Sometimes people, including me, post things on social networks that don't make a lot of sense as they lack context. XKCD's recent comic: … [Read more...] about If Social Media Updates Had Context
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Organising A Tweetup In Prague During ICANN 44
If you're attending the ICANN meeting in Prague next week (or starting this weekend - depends on your view) I'm trying to organise a tweetup. So what's a "tweetup"? It's basically an informal social event for people who "know" each other via Twitter (and other social networks) to get to meet each other in real life. Venue? At this stage it looks like it could be one … [Read more...] about Organising A Tweetup In Prague During ICANN 44
Visualising Social Via Intel
Intel have done a few interesting things with social media in the past. One of their tools does an interesting job of sucking in Facebook, Twitter and Youtube and generating a visualisation or infographic of your personal social media activity. Whether it's a reflection of you or not will probably depend on how much you actually share via social media sites Here's … [Read more...] about Visualising Social Via Intel
Buffer App Makes Scheduling Tweets Easy
There are a lot of services and tools that you can use with your Twitter account(s). Some of them are incredibly useful, some are fun and some are simply odd. Buffer App isn't designed to solve all your social media needs, but what it is designed to do, it does well. What does it do? Scheduled tweets. Nothing more, nothing less (though they are meant to be adding … [Read more...] about Buffer App Makes Scheduling Tweets Easy
Why I Value LinkedIn Endorsements
I've been a member of LinkedIn for several years. I'm connected to people I've dealt with in a variety of roles. Some of the people I know very well, others might only be casual acquaintances. However I have some kind of "link" or "connection" with pretty much all of them. I won't connect to people unless I know who they are and I definitely won't endorse someone unless … [Read more...] about Why I Value LinkedIn Endorsements