Flogging the dead horse….

Today I noticed that @ChrisBrogan is still talking about robot behavior on Twitter.  And while I think it is a worthy conversation of having, and I understand that the new people just finding this conversation are keeping it fuelled, what I don’t understand is how Chris is able to continue to talk about it?
There are [...]

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The Twitter Tipping Point

A new buzz word to add to your list these days… the tipping point.  It’s the new saturation point.  Today I read about another Twitter… TryMyFashion.  A summary is over on TechCrunch.
I’m struggling with the idea of too much segmentation here.  There is segmentation and niche markets… and then there’s REALLY segmentation and niche markets.  [...]

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One way ticket to Twitter: for business? or pleasure?

Social media can be a bit of a wild ride sometimes.  I’m never quite sure where I’m going, who’s going to be there and what I can expect to talk to someone about. I don’t know who else is listening or who they’re talking to either.  But I can definitely be sure I will find [...]

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A not so original vision

Tonight I watched Canada win the 2009 IIHF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIP.  Not only did I watch the game in the comfort of my own home.  I watched the game on my laptop with a Twitter screen running right beside it and talking to other people also watching the game.  Thank you to TSN.ca for streaming [...]

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Automated processes and the rest of the world.

I’ve found myself participating in conversations lately around the role of automation in social networks.  As everyday users of these technologies, we each seem to have our opinions about how much robotic behaviour we will tolerate.  Today, I took my head out of the sand for a moment while over on Facebook and took a [...]

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