Posted in Big Thinkers on Jul 27th, 2010
“Conversation is King, content is just something to talk about.” Oh, how I wish I were the person who coined that phrase. That credit goes to author and activist Cory Doctorow, and I read it in Clay Shirky’s seminal book, Here Comes Everybody. It’s a concept that deserves some expansion – even some conversation. If [...]
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Posted in Where Work meets Life on Sep 4th, 2009
I said in my last post that the Twestival deserves a post of its own – here’s why: It’s supports a wonderful local charity: Power To Be. Kids with disabilities deserve to get out and try new things, and just be kids. Power To Be gives them the opportunity to stretch themselves and find out [...]
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Posted in Social Media How-Tos on Aug 20th, 2009
Twitter has a few “special powers” as social media. In particular, it’s a powerful grapevine, thanks to the evolution of the beloved “retweet”, also known as RT. But how does a retweet work? Where are the rules for retweeting? Like much that is Twitter, or many other forms of human intercourse, the rules aren’t written [...]
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