Posts Tagged ‘twitter’
Debate: Twitter is not a social network
I think people have it all wrong about Twitter. I really don’t think Twitter is any more a social network than email is or text messaging is. The only difference between Twitter and those tools is that its wide open. I think a social “network” is something you enter into mutually with other people. It’s…
Read MoreCan someone explain to me why people are bashing on the Associated Press?
The Associated Press has decided that they are going to be pushing people via their Twitter account to their Facebook fan page to read articles. They post a bit.ly link and an article heading on @ap and the link takes you to the “Notes” page on their Facebook fan page. Apparently a lot of people…
Read MoreHarvard Business Review, I’m calling you out
Love some insight into whether or not I’m overreacting to this… First, I typically really enjoy HBR. They usually have great articles and I learn something every time I pick up their publication or hit the website. But this article by Tom Davenport is sloppy and almost irresponsible. You can read the article and see…
Read MorePeople you can’t stand on Facebook and Twitter
Actually the title of the article in GQ is technically, “Eighteen People You’re Scared Of on Facebook”. But to me the list is more about people I can’t stand on Facebook…and Twitter. Unfortunately there isn’t a digital version of this article so I thought I’d pull out some of my favorite ones (had me laughing…
Read MoreTwitter and LinkedIn…I was always hoping those kids would get together
I’ve always found Twitter more useful for business relationships than personal relationships. I tend to use Facebook for family and close friends, and Twitter and LinkedIn for business networking. That’s not to say I don’t have many friends that overlap, but I tend to talk digital/social on Twitter and babies/funny videos on Facebook. But maybe…
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