April 15th, 2008 Tim Burke Posted in Ragan.com, Twitter, Web 2.0/New/Social Media No Comments »
Still trying to figure what Twitter is all about. You’re not alone. But, while you’re scratching your head, other folks are moving ahead using Twitter.
You haven’t heard of Laura Fitton and her company Pistachio Consulting? Me either, until I read blogger Shel Israel’s recent interview with this communications entrepreneur—a former stay-at-home mom who in the last year went from zero to social media hero.
Fitton’s success is the result of Twitter.
Read the whole article on Ragan.com here.
April 10th, 2008 Tim Burke Posted in Blogging, Crisis Management, Twitter, Web 2.0/New/Social Media No Comments »
This clip from the March 17 For Immediate Release podcast discusses a white paper published by Deloitte Consulting entitled “New Media and the 2008 Campaign Season.” The clip and the white paper concisely lay out the business case why companies ignore New Media at their own peril.
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New Media and the 2008 Campaign Season: DownloadApril 1st, 2008 Tim Burke Posted in Dan York, Twitter 2 Comments »
Dan York’s blogs about (and links to) a new 2.5 minute video that explains what Twitter is. Read Dan’s post here.
In case you’ve never hear of Twitter, it’s been described as micro-blogging (posts are limited to 140 characters) and IMing (instant messaging) on a party line.