Social Networking
Twitter = Conversations
Overhearing a few conversations yesterday drove home the point to me that Twitter (or identi.ca or pownce, plurk or even email) is really simply a way to have conversations.
Kumbaya, and all that
What you say is irrelevant.
Who you say it to is highly relevant.
And, the network will pwn you if you say things too [...]
All A Twitter
Yeah, twitter is addictive. It’s fun. It’s compelling. Here’s a few tips to help newbies to twitter get the feel of it a little faster:
SheGeeks’ Twitter 101 post gives pretty good clarification on following other people. In short, give people a reason to follow you before following them. The difference between a friend and a [...]
Social Media Scandals
Tamar Weinberg writes a detailed and extensive blog post over at Techipedia titled: “Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals” where she discusses a recent scandalous social meltdown.
What can you say about a beautiful girl who died?
I can tell you that when I read this news, I cried off and on the rest of the day. [...]
Twitter Boycott? Meh.
Paul Chaney thinks we should all boycott Twitter tomorrow on the 4th of July.
But, I don’t really think this will do anything about the real CORE ISSUE with twitter reliability: Scalability of a push framework around self-forming groups. It has to do with the number of processes needed to send one message to someone with, [...]
Drop Dead Simple Ways to Record Stuff
Here are some very easy ways to make audio recordings. If you have other suggestions, please comment!
Local computer-based:
Windows Sound Recorder: I am sure there are equivalents in Mac & Linux, but in Windows, find your Programs > Accessories > Entertainment menu, and you should find “Sound Recorder”. This little program records and saves WAV [...]
101 LinkedIn Tips
The CFO Strategist blog is posting a series of 101 tips to help make your Linkedin experience as effective as possible.
Check it out.
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Stop Passively Not Caring. Be Active About It!
LinkedIN Help shows you a very simple way to actively not care about people when you invite them to your network:
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Re: LinkedIn, Reloaded
I just finished listening to a great podcast (as usual) from Peter Clayton of Total Picture Radio with Shally Steckerl, the guru of LinkedIn gurus.
The cast, called LinkedIn, Reloaded, explores some of the new additional features of LinkedIn since their last redesign. Clayton queries Steckerl about how and why you should connect to people, how [...]
BFF? No Thanks… OK to Be Antisocial on Social Networks?
What do you do when you get a social network invitation from someone you actually know… but you know you don’t want to connect to them?
When (if ever) is it OK not to be social on a social network?
What are reasons you have turned down a connection?
What are reasons you should connect to everyone you [...]
Tweet Wheel: Interesting way to see who knows who
Robert Scoble recently took note of TweetWheel, an interesting twitter mashup that looks at how your network is interconnected:
Just tried TweetWheel and it even works on my account. http://www.tweetwheel.com/S…
The mashup took a little while to run for me, but eventually it did. You can see my tweet wheel here or a screenshot, below [...]
