Monday May 20, 2024

When has Twitter Jumped the Shark?

Bacon. It really IS meat candy: http://bit.ly/9b5CX8less than a minute ago via webKevin Duganprblog When the launch of a simple Twitter function like embedding Tweets get news coverage, I have to laugh and wonder when has Twitter jumped the shark?  This is less an observation about Twitter and more an observation of the social media […]

Image Protection

This is an interesting story about the lengths a company will go to protect its image.  Disneyland is nearing its 55th year in business and seems as fresh and new today as it was when it opened.  That is because the company dispatches a huge corp of cleaners, painters, gum-scrapers and other technicians to the […]

Lawyers And Social Media

This fellow vents often enough but he has a point.  Using lawyers to police social media is a foolhardy way to go.  All it does is to upset the individual and to provoke more negative remarks. In this instance, the offending company was USAA, an insurance firm that is highly rated in customer service.  It should […]

5 Twitter Visualizer Tools

When it comes to visual vs. audio, I always say “seeing is believing.” I’m a visual learner, which is why I created a Toolkit on oneforty highlighting Five Twitter Visualizer Tools. Curating TwitterFor a brief period of time, I tried tracking some of the more well-known Twitter tools using a Google Doc. I stopped this […]

How Do You Do It?

How do you handle a seemingly unending crisis?  This is the problem BP is facing as it tries to stop the leaks from its well in the Gulf of Mexico.  From what I can tell, BP did most things right when it realized it had a crisis.  It communicated openly and frequently.  It did not […]

Tweeting

How Tweeting can harm a reputation.  It doesn’t take much, especially when a reporter apparently violates a confidence.  Tweet This Post