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1 month ago
in twdsc.us: @tigerbeat. "@palafo But @davewiner doesn't seem to understand the New York Times will cover twitter the same way whether or not it is on the list" on twdsc.us
Back in the day when Netscape had a what's cool section, the New York Times was on it and they covered Netscape.
http://web.archive.org/web/19961027043322/www3....
Should the New York Times have requested to be removed from that list (and many others like it)?
http://web.archive.org/web/19961027043322/www3....
Should the New York Times have requested to be removed from that list (and many others like it)?
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dave
You should answer that.
11 months ago
in 2008/07/17/iphone-million/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
That is an estimated 282 million phones a quarter.
It that many were sold everyday, there would be over a billion phones sold every 4 days.
It that many were sold everyday, there would be over a billion phones sold every 4 days.
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Stan_Schroeder
Eh, right. Lapsus calami. Thanks for the correction.
1 year ago
in 2008/06/03/barack-hussein-obama/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
While the Obama campaign could use online tools better, they still did a pretty amazing job in raising money, getting their message out (which did have a lot of substance) and helping people organize to help him win.
While he didn't write blog posts, he did speak directly to people in hundreds of videos and some of them were seen millions of times.
A NY Times article on his books did say he keeps
a journal, and itt would be fascinating if he posted excerpts from it.
I'm sure his campaign and supporters will continue to innovate. And talked about redesigning the White House website when he is president to help keep people engaged. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNzC9W2C8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNzC9W2C8Q
While he didn't write blog posts, he did speak directly to people in hundreds of videos and some of them were seen millions of times.
A NY Times article on his books did say he keeps
a journal, and itt would be fascinating if he posted excerpts from it.
I'm sure his campaign and supporters will continue to innovate. And talked about redesigning the White House website when he is president to help keep people engaged. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNzC9W2C8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyNzC9W2C8Q
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Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
You're absolutely right on these points, Steve. These journal posts would have been incredible fodder for the online campaign - at least on one of his social networking profiles, if nowhere else.
I certainly hope that whomever wins the presidency works to make it more engaging and interactive with the electorate.
One thing is for certain - the next campaign cycle won't be nearly as forgiving to folks who run a campaign like Obama as this one. He'll face significant challenge from a field that will actually use the tools. If he decides to run it the same way he did this time around, he'll be quickly surpassed by someone who *does* understand the power of social media (who also knows how to properly shape a message for a primary process Unlike Ron Paul's staff. ugh. i don't even wanna think about how bad he screwed that up).
I certainly hope that whomever wins the presidency works to make it more engaging and interactive with the electorate.
One thing is for certain - the next campaign cycle won't be nearly as forgiving to folks who run a campaign like Obama as this one. He'll face significant challenge from a field that will actually use the tools. If he decides to run it the same way he did this time around, he'll be quickly surpassed by someone who *does* understand the power of social media (who also knows how to properly shape a message for a primary process Unlike Ron Paul's staff. ugh. i don't even wanna think about how bad he screwed that up).
1 year ago
in 2008/05/23/ariel-waldman/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
Yes, it is a false choice.
Jack said they talked to their lawyers, so they paid whatever hours were billed.
And if Twitter is going to grow, they need to invest in both being stable and their community. And I think they realize it better than you do (even if they don't always implement it as well as they should particularly when it comes to communicating with their community).
It isn't as simple as leaving twitter since it is a community and she has friends there who aren't on pounce or aren't as active there.
Anyway, she addresses some of what you wrote better than I can at this hour here
http://arielwaldman.com/2008/05/23/twitter-resp...
Jack said they talked to their lawyers, so they paid whatever hours were billed.
And if Twitter is going to grow, they need to invest in both being stable and their community. And I think they realize it better than you do (even if they don't always implement it as well as they should particularly when it comes to communicating with their community).
It isn't as simple as leaving twitter since it is a community and she has friends there who aren't on pounce or aren't as active there.
Anyway, she addresses some of what you wrote better than I can at this hour here
http://arielwaldman.com/2008/05/23/twitter-resp...
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Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
First of all, Steve, her latest post goes more towards reshaping her entire argument into the direction that the community has driven it. It's a damage control post, not a post that explains anything you and I are discussing. It certainly doesn't address anything I've raised from the top of this page to the bottom.
Honestly, you and I and Ariel all know that this TOS they have has nothing to do with protecting the user or an agreement with the user. It's strictly there to cover the company's butt.
Getting butthurt over that *is* turning a molehill into a mountain.
And it's not a false choice. If lawyers are consulted everytime someone gets butthurt on twitter, it will chew thru funding quicker than you can say Ruby on Rails.
Honestly, you and I and Ariel all know that this TOS they have has nothing to do with protecting the user or an agreement with the user. It's strictly there to cover the company's butt.
Getting butthurt over that *is* turning a molehill into a mountain.
And it's not a false choice. If lawyers are consulted everytime someone gets butthurt on twitter, it will chew thru funding quicker than you can say Ruby on Rails.
1 year ago
in 2008/05/23/ariel-waldman/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
You're presenting a false choice. Twitter has (or soon will have) the resources to both build a strong platform that will not go down and a strong community.
Ariel has said this isn't about her, but about how her complaints were handled.
Ariel has said this isn't about her, but about how her complaints were handled.
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Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Ariel has said a lot of things. This isn't a false choice. Legal advice isn't cheap, and while Twitter, over the course of this matter, was offered a lot of free legal advice, my experience has always been that most free legal advice comes with an agenda, and is usually worth the face price, if not less.
Ariel stated that this was a case of cyberbullying. If that were true, the block button is her best friend.
Ariel stated that this was a case of Google search and reputation issues. If that were true, the aforementioned route in the blog post would be the best solution.
If this was about customer service issues, and I doubt it seriously, then switching to a competitor (like the one she works for) would have been a better solution. When my energy or phone company screws me around, I threaten to leave. If they keep screwing me around, I switch companies.
She's still on Twitter, and the problem was actually solved on it's own (if you read the correspondence) about two months ago. There's either another agenda here on her part, or it's a series of poor decisions to promote this silliness to the level it has reached.
Ariel stated that this was a case of cyberbullying. If that were true, the block button is her best friend.
Ariel stated that this was a case of Google search and reputation issues. If that were true, the aforementioned route in the blog post would be the best solution.
If this was about customer service issues, and I doubt it seriously, then switching to a competitor (like the one she works for) would have been a better solution. When my energy or phone company screws me around, I threaten to leave. If they keep screwing me around, I switch companies.
She's still on Twitter, and the problem was actually solved on it's own (if you read the correspondence) about two months ago. There's either another agenda here on her part, or it's a series of poor decisions to promote this silliness to the level it has reached.
