So today’s Washington Post has yet another article about how stupid Twitter is, this time in the context of sports. Ok, ok–we get it–Twitter is stupid. Who the hell cares about what you or I had for breakfast, or that we’re stuck in traffic, or how we were walking down the street and suddenly a […]
Archives for March 2009
Infidelity 2.0
Pre-internet, finding ways to cheat on your spouse were limited–you either worked with the person, lived near the person, or were already in some way connected to the person (à la your husband’s best friend or something along those lines). Then came the internet–suddenly the pool of potential cheating partners got a lot larger. It […]
Mystery of the Missing Public Profile Page Updates Solved
When Facebook changed its Terms of Service in February, you would have thought the sky had fallen–angry rants and news reports about Facebook stealing the rights to people’s data were all over the place. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg quickly rescinded the new terms and made a big to-do about how Facebook is a democracy and […]
How Much Authority Can $9.99 Buy?
A few days ago, on the heels of reading a post about the concept of authority in the world of social media–basically how popularity equals authority–I read another post about Facebook NetworkedBlogs. It launched in June of 2008 but this was the first time I’d read about it. It seemed like a good way to […]
Brands on Twitter—Are They There For You or For Themselves?
First there was Comcastcares. (Ok, they were not actually first but it was the first example that came to my mind. Zappos is another notable example, but for whatever reason I thought of Comcast first. Sorry Zappos.) Frank Eliason, Comcast’s “director of digital care”– who Business Week dubbed as “the most famous customer service manager […]
Gen Whine In The House
Yesterday I made the mistake of watching a video of Penelope Trunk giving a speech about Gen-Yers in the workplace. The same now-cliche stuff about managing 20-somethings: don’t expect them to “pay dues” because they’ll walk if they have to do grunt work like other generations had to; keep them motivated with treats or special […]
Changes to Facebook Pages: Good or Bad for Associations?
You’ve probably heard it’s coming: on March 11, Facebook will roll out a new look for pages. Rather than trying to summarize the changes and either bore those of you who already know about them or lose those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, I’ll let you go read these posts […]
NYT Local “Blog”–Is This A Joke?
The other day I posted about the reports that the New York Times was going to be launching a new local blog network this past Monday. Today I realized I’d forgotten to check to see if the launch actually happened and went to check it out. First of all, good luck to you if you […]