Socialized

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

No one can see your ongoing “conversation,” so a tweet that simply says “I hear ya” is of no value. Social media purists might object to this practice. For many, social networking is a leisure activity that takes place outside of school or the workplace. Put enough info in a tweet so that it can stand on its own.

Communities 162

Communities Twitter MySpace Social Networking 162

Socialized

OCTOBER 22, 2009

This is very useful for communicating with employees of a certain company, or narrowing your timeline to people in a certain profession or geographic region. Tags: Social Media hashtags lists live tweeting Microblogging Presently Twitter yammer microblogging twitter. Maybe one can do this, but I don’t see how. (I

Yammer 140

Yammer List Microblogging Twitter 140

Socialized

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It’s too early for law enforcement to compile this data, but I would guess the percentage of crimes made possible by social network-derived information is statistically insignificant. The only thing that makes sense about this is the idea that insurance companies would be excited about a new way to deny consumer claims.

Foursquare 184

Foursquare Insurance Privacy Social Networking 184

Socialized

DECEMBER 6, 2009

I used to work at an artificial intelligence company that made foreign language translation software. I still have a hard time using the word in conversation.) Tags: Social Media Blogging blogs descriptive Language prescriptive writing blogging language. If you go too far, it’s no longer communications.

Real Estate 193

Real Estate Microsoft Software Class 193

Socialized

MARCH 3, 2010

Many of us take for granted the meaning of the word “social” when we think of social media and social networking. For the techie, social software is most likely built using Web 2.0’s But some sites thought of as social media aren’t really, or aren’t much. But what does it really mean?

Web 2.0 154

Web 2.0 AJAX iPhone Wiki 154

Socialized

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The conversations were engaging and stimulating. Way back when (sounding like a wagon master on the Oregon Trail), I actively sought people in two distinct categories — friends and present/former colleagues, and people in allied fields, like public relations, social media, corporate communications, writing and publishing.

Policies 183

Policies Twitter Conference Activities 183

Socialized

MAY 21, 2010

I was so impressed with how effectively the company used social media to promote 31-Cent Scoop Night, I got in touch with them and did an e-mail interview with one of their PR managers. It’s a brilliant promotion that fills BR stores around the country, but more brilliant still when built on a social media platform.

Social Media 240

Social Media Foursquare Digg Eventful 240