Tag Archives: social media
When What We Can’t Live Without Ain’t There
If you use Twitter, you may have noticed it wasn’t there Wednesday afternoon May 13th. Conspiratorial theories, notwithstanding, this probably was not: Satanic hackers observing the 13th A cyberattack war game A ploy from Twitter to start charging for the … Continue reading
Preserve Us From The Uncool
Twitter, the once esoteric microblogging utility has “crossed the chasm.” It is now popular, if not yet mainstream. Consider: In case you missed it, last Friday, 17 April 2009, was “Twitter Day” on Oprah. And Oprah has shown she can … Continue reading
Social Networking Or Social Notworking?
At a recent charity breakfast, the topic turned to social media such as Facebook and Twitter. My table mates were intelligent and accomplished people in a variety of careers. Their consensus was that they didn’t get it and weren’t sure … Continue reading
When The Client Doesn’t Get It
Twitter, is a light weight online service. It is limited, like text messaging, to messages of 140 characters (called Twitters or Tweets). It has the potential to afford rapid two way messaging either broadcast or personalized conversations among customers and … Continue reading
The Texting of a President 2008
The title draws from that of a book about political marketing – The Selling of a President 1968. That books author, Joe McGinnis, was upset not just with Richard Nixon (about who you can make your own judgments), but with … Continue reading