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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

Email between friends and family has a broad range of what’s “socially acceptable,&# but over time people at least develop a sense of when people will reply and why. Two years ago, no way I’d tell you that it would be acceptable to converse via text message/SMS with grandparents. Same with instant messaging.

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Facebook Chat Client – Chit Chat for Facebook

Bill Hartzer

The functionality list of the dedicated Facebook chat client, Chit Chat, includes much of what you’d expect to find in an instant messaging application: chat logging, smileys, sound alerts and text formatting. Share it on StumbleUpon. Tags: Social Networking. Post this on Diigo. Post on Google Buzz. Tweet This!

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comScore Releases First Public Report of Online Usage in Singapore

Bill Hartzer

One of the most notable aspects of the report is that people in Singapore spend more time sending instant messages. In fact, instant messaging has the largest share of Singaporeans’ time spent online. Instant Messengers 24.2% Social Networking 8.0% Instant Messengers 24.2% Community 1.5%

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Tamar Weinberg is a Media Snacker » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The internet and technology ownership has changed everything: digital TV, mobile phones, iPods, weblogs, instant messaging, [and] social networking. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Do I respect media snackers? Of course I do. I snack on media all day long.

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Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

commands – via Koka Sexton (see great Twitter comics here too) @username + message – A message directed at a specific user – [.] I thought I would put together a post for people to reference on everything you need to know about Twitter. Leave a comment! Drop by if you want to chat; [link] neil. coverage here.

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The Blogger and Marketer's Cheat Sheet to Getting High Profile.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

A blogger might say that he wants to write for a specific publication, sending emails and instant messages asking, “Hey, I really like that you write for this publication. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Can you get me a job too?&# Answers Yahoo!

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Why You Should Have a Secondary Twitter Account

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Of course, I don’t “converse&# on Twitter, I was never a fan of chat rooms or instant messaging and never really used IIRC (which is basically what Twitter is, for mainstream users). As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

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