What I Have Learned From Twitter

Twitter is a marvellous tool. You can get to know people, make friends, business connections, and discover more and more about the world than you ever knew possible. I’m not just talking about Twitter as a tool for the instant transmission of news stories, as it is evolving into, rather the smaller things that you pick [...]

The ReTweet is Dead, Long Live the ReTweet!

So here is the thing about Twitter. ReTweeting, the practise of sharing messages from people you follow to your followers, is a great thing. I ReTweet all the time. If I see something of value, something that I want to share, I am more than happy to click the little ReTweet button in Tweetdeck, and spread [...]

Lost Gods Bitstrips!

Hey everyone, I got a very cool thing today! One of my friends on Twitter, @treed, is a Bitstips enthusiast. He has been listening to Lost Gods, and is enjoying is so much that he decided to make up a comic for it! Check it out:

This is what I love about both Creative Commons and podcasting. [...]

The Sweet Irony of Twitter

I love all the different perspectives one can find on Twitter. I came across this one-two punch last night while scanning the Tweets. It made me think about different ways one can use tools.  Jason isn’t always this gloomy, but I just thought it was an interesting counterpoint to Keith and his new venture.

What about you? [...]

I knew I liked Twitter, but seriously!

So, while Twitter is totally borked I have been playing around with FriendFeed. Now, I’m not ready to give up on Twitter, I will probably never give up on Twitter, but I’m thinking about how all of my eggs are in that basket, and I need to branch out a little, you know? So, there I [...]

The Soul of the Internet

I don’t know whether or not human beings have souls, and frankly, I’m not interested in that debate right now. What I do know, however, is that the Internet has a soul

Now, I know you are probably thinking that I have gone off the rails yet again. How is it possible that the Internet, a collection [...]

Your Media Face

I have been thinking a lot about on-line representation recently. Not that I am looking for an Internet lawyer, but rather, how we present ourselves to the public via our new media tools: Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, MySpace, etc…

Depending on how you use these tools, it can be very easy to have one consistent “face”, or [...]

Boyz in the Hoodz

Last night I should have gone to bed early, as I am still suffering from just about the worst cold I have every had. Instead, I was reading my Twitter stream, and came across this:

There I was, late at night, and I found a new toy. The deal is you can upload images, pick music, and [...]

Social Media Sherpas?

I just read an interesting post over at Social Times. The author recommended becoming someone’s social media sherpa, that is, taking someone close to you and helping them navigate the possibly rough waters of the social web. It is well worth the read, and I think the concept is valuable.

Learning to use tools like Twitter, Facebook [...]

The Interconnectedness of Information

I have been thinking a lot about information systems on the Internet, and how, more than ever, the way we use the Internet is getting more and more connected.

On the surface, this might seem obvious – one of the great early advantages of the Internet was the interconnectedness of information, using the now ubiquitous hyperlink. What [...]