Twitter

Full of Sound and Flurry, Signifying Nothing

October 13, 2010

I thought it sounded pretty convincing. Someone liked the conference I was researching enough to “retweet” about it. But, that’s not at all what really happened. What really happened is that some sort of technical “bot” “retweeted” it for him, while he slept.

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If a Tweet Falls in the Forest…

August 19, 2010

The Colorado Rockies’ hopes for making the playoffs are fading fast. However, hope literally does spring eternal – and sensible Rockies fans are already turning their gazes toward a certain tall building on the outskirts of Scottsdale, Arizona.  

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What Makes Maddy Tweet?

July 23, 2010

What if your new book had just been published by Hyperion’s prestigious Voice imprint? What if you were the co-founder of one of the most influential and respected research firms ever?

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Microsoft Shouts Out for Seniors

July 15, 2010

Sometimes you just want to sing the Hallelujah Chorus from the rooftops. Yesterday, a friend of ours got recognized – in front of thousands of people – and by just about the biggest company in the world. How was your day?

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Right Back @cha!

May 17, 2010

Once upon a time you could talk to people on Twitter. You could ask them questions, needle them, thank them for following you and even joke with them about their tweets. No so much anymore.

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Advanced Online Strategy? – Get Off

May 7, 2010

A few weeks ago a card arrived in the mail. You remember mail. It’s the stuff delivered by the post office with bills and flyers for $5.99 pizzas. But here was a real, live thank-you card, with actual hand-writing and a gift enclosed. Who would send us such a thing?

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Scare the Facebook Out of You

April 21, 2010

Facebook is scary. LinkedIn is treacherous. MySpace is downright dangerous. We’ve all heard the warnings… and most of us ignore them. But, read a couple of recent best-sellers and it might scare the social media pants right off of you.

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Facebook Virus – Sent to You by Your (Innocent) Friends

March 8, 2010

Tim Champlin is not only a darn good lead singer (the Western Swing band Interstate Cowboy) he’s a good guy and a good friend. He would never send me something nasty. Would he?!

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From Paycheck to Passion – and Then Back Again?

March 5, 2010

Maybe I’ve read one too many of these stories, but the New York Times just had another story about a corporate type who followed her passion and started her own company. When I read stuff like this, I find myself asking, “What about the of the other side of the coin? What happens when your [...]

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When Social Media Really Works

March 1, 2010

These are tough economic times and lots of programs are being cut back or eliminated altogether. We bailed out the mega-banks, but we don’t seem to have enough money left to spend on good stuff like the Washington State Main Street Program.

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