Why Do You Use Social Media?
I set up my Facebook account in September of 2004. I remember everyone was talking about it. The timing was perfect as it was my first time out on my own and I was desperate to meet people. It instantly became the go to solution to find out who that cute girl in my math class was or which frat house was having the biggest party. Read more
Twitter’s Reply Changes, Not A Big Deal
Funny how everyone is all up in arms about Twitter’s most recent changes.
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How Much Value Is In A ReTweet?
ReTweeting is the act of re-posting someones tweet on Twitter by copying their message and adding the prefix “RT @username“. The idea is that you are passing on a tweet or a link that you like and think your followers would also enjoy. It’s also a great way of letting someone know you liked what they had to say. Read more
Woah! I Can’t Read Your WordPress Blog
I’ve made this mistake in the past and it may have cost me a few readers. People get trigger happy with their plugins and readers can’t get to the content. Read more
Is Your Twitter Run By Robots?
Looking around the Twittersphere these days begs the question “How much of people’s daily Twittering is done by Robots”? Read more
Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
One problem I see in social media is the lack of transparency behind our thoughts and ideas. It’s completely understandable because we are dealing with small amounts of information of which we need to extrapolate the entire message. You can’t properly gauge the tone of someones voice or even measure their response by any reasonable standard. So instead, we jump to conclusions and get defensive when someone disagrees with us. Read more