I am sometimes bemused by life. Confused even. Over the last few months it has become ever more fashionable to bash social networks in general, and Facebook in particular; the king is dead, long live the new king, blah blah. Just a few months ago, you couldn’t walk around without bumping into a Facebook conference, … Continue reading “Why I still use Facebook, and other musings on social networks”
Deep Throat: Follow the money. Bob Woodward: What do you mean? Where? Deep Throat: Oh, I can’t tell you that. Bob Woodward: But you could tell me that. Deep Throat: No, I have to do this my way. You tell me what you know, and I’ll confirm. I’ll keep you in the right direction if … Continue reading “Follow the money”
I’ve been blogging for a while now, and I’ve been delighted with the response. I average around a thousand RSS reader-based subscribers (according to Feedburner), tend to have around 300 unique IP addresses visit me daily (according to ClustrMaps) and get around 7 comments a post. [The IP addresses sometimes understate what is happening, given … Continue reading “Does the blogosphere have a January Effect? And a welcome to new readers”
This post is about Twitter, and yet it’s not. I’m trying to deal with a bigger issue. First, do take a look at these two posts: Phillie Casablanca’s Ten Commandments and Paul Downey’s Twit or Twerp? Both are excellent; I have the privilege of working with both these guys, and I’m delighted that we have … Continue reading “Freewheeling about social media”
Phillie Casablanca recently observed via Twitter that “following @gapingvoid and @scobleizer is like listening to one end of a telephone conversation. When they’re on a conference call.” I found this comment fascinating. As far as I can make out, the primary reason Phil would get this sensation is because he’s unable to see the tweets … Continue reading “Does asymmetric tweeting work? or will we see “natural deselection?””