I played around with Google Buzz today… I won’t regurgitate everything that is already being said out there, but I will post a link to a good conversation about the service e that unfolded (on GBuzz) after Steve Rubel (@steverubel) posted his initial reaction. And if you care to, check out what people are saying on Twitter now.
Posts Tagged ‘twitter’
You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. But can you teach the puppies?
November 19th, 2009
I spent a few days of my COM 107 class talking to my students about social media. My point was to help them see the light and encourage them to get involved in the social media space because, let’s face it, we’re not ahead of the curve anymore. To illustrate, Mashable and TechCrunch are mashing and crunching up dozens of new blog posts on a daily basis, which — correct me if I’m wrong — means we are all technically dropping the ball and having to pick it back up constantly.
On Facebook’s new @mentions: Let’s not convict anyone of Twitter murder just yet
September 11th, 2009This is cross-posted on Communi-K: A KGBTexas Blog
Yesterday at retweet frenzy o’clock we heard about the latest news from Facebook. The social network will soon support @mentions within our beloved status updates. Only a few hours later, Mashable’s Ben Parr published a post in which he listed the following five ways the new @mentions on Facebook could impact Twitter.
- More of the conversation moves to Facebook
- Users could update Twitter through Facebook instead of vice versa
- Facebook becomes more attractive to big brands
- People move to Facebook for breaking events
- Developers flock back to Facebook
Remember when Facebook introduced real-time to the news feed? And when it bought FriendFeed? And when previews of the now live Facebook Lite first surfaced on the Web?
This is not the first time Facebook has been dubbed a potential Twitter killer. And, not unlike the first time, I don’t think any murders will be taking place around here.
Funny Because It’s True?
July 11th, 2009
I was watching an episode of The Office where Michael quits Dunder Mifflin and recruits Pam and Ryan to start a new paper company. In this episode, Michael tries to get his former Dunder Mifflin clients to switch over and buy paper from his new company. In an effort to thwart Michael, Dwight tells him, Pam and Ryan to meet him for lunch and then sneaks into their empty office to steal Michael’s rolodex with all his clients’ information.
Pam mentions that she had spent months entering all the contact information into Michael’s Blackberry so that he wouldn’t have to use the rolodex anymore but I’ll save that for another post. Moving on.
Dwight goes through the business cards and discovers that Michael had written two words behind each one of them. The words were meant to help him remember who each client was so that he could have more personable conversations every time he called them to renew their paper contract.
Eat a healthy diet. And that goes double for your RSS feed.
June 24th, 2009
Oh hey!
I just read an article on BusinessWeek about eating a healthy diet to live a longer life.
Those with the best diets reduced their risk of death by up to 25 percent over a 10-year follow-up, said study author Ashima Kant, a professor of nutrition at Queens College of the City University of New York.
And this goes double for your RSS feed.
I ‘m probably not alone in wishing I could read every interesting blog post out there. There are several great chefs [bloggers] doing a great job serving up just the kind of stuff I love to eat [posts] at their restaurants [blogs]. When I have the time to dig into everything it’s truly an indulging experience. But time… ay, there’s the rub.
Social Media is happening. The evidence is at Podcamp San Antonio 3.0
May 16th, 2009
I am at Podcamp San Antonio 3.0. So far I have seen people in jeans and t-shirts, army uniforms and sequin coats and hats. And, as one would expect based on the eclectic mix of people, the sessions have covered a diverse set of topics all under the social media sun.
A recap:
Coworking
@firecatsue talked about coworking, which to me is a perfect example of how we can take social media offline and into the 3-dimensional world that all of us are familiar with. Coworking is heaven-sent for people like me who need distractions to focus and feed off other people’s energy and unique passions.
Check this out to get a sense for how coworking is taking off all over the coutry and, if you are in San Antonio… check out C4 Workspace, follow @coworkingsa and hey, why not take a day to actually try it out?
Journey through social media
@TXconflictcoach talked about her journey into social media. She talked about Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, BlogTalkRadio, blogging and MySpace (no, wait… take that back. MySpace is apparently where all the porn is). The thing to highlight about this session is the importance of experimenting and – one of my favorite words – TINKERING with different social media networks, channels, approches, strategies… in order to find the one (or ones) that fit you and what you do best. I highly recommend you do it. Hit the ground running and don’t be afraid to trip and fall – you’ll get back up. I promise.
One Billion iPhone App downloads. That's one for every seven people in the world.
April 22nd, 2009No joke. The world population is 6,706,993,152 according to a July 2008 estimate. So the iPhone App store hitting one billion downloads is pretty significant, especially considering the fact that the it has only been a little more than two years since the iPhone was first introduced and less than a year since the iPhone 3G and the App Store were launched.
So in the spirit of celebrating one of the material possessions that have changed my life by putting everything at, quite literally, the palm of my hand, thus changing many of “my ways” – from the way I wake up to the way I entertain myself – I thought I would put together a list of favorite applications. The respondents include my roommates, fellow Twitterers and yours truly. I’ll try to break this list down before that counter on the Apple home page hits the billion mark. It’s moving so fast I’m afraid I won’t make it! (Currently at 996,139,962 downloads)
