organization concerns.

Steve: Why do you blog?



Will: On
several occasions I have begun to write a book on management behavior and IT.
However, I have never made the time to see that through and probably won't as
long as I have a real job doing work I love. So, I blog
instead.



Actually, blogging better suits my personality. I have been accused of
having ADD, so sitting down to write a quick entry suits me well. I find humor
and irony in a lot of things and blogging is great for that (like my entry on
the ThinkPad rollout held at Miller Brewing). (* - link added by Steve Shu)


When I
figure out something I like to post it on my blog. Especially if I made a lot
of mistakes along the way. Maybe I can spare someone some
frustration.


Lastly, I am a bit of an egomaniac and like to think people are
interested in what I have to say. The number of hits on my blog are low, but I
get a kick at viewing the stats and see that traffic is growing and new visitors
are coming from lots of interesting places. That encourages me to make more
entries.

Steve: Do you follow any blogs?

Will: I
religiously read the HISTalk blog (http://histalk.blog-city.com/). It is
filled with rumors about my industry and the people I know. I also follow
several blogs that are more related to personal interests including Gizmodo,
Engadget, and Inside The White Sox (http://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/inside_the_white_sox/).
I also find drudge to be a guilty pleasure.

I also
enjoy finding random blogs, but don't usually become a dedicated
reader.

Steve: Do you see any possibilities for other employees to blog in your organization? What customers or others in your community?

Will: Everyone has something to share. I do encourage employees to
blog, but I tell them to keep it positive and to remember that they are
protectors of our organization's good reputation.

Steve Shu




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