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The Trouble with Twitter

by Michael Benidt on January 27, 2012

Here’s a screen shot that pretty much tells the story of why a once fairly intriguing form of communication has gone down the tubes so quickly. Spammers are now piling onto Twitter in swarms and very few people seem to care, and even fewer are willing to point them out for you.

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Twitter Cynicism Runs Rampant

by Michael Benidt on December 14, 2011

No one seems to care anymore that tons of folks are following slimeballs on Twitter. I’ll bet you’re doing it, too. But, you couldn’t be broadcasting your disdain for others, and for Twitter, any louder than by doing this.

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Silence: Now a Twitter Killer

by Michael Benidt on November 2, 2011

We’ve often written about how rude it is when people don’t respond on Twitter. Now, it’s more than rude; it can even be downright dangerous.

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Ed Abbey and Me

by Michael Benidt on October 13, 2011

It’s time to admit something. It’s time for therapy. It’s time to let you all know just how disappointed I am in you. Don’t take it personally. It’s my problem. I’m getting help for it. Promise.

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Armed and Not Dangerous

June 27, 2011

Someone asked me recently, “What exactly do you do, Michael?” I thought for a minute and then said, “Well, Joe, I help you stay away from Natsume Mikamoto Untayao.” It’s not as easy a job as you may think.

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Experts? Yes, at Selling You

June 3, 2011

When is a “social media expert” a true social media expert, and when are they just frauds? It’s all in their claims, those overblown pitches they’re sure you’ll never check.

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LinkedIn Bubble? Or, Bobble-Heads?

May 19, 2011

Before you go rushing off to buy some of that hot new LinkedIn stock from their recent IPO, think twice about who’s joining LinkedIn these days. David (pictured below) can’t even spell his own last name. Why should that scare you?

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Vaynerchuk It!

May 12, 2011

If there is still an unsolved mystery left on this planet, it’s this: “Why doesn’t anyone pay any attention to the real social media experts?” Sure, we buy their books. Sure, we toss around their names. But almost no one practices what folks like Gary Vaynerchuk preach. Mistake.

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Twitter Hashtags are Mishmash

March 18, 2011

You’ve probably seen them. People write a tweet and include a word with a symbol like “#Libya” or “#pajamas” or “#mendacious.” That “#” character on your typewriter…. (oh, excuse me) keyboard, is what is called the “number sign” “pound” or “hash” symbol. Thus, the Twitter term, “Hashtag.” It’s meant to facilitate discussion. But, it’s overrun [...]

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With Friends Like That….

February 2, 2011

How in the world did you become friends with “Hung So Low” on Facebook? Well, I’ll tell you – it was actually very easy. It was “Clyde Sdale’s” fault.

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