Verizon #FIOSboxeo Twitter Party
Two things that I enjoy are Twitter and an occasional boxing match. These two items are coming together next Tuesday in the form of a Twitter Party. Check it out. AKPC_IDS += "4944,";Popularity: 2% [?] Read More
Albert Einstein On Social Media
I started off this post by writing: What would Einstein say about social media today? “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” -Albert Einstein And then I said “Louis, you know better than that.” I could have worked this quote in to fit into this post, but truth be known – Einstein made this comment in regards to... Read More
What You Can Do To Add Diversity To Google+ Suggested User List
Google+ has taken the traditional route of a non-diverse suggested user list for you to follow. The Google Suggested User List reads like the typical San Francisco Bay Area tech firm’s view of the World: most of the “interesting and famous people” are white, and if they’re black, they’re male rappers or athletes. Hello, Snoop Dog, Chamillionaire, 50... Read More
Latino Social Media News: Hispanicize & Being Latino Partner
If you missed this, jump over to Hispanicize to check out video and info. AKPC_IDS += "4887,";Popularity: 1% [?] Read More
Is Social Media Lying to You? Why Media Literacy is Important
I’m not generally a suspicious person, but I always wonder if there’s a hidden agenda lurking around when I read or hear something – especially when its about someone else. But, identifying true motivations of information sources can be a tricky proposition and takes some practice. However, once whatever statement or news is said, a trail of breadcrumbs is... Read More
Why Eva Longoria Is A Social Activisit
Eva Longoria says she wants to be the voice of thousands of silent children working in deplorable conditions around the world and “to be the voice of these children no one listens to.” She recently produced the documentary called “The Harvest,” which “exposes the blatant exploitation of children who work in U.S. agriculture and feed America…It’s... Read More
Crowdsourced Post: Are You Bored With Social Media?
Taking prompt from yesterday’s post that asked where the users of social media are going, I decided to take it another notch. Speaking for myself, in the past I spent most of my time on Twitter, then blogging, then Facebook, just about in that order. My guess-tamite is as follows: 50% Twitter, 20% blogging, 10% Facebook, 10 % mobile apps, and 5% all others (Gowalla, Meetup,... Read More
Why Social Media Is Losing Users And Where They Are Going
Some of the biggest social media sites have experienced a continued decline of new user registrations in the past few years. Facebook for example will see a 13.4% increase in US users according to eMarketer. Previous yearly growth was at 38.6% in 2010, and 90.3% in 2009. Twitter has dropped from 293% in 2009 to 26.3% this year and is expected to remain bearish. This is all very... Read More
Why Twitter Is More Important Than Facebook For Your Business
I’m in rare form today. Posting on a Sunday. Good news has dawned on us - Twitter frickin’ ROCKS!!! But, we all knew that. Yet, we insisted to skinny dip in tall glasses of Facebook euphoria. Even while on Twitter, we may have hindered our experiences by remaining reminiscent of Facebook. They are different monsters through and through and Facebook is a great... Read More
Sharing Content via Creative Commons
Subtitle: Sharing is caring, or is it? I’m often asked for permission to share content from my blog on other sites. And while I appreciate that very much I remind everyone that the site is quite open to the public domain. So, I hereby resign any previous conversations and refer you to creative commons. Extraneous situations can be resolved w/ an email. AKPC_IDS += "4712,";Popularity:... Read More
Why I Haven’t Drank Google+ Kool-aid
Call it a social-media-diet, or what you may but I’ve refrained from using Google+. Well, “refrained” is not accurate because I have not had a desire to use it. My signing up for Google+ was very late – about a few weeks ago – and I peeked at it for all of about 2 minutes. Everything remained calm: there were no thunderous outcries from the heavens,... Read More
Social Media Is Not a Good Patron for Homage
Social media can be a quick way of becoming popular, even becoming a digital celebrity – there’s even a site called 15 to Fame that caters to this notion, echoing Andy Warhol’s 1968 prediction (see related post). But, there is something suspect present in all of this…it’s just not sustainable. Here’s the above put in a way you’d read... Read More
Difference of Creativity as present on MySpace and FaceBook
Subtitle: Facebook is the McDonalds of Social Networking I read an article called “Facebook is the McDonald’s of Social Networking,” where it gives a compelling visual showcase and commentary on how Facebook overtook the social media world, country by country. But the one thing that stood out for me was the proposed underlying reason of why FaceBook has appealed... Read More
Magazine Reading: Digital or Print
Subtitle: My thoughts on the Great Digital /Print divide. At the end of the day I still prefer print, as I can easily roll it up, fold it and carry it with me – it makes me feel more in control of the media. I also enjoy thumbing through the pages, and looking at the ads. Digital magazines are cool too, but I still prefer physical magazines because of the above. My top... Read More
Why I follow 10,000 People on Twitter…and Why They Follow Me
Subtitle: To catch many fish you need a big net Because people approach Social Media in a temperamental fashion, I feel the need to post this. On Twitter, the amount of followers one has is a sensitive area. Social media is such a fickle area that there are not many things concrete. Social media is situational. I hover around 10,000 followers and I follow about the same. ... Read More
