For some a silly little service that people waste their time on, a bit like the internet was in 1997 :-). Well the folks over at the Common Craft Show has put together a good 2.5 minutes intro video on What is Twitter. While the video does miss some of the expanded uses of TwitterContinue reading “Once again what is Twitter?”
Category Archives: Social Networks
Become a recruiter for your friends
(Sorry long post.) Today I was emailed about a new job referral tool in the Australian marketplace, Hoojano in semi private beta. As far as I can tell has stayed under the radar of almost everyone, a Google search yields 38 results. OnRec blog have covered it in a limited fashion, along with James ChristianContinue reading “Become a recruiter for your friends”
When your social graph breaks
There is a lot of talk these days about social graphs, a newish term used to describe our online social relationships across the myriad of web sites these days. If you are unsure what a social graph is read this description from Jeremiah Owyang. Another common discussion at the moment is the cross over ofContinue reading “When your social graph breaks”
More on censorship
A follow up post, I found a few more articles on this whole censorship issue in Australia from numerous sources and some more thoughts. There has been a huge discussion on Twitter between social media and web folks who I personally consider experts in the online world but many of them seem confused. Not good.Continue reading “More on censorship”
Mandatory censorship of the internet
The new Labour Government had announced there intend as part of the election campaign to introduce filtering of the internet and on Dec 31st they provided further details on what would be happening with mandatory filtering of the Internet by ISPs. Senator Conroy says it will be mandatory for all internet service providers to provideContinue reading “Mandatory censorship of the internet”
What’s with this Twitter thing?
I know many people just don’t get Twitter, even when it is explained to them, however given the growth of the tool there must be “Something about Twitter?” (From http://cogdogblog.com/2007/04/26/splj-20/) But what is it? Over the last week I have seen a few blog posts once again trying to sort out what it is andContinue reading “What’s with this Twitter thing?”
We need a red pill for the organisation
Yesterday I caved and went back to Twitter, yes I know I am weak but that is a whole other story. There was a conversation about the red vs blue pill in the Matrix, remember the red one you learn the truth while the blue one you go on living the lie. I got inspiredContinue reading “We need a red pill for the organisation”
Find that missing tweet
I am currently on day 3 of a self imposed Twitter/Facebook/social network ban so I kind of feel I am disconnected from a community I have heavily been involved in for over a year. Why is a long story and I’m not sure how much longer it will go on for. Today I found aContinue reading “Find that missing tweet”
More on privacy, the workplace & social network software
Unless you have been living under a rock you will have heard about the sites called Facebook, or MySpace, and their professional cousin LinkedIn, you might even remember their predecessors Friendster. These sites are basically social network software/service (SNS) where you connect with other people and share information. Today I read a great article byContinue reading “More on privacy, the workplace & social network software”
Twitter influence and follower growth
There are several classic cliché’s such as “money makes money” and “success breeds success” that basically mean the more you have of something the more you get. Normally I would dispute these concepts but I am starting to question my personal perspectives. Two things have happened to make this happen. Firstly I spent an hourContinue reading “Twitter influence and follower growth”
Michael Specht 