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The CEO Technology Generation Gap
I hear or see this every day. Business owners know their businesses and customers. They roll their eyes at Twitter and Facebook. But something has shifted over the last 10 years. The customer demographic is more technologically savvy than the business owner demographic. So how do you tell someone who has brilliantly run a business [...]
Not a Two-Way Street
Social networks can be strange. Especially Twitter. Networks like Facebook or LinkedIn require that connections be mutual. That is to say if I want to connect to you, you have to accept and then connect to me. So when I “friend” someone or “connect” it is a two-way street. Twitter is different. On Twitter, you [...]
Build Your Network in Advance
There are no shortcuts. Whether it is blogging, social networks or simply owning a business. Darren Rowse from Problogger brings us this post: Build Your Network Before You Need It Darren is right on target. All too often my clients look for the quick fix or silver bullets. Networks take years to build and seconds [...]
Plurk: Do we need another microblog?
Twitter has been suffering major reliability problems. Perhaps the service was never engineered to handle the number of users and “tweets” and third-party clients. While it may have cute error messages, the Twitter crowd has started exploring other options. Enter Plurk. I have to say, the experience of Plurk is quite good. I really enjoy [...]
Twitter Cheat Sheet
If you are new to Twitter or even for seasoned users, head on over and take a look at the Twitter Cheat Sheet. And if you aren’t following me yet…
Two weeks with BrightKite
For a little more than two weeks, I have been investigating BrightKite, a new website that brings location and photos to Twitter. Now onto my experience. After receiving my private invitation to the service, signing up with BrightKite was simple. Finding Friends With any social network application, the overall experience gets better as more friends [...]
Describing Van Halen to a Horse
Favorite tweet: Merlin Mann from 43folders describes what it is like to talk to a Windows user about the Mac. And if you haven’t heard it yet, check out the “You Look Nice Today” podcast.
Twitter your way out of an Egyptian Jail
In case you were wondering about the merits of Twitter, check out this CNN report: Student ‘Twitters’ his way out of Egyptian jail And you were debating the merits of Twitter!
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