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Jan

2008

Why Participating in a Community is Important and Beneficial

Posted by Brian Kelley on Thu 03 Jan 2008 21:07 UTC
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community, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, Leadership, Conferences/User Groups, Books / Writing, "Real" Life, Professional Organization of SQL Server, MySQL

Back in 2000 I began writing for swynk.com in hopes of learning more about SQL Server and beginning to make a name for myself in the SQL Server community. That was a little over seven years ago. As SQLServerCentral.com came online, I transitioned to it, writing articles and contributing heavily in the forums. Opportunities abounded from this effort, with the chance to write an eBook, the chance to become a regular columnist for SQL Server Standard Magazine, and later a chance to become a co-author of an in-print book, …

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