Archive for August, 2009
Ford Tweetup – Lessons Learned
This week Jeff Cutler (@jeffcutler) and Christine Koh (@bostonmamas) were the oh-so-gracious hosts for the Boston #fordtaurus Tweetup (see the new Ford Taurus SHO and drive it!) The local event was part of a grand tour (The Summer of Taurus) for the new cars, pairing the vehicles in different cities with local Twitterati/bloggers and a [...]
Where Did All the Staff Reporters Go?
Reading the physical paper is a vastly different experience than reading the same stories online. Not saying it is better — just different. And that difference told a very interesting story at the Boston Globe recently. One way reading a physical paper is different from reading online is being able to see at a glance [...]
Who Cares What TechCrunch Thinks About Embargoes?
Last week I was a guest on PTV Live (Permission TV’s weekly Internet show). True to form, some of the most interesting conversations started before the cameras were rolling. I have a feeling I’ll be rolling out a number of blog posts based on those exchanges. Here’s the first: Who cares what Michael Arrington says? [...]
Un-natural Acts: Pumping up the Volume on Social Networks
I was reading Chris Brogan’s Blog — always highly recommended — and one of his recent posts, Quid Pro No, got me thinking about how some social networking websites are un-naturally inflating their user numbers by creating an environment where reciprocal friending is de rigueur. Everything from address scraping to spammy auto-tweeting when your friends [...]