While social media’s established a strong foothold in the sports world, I’m always fascinated by how every day people use it. You know, people who aren’t digital marketers, public relations reps, journalists, or @Ochocinco, for that matter. Along those lines, one of the cool things about Twitter is that you can interact with people of…
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Old School Social Networking: Meet Some People in Real Life
It’s been about a year since I made a major change in my professional life. Last summer, with another Celtics season behind me, I remember walking home from work and wondering to myself, “What am I going to do with myself this summer?” Working for a professional basketball team means late nights, 70-hour weeks, watching…
Forget Facebook – Why LinkedIn Should Be More Worried About Google+
After a much-ballyhooed private beta launch that’s reached 18 million users, where does Google+ fit into the social networking landscape? Or better yet, who should really be worried about the search behemoth’s social networking arrival? Google+ has drawn numerous comparisons to Facebook and the popular theme seems to be that Google is poised to take…
Why I hate myself for being hooked on Twitter (but I still love Twitter)
Simplicity and brevity are two hallmark traits of nearly every beautiful thing in the world. Unfortunately, the world is much more complex than we’d like it to be. I recently tried an experiment, giving up Facebook for Lent, and found it to be a relatively easy exercise that rarely tested my willpower. That said, I’m…
I Will Follow: Social Media Lessons from U2
Seeking a few friends who wanted to join a band, Larry Mullen Jr. started U2 by posting a note on a message board in the Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin in the fall of 1976, almost 35 years ago. If that’s not old school social networking, I don’t know what is. Yet, had Mullen…