So this morning, I do something completely unusual for me: I turn on the TV and watch one of the morning shows while sipping coffee. I normally never turn the TV on except for NFL games, maybe ESPN, or something special I really have to see. But I did today, and happened to catch a … Read more
So earlier today, I get an interesting email from our form on 7DSAssociates.com: First Name: NAR Last Name: Scandal Email Address: info@narscandal.com Company: NARscandal.com Title: Phone: Comments: Breaking News! New Scandal at the NAR Exclusive from NARscandal.com A new scandal is brewing over at the National Association of Realtors and we at (www.NARscandal.com) have the … Read more
So earlier today, I get an interesting email from our form on 7DSAssociates.com: First Name: NAR Last Name: Scandal Email Address: info@narscandal.com Company: NARscandal.com Title: Phone: Comments: Breaking News! New Scandal at the NAR Exclusive from NARscandal.com A new scandal is brewing over at the National Association of Realtors and we at (www.NARscandal.com) have the … Read more
This is a quick note. I found something recently that bears directly on my post on Employer Liability for Employee Social Media, and I’m somewhat hopeful that we’ll see more clarity on this topic. Michael Yon is an independent journalist who reports from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world where the U.S. military … Read more
If you live in the United States, and rely solely on Pravda New York Times or similar for your news, you’re probably unaware of Climategate. Basically, the entire premise of the global warming/carbon footprint craze of the past few years turns out to be totally bogus. From the RealClearPolitics.com overview: Global warming “skeptics” had unearthed … Read more
From Twitter itself (h/t: @mathurrell) comes this amazing piece of news: Nearly one in five (19%) online Americans now uses Twitter or a similar service to post and share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others, according to the latest survey data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. This figure represents … Read more
In my Top Nine Things I’ve Learned at BlogWorld post, I wrote: Many social media professionals talk as if social media is the future of media, then act exactly the opposite when camera crews show up. I can’t forget the moment. Due to some deadlines, I excused myself from a session to get some work … Read more
As expected, my latest Inman column brought out only wide agreement and headnodding. Positively sleepy comments section there. NOT. Go read it fast, or better yet, go be a subscriber so Inman can continue to pay me for my ramblings. (LOOK! A COMMERCIAL PITCH!) First of all, I owe a word of thanks to everyone … Read more
Last night, I got into an interesting debate over Twitter with Ari Herzog among others over the topic of whether social media is MEDIA. Because Twitter isn’t really the appropriate forum for laying out one’s arguments, I thought to transfer it here in hopes of advancing it some. Or at least getting my thoughts down. … Read more