In the history of this blog, I don't believe I have ever posted an entire e-mail verbatim. However, I got this e-mail today from the makers of Twitter filled with crisis communication case studies, useful applications and fun stuff too. I had to share it. Making Twitter More Useful There have been raging wildfires and rumbling earthquakes inspiring avalanches of Twitter updates over the last few weeks out here on the West Coast of the US. In Tumultuous times, people turn to Twitter. In fact, there's read more...
What is Twitter, in 140 Characters or Less?
Over the past two weeks, as I met with two separate clients, they asked me, "What is Twitter?" I told them that for me it is a network of colleagues and friends. A little business mixed with pleasure. Twitter is certainly much more than its, "What are you doing now?" tagline might suggest. But that said, I thought it was better to show than to tell, so I fired up Twitter on my Treo and asked: "Just showing a few corporate types who have never seen Twitter, any words for read more...
Cool Tools: Staying Connected With Your Social Network
What better way than sending free social media cards that can be embedded in your web page and also sent as a text message? I made this card for Shel Israel, a dear friend of mine that today is one year OLDer. His exact age is a state secret. I have also been waiting for an opportunity to share this new tool with all of my readers and I am sure Shel will forgive me for crossing my purposes. Create Your Own GushyGram Visit read more...
MyRaganTV.com Introduces YouTube for Communicators
Like many other communicators, I signed up for an account at MyRagan when it launched. It is an interesting site, the "Facebook" for communicators. They have some great content on the site and it serves as a good place for people that may be a bit uncomfortable with MySpace or Facebook to experiment in the medium with like-minded communicators. Now, Regan Communication site has also launched a companion site called MyRaganTV. I had the opportunity to talk with Mark Ragan about this new property a few months ago, and it should serve as a great professional read more...
Cool Tools: SezWho Allows Comment Ratings. Say What?
Read/WriteWeb has installed a new comment rating service called SezWho. The gist of the service is that the reading community can rate the comments of other readers and that these ratings are portable and help to build the reputation of the commenter. (See SezWho FAQ). The tool basically asks if the comment was helpful to you and allows readers to sort comments by their usefulness, good comments (3+) and great comments (4+). You can see it in read more...
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