Tag Archive: twitter

Oct
27

Sorry, but I need more important friends (or, how I learned to stop worrying about my Klout score)

Sorry, Twitter friends, but I need to network with more important people. It’s not that I don’t like you. Really. You’ve all been so fun and informative. Unfortunately, your Klout scores are dragging me down. Apparently, the new algorithm changes on Klout take into account not only what I do in my social networks, but …

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Sep
14

There really are no rock stars in social media.

I’m about to break your heart, and I don’t even care. It’s for your own good. I’m enthralled lately by all the discussion around Chris Brogan’s decision to unfollow all 131,000 people he was following on Twitter. It’s mind-numbing. Seriously. Just the comments on the blog post he wrote about it drive me crazy. And …

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Apr
12

Social media experts really don’t understand social media.

There. I said it. I follow way too many social media experts on Twitter. Too many folks who want to teach your company how to be successful in social media. They promise you heaps of good fortune with your Facebook page and they’re super excited to do your tweeting for you as well. There’s a …

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Dec
03

Twitter is not for chatting (a rant).

Twitter is a pretty cool service. I really like how easy it is to connect to people like this guy or this lady and also these other people who tweet interesting things. I also use it to follow headlines, keep up on my beloved Yankees and catch the latest tech trends. That, in a nutshell, …

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May
17

Why you should delete your Facebook account (and why I wish I could delete mine)

It may be piling on, but I can’t be quiet about Facebook anymore. I don’t want to be there and if I could, I’d have been gone ages ago. But if you can get out, I suggest you do so now…before it’s too late. Let’s break it down: Back in the beginning, Facebook seemed so…friendly. …

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