This is just a quick follow-up to my post from 10 days ago about frustration with what social media is doing to me, and to many of the people I follow. TIME magazine just had a good article touching on many similar points that I was trying to make. In his work, Van Bavel has …
October 7, 2018
Social media sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it? You can chat with friends more easily than ever, get updates from family members, share baby and cat photos or root together for your favorite teams. Mark Zuckerberg has talked for years about “connecting the world” and “bringing the world closer together”, and it all sounds …
September 27, 2018
It’s been fun over the past couple months posting a “Song of the Day” (almost) every day on Twitter. I say “almost” because I know I missed a couple days here or there, always unintentionally. But I’m on a pretty good streak right now — knock on wood — and it’s become something I think …
November 14, 2017
Brands and marketers have been trying for years to crack the secret to Twitter success. What does it take to get a tweet noticed in such a fast-moving stream of messages? How do you get noticed in a world of information overload? Wonder no more!!! I’ve found the secret to uber-enormous Twitter engagement!! Have a …
February 28, 2017
Two weeks away from Twitter? Yep, I did that recently. It was two of the most enjoyable weeks of my life. Part of the hiatus was because I was out of the country on vacation with my wife, and even though we had plenty of internet access, family policy is that we don’t advertise when …
December 11, 2016I fully endorse this “Hangtag” idea: .@stewart We felt the same way so we created the hangtag. An empty hashtag at the end of a tweet @stirman @fat… still convincing @ev # — Brad (@thebird) October 2, 2013 Discovered that tweet and reply via @EliLanger, whom everyone should be following. #
October 9, 2013