Archive | July, 2009

First Reading Reflections for my Twitter Class

First Reading Reflections for my Twitter Class

Cover via Amazon What struck me first about the Cluetrain Manefesto was  the copyright date – 1999, 2001.  The Cluetrain Manefesto was certainly early.  Even before the advent of Web 2.0 platforms, the Cluetrain Manefesto was encouraging conversation between businesses and customers while deriding businesses for their short-sighted marketing practices. The “Markets are Conversations” chapter reveals [...]

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Twitter Book Thoughts Take 2

Twitter Book Thoughts Take 2

While researching the government’s use of Twitter, I’ve found that I need to make an important decision soon – should I focus my writing on government agencies or on elected officials?  There is certainly a difference between best practices of a government agency and an elected official.  Primarily, elected officials are going to be political [...]

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Microsoft Soapbox – Too Little, Too Late

Microsoft Soapbox – Too Little, Too Late

Image via CrunchBase Well, it looks like the war is over.  Microsoft is conceding to YouTube by scaling back on their video service Soapbox. Wait, Microsoft has a video service?  Apparently they do. For some reason, Microsoft likes to try to make an application to compete in every market.  When it comes to online video, this [...]

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