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Farewell, Facebook

On Monday, I deleted [https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account] my Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/] account. A day before I hit the button, I posted a note letting people know where they could find me online if they wanted, and promising more of an

May 6, 2010 3 min read

New Information Processes

Robert Pondiscio started a great discussion on Twitter [https://coffeeonthekeyboard.com/tag/twitter] in the classroom over on The Core Knowledge Blog [http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2009/06/29/the-twitter-challenge/]. In particular, I’m interested in one of his comments [http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2009/06/29/the-twitter-challenge/

Jul 8, 2009 3 min read

Social Media Marketing: This is your Chance

If I could’ve sat down with Chris Brogan [http://www.chrisbrogan.com/] and Laura Fitton [http://pistachioconsulting.com/] six months ago and asked them one thing, it would have been: “Who, exactly, are you marketing to?” There has always been a small thorn in my paw about social media

Apr 30, 2009 2 min read

Communities within Communities

There is an op-ed floating around Twitter today: As a social network, Twitter is a dud [http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/anotherview/all-point.6868702apr24,0,6909055.story] . Is it ironic that an article deriding Twitter is being spread on Twitter? Irony is so ill-defined. Twitter is not for everyone,

Apr 24, 2009 3 min read

Why I Unfollowed You

Try these strategies to lose followers and waste your time on Twitter. 1) Have no name, photo, bio, or website. Avoid looking like a real person at all, in fact. If you arbitrarily capitalize and ignore the 140 character limit, you can look even more like a robot. These are

Jan 13, 2009 2 min read

Oh the Humanity (of Twitter)

Twitter [http://www.twitter.com/] creates a powerful opportunity: no matter who you are, or how big your business, you can put a human “face” on Twitter. Comcast (@comcastcares [http://twitter.com/comcastcares]), JetBlue (@jetblue [http://twitter.com/jetblue]), Biggby Coffee (@biggbybob [http://twitter.com/biggbybob]) and Starbucks (@starbucks [http:

Nov 11, 2008 2 min read

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