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What Makes An Expert?

by Jon Bishop on February 17, 2010

in Rant

What Makes an Expert

I think it’s pretty simple.
Hard Work and Dedication
It’s unfair to just write someone off because they use the word expert in their title. I understand there are a lot of people claiming to be experts and they have ultimately tainted the title, but it’s still a fair title. Chris Brogan even wrote a post awhile [...]

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Why Should College Students Care About Twitter?

by Jon Bishop on September 17, 2009

in Gen-Y, Twitter

Should College Students Use Twitter?

Facebook seems to be the king of social media for college students. One could easily argue that the demographics of the service support this. So why should they also care about Twitter?

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Where’s The Line Between Opinion and Judgment?

by Jon Bishop on September 10, 2009

in Rant

Opinion vs Judgment

We tread the line between opinion and judgment a lot in social media. Some are quick to call out others as being “too judgmental” when their own beliefs or opinions are being challenged. There’s no point in getting all bent out of shape over something as seemingly mundane as text on a screen, especially when [...]

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Keeping Conversations on your Radar

It’s extremely important to monitor and measure your influence in social media however some of the premium tools out there might be a little beyond your financial reach. Good thing there are plenty of free tools you can mix and match to meet your own personal goals.
First off, check the availability of your brand name, [...]

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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

by Jon Bishop on June 11, 2009

in Rant, Social Media

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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 [...]

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16 Twitter Analogies To Help You Explain Twitter

by Jon Bishop on June 10, 2009

in Twitter

Explaining Twitter

I seem to find myself digging for great Twitter analogies when faced with the paradox of explaining Twitter to a friend. You would think that something so simple would be easy to explain, yet somehow people are still dumbfounded by its purpose.
So here is a solid little list of Twitter analogies I’ve found scattered across [...]

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Get Your Hands Dirty

by Jon Bishop on June 9, 2009

in Social Media, Video Post

Sometimes you have to go beyond your normal limits and explore unknown social media territory.

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