@jamievaron started this site - Twitter Should Hire Me - back on Monday 3/9/2009. In her own words she says: This site was started on March 9, 2009 while trying to decide between throwing myself in front of Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, or Biz Stone’s respective vehicles OR creating a site in the ho...

I’m sure by now you know about twitter extended backgrounds, as some call it but do you know how they became a trend and a business model to some? Well here’s a brief history lesson and a list of sites if you want to “pimp” out or band your twitter background. Early June 2008...

In December 2008, the New York Israel Consulate held the first government press conference on Twitter and in doing so public diplomacy took one more step into social media. The purpose of the 2-hour open conversation in 140 characters was to engage and provide the public with a platform where citize...

Many marketers leverage one piece of technology that they enjoy or are comfortable with and ignore the others. I’m a huge proponent of automation and the marketer leveraging their messaging in any way, shape, or form - so much as it never does harm to their marketing efforts. With regard to a comp...

I want to have a look at how Social Media in Australia has responded to the devastation of the Victorian fires. To start with, let me quote from my personal journal. I wrote this at a cafe this morning, just before a flood of phone calls from various folks started arriving. I am almost numb – tear...

Its been a bit of time since have blogged in long form; I have become somewhat enamoured with Twitter.  With very little time in my day, and no personal ‘desire’ to be a blogger, I find that micro-blogging helps me keep up to date with great content producers, and allows me to make quick connec...

Image via Wikipedia I am not a technically oriented person when it comes to Applications !  I think Louis Gray is touching on a very important point !  Know Your User-before you change !  I have and opinion that Micro Blogging has an uphill battle to stay around !  Some times 140 characters buil...

Less virtual rock throwing was one of my wishes that I discussed with Leesa Barnes on her 2009 Social Media Predictions podcast. Barely three weeks into 2009 and we still have a long way to go. Back in 2005 - 2007blog firestorms were common place now it seems T-storms (Twitter storms) are in vogue. ...

There’s an onslaught of blogs and sites predicting the demise of Twitter after some noticeable accounts were hacked. Some of the sites speak about the hacker with awe and Twitter with disdain (an epidemic?!). What in the world is wrong with people? Truth be told, I found some of the messages l...

My good friend and ace thinker Trevor Cook recently highlighted how the ‘blogging is dead’ meme is… well… dead. Quoting Duncan Riley in a great thought-piece for the Inquisitr: “The Economist’s piece is the better of the two, arguing that the top of the blogosphere is today indistinguish...