Category Archives: Social Media

Obligatory 2012 SXSW post

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SXSW Interactive starts tomorrow and I feel like I should be putting up a post on the topic, even though I’m not going. As I watch my twitter stream on the topic, it occurs to me that the experience is … Continue reading

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Mugging for social media

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If you’re gonna make a movie that features a dog and that movie wins Best Actor and Best Picture of the Year, we’re gonna have a thing or two to say about it. I’m talking about The Artist starring Uggie … Continue reading

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People want to eat but they won’t join the hunt

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Most people wear your web site, twitter feed or facebook page like they wear a jacket or drive their car. When they want to use it, they do. When they don’t, it is out of sight and out of mind. … Continue reading

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A monkey with a loaded gun does not make him a marksman

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I wrote four drafts of this #letsblogoff and scrapped every one. I don’t think the world needs another diatribe about how we are all getting stuff for free and think we are owed full service. I’ll let others do that. … Continue reading

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Who are you?

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On Nov 15, The New York Times published a story about Facebook forcing Salman Rushdie to use his real name — Ahhmed — on his profile, even as he is commonly known as Salman. Facebook makes the argument that forcing … Continue reading

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Who do you trust?

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When Steve Jobs died, I knew about it a few minutes afterward because I saw a tweet from Chris Brogan asking if it were true. But I didn’t immediately retweet or reply; I went to nytimes.com. And cnn.com. And msnbc.com. … Continue reading

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There, I fixed my Klout Score

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Klout messed up my score, so instead of complaining about it like everyone else on the twitter, a little bit of duct tape, a black Sharpie and I just fixed it myself! Problem solved. Tweet

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