Category Archives: Social Media Observations
A room full of tweets
I’ve been thinking about Twitter. Specifically, about the use of Twitter at conferences. And then I read this post by Joseph Jaffe, in which he states his strong opinion that Twitter should be banned at conferences. I couldn’t agree more. … Continue reading
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A Face from the past…and present
A question from my sister yesterday about how I use Facebook got me thinking. I guess I’ve been on Facebook for almost a year. I don’t remember when I joined, and I’m not interested enough to go back and look … Continue reading
Filed under Friends, Social Media Observations
Randomness
Not much blogging going on this week. I hurt my back and am pretty crabby and don’t feel like doing much. But here are a few random things I found interesting in the last few days: 1. Very funny Facebook … Continue reading
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Super waste of money
This photo has absolutely nothing to do with this blog post. But we got our picture taken at church on Sunday, and I wanted to post it, and hey, this is my blog, … Continue reading
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Odder ends
1. Last week, Governor Blagojevich compared his arrest to the attack on Pearl Harbor, and said that the whole thing is part of a conspiracy on the part of Illinois lawmakers to raise taxes. Today, he said that he thought about … Continue reading
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Twittering the time away
I still can’t figure out Twitter. I mean, I know how to use it. It’s pretty simple. It’s social instant messaging using a 140 characters or less. The technical description for it is “micro-blogging”, where people send messages to their … Continue reading
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Not so lucky jeans
I get really frustrated with on-line retailers who have no understanding of how this whole Web thing works. I won’t name the retailer (hint, hint: read the title of this post. ) I was buying jeans for Tim for Christmas (he … Continue reading
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This is why I buy generic ibuprofen
No, not really. But the recent Motrin experience is a great illustration of the power of social media. In case you haven’t heard, Motrin started running this ad on their Web site on Friday: By Saturday morning, I started getting … Continue reading
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Regrets only
How would you answer the question, “What is your biggest regret?”
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