Posts filed under “social networks”
Social media IS engaging in the political process
I have a voice. You have a voice. Everyone using the Internet to connect with people all over the world has a voice. We deserve to be heard. Social media is amplifying that voice, letting us reach people and institutions like never before. Smart companies and individuals have leveraged social media to connect with more [...]
“Instead of viral, you want to go Bieber.” 3% of Twitter traffic is Justin Bieber-related.
That’s the advice from @PRSarahEvans on Twitter. This is all you need to know about Justin Bieber and Twitter: Racks of servers are dedicated to him. Whole servers! Someone, sometime will need to explain to me just exactly why Justin Bieber is so popular. Must be that Tom Brady hair.
Followers (or fans or friends) are not all created equal
It’s easy to get followers; it’s hard to get good followers. Be patient. There are a bunch of tools to get people and organizations a mass of Twitter followers quickly. But raw numbers won’t help you. What your organization needs are followers that actually care about your product and want to interact with you. That’s why I [...]
It’s not personal — it’s just Twitter
We don’t have to follow each other on Twitter, and it’s not poor form if I don’t follow you back or vice versa. That’s the point of followers and followees and not friends. It’s not a connection like Facebook or LinkedIn. Just because I follow you doesn’t mean you are required to follow me back, nor [...]
News site needs new, innovative user interfaces
We can all agree that the Web is a vastly different medium than print. Which is why I can’t understand why almost every news site tries to emulate the user interface of a newspaper. The mediums are nothing alike, and they each have much different strengths and weaknesses. Why are we still making dynamic Web [...]
Social is the key part of social media
With more journalists jumping on the social media bandwagon, it’s good to remind people that the key word in social media is social and not media. Traditional journalists are used to a one-to-many publishing approach. They are used to being arbiters of what information gets disseminated. They are used to pushing information to people but [...]
Twitter is a great learning tool
Twitter is a great place to learn. Don’t believe me? Spend a few hours following knowledgeable people (creating a good network is the key to success on Twitter). Ask a question. See the responses you get. I started a podcast at BeatBlogging.Org a few months ago, and before I started, I asked my Twitter followers for advice. [...]
Jay Mariotti made the right decision to leave the Sun-Times
The real question is why he stuck around so long. If fact, I don’t understand why any star print columnist or beat reporter doesn’t just start his or her own Web site. The Dallas Cowboys Blog for The Dallas Morning news can get hundreds of thousands of page views in one day. And that’s without [...]
The great journalism education debate
What is the future of journalism education? Many people have taken issue with journalism education, especially in the U.S. One major concern is that journalism education appears to be behind the industry and rarely out in front, innovating. Many people even advise against majoring in journalism. But let’s step back from the criticisms of journalism [...]
It’s good to have non-wired friends
One of my good high-school friends signed up for Facebook last week. Yes, the same Facebook that, had you listened to the digerati, has jumped the shark. But Facebook hasn’t jumped the shark. It’s still becoming more popular and adding more features. Facebook may have jumped the shark for the kinds of people who have [...]