Socialized

MARCH 15, 2010

The idea that social media allows us to engage in online conversations is getting people into all kinds of trouble, because what we’re doing when we click “Tweet&# on Twitter or “Share&# on Facebook isn’t conversation — it’s publication. Tags: Social Media.

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Socialized

DECEMBER 14, 2009

About a month ago, I wrote about my five social media predictions for 2010. Based on the comments the piece received, I’ve updated it and Talent Zoo published it this morning. They search social network profiles on Facebook, Twitter, etc.; And my seventh prediction is that 2010 will be a good year for you.

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Socialized

OCTOBER 2, 2009

The combined effects of social media and a down economy are ruining the PR industry. Social media is seen by some companies as the new PR. Social media is now playing that role. “Why pay a PR agency when we can tweet on our own Twitter account and post to our own blog?&#. Here’s how.

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Socialized

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I was reviewing my Twitter follower list this morning and came across a potentially disturbing account tweeting what appears to be someone’s private information. I reported this account by sending a Direct Message to @spam on Twitter. If it’s for real, I hope Twitter shuts it down soon.

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Socialized

OCTOBER 26, 2009

I also have a lot of rules for how I use Twitter, so I thought I would share them. I was very deliberate when I wrote “rules for how I use Twitter.” I wouldn’t presume to tell you how to use Twitter. A formal RT is not required for widely published mainstream items that everyone has probably already seen. Be professional.

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Socialized

OCTOBER 16, 2009

I discovered last night that Twitter is not simply blocking recurring tweets as reported elsewhere , they’ve actually implemented filters that physically block recurring tweets. I was using Tweetie , an iPhone Twitter client. I guessed that Twitter was filtering tweets, so I rearranged a few words, and reposted it successfully.

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Socialized

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Location-based services — applications that “know” where you are and can use that information to connect you with people, places and things — are one of the hot new classes of social media applications. was recently introduced , which is quite attractively laid out, and includes Twitter-inspired graphics.

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