Comments on: Stop trying to limit the Internet to a metaphor http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stop-trying-to-limit-the-internet-to-a-metaphor Rex Hammock's Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rex Hammock http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243/comment-page-1#comment-353686 Rex Hammock Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:53:21 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243#comment-353686 @Marcus - Your colleague needs to read one of my "You don't get Twitter" posts. If he's actually figured out the definitive "That's what Twitter is for," he's like going to win a Macarthur Genius award. @Marcus – Your colleague needs to read one of my “You don't get Twitter” posts. If he's actually figured out the definitive “That's what Twitter is for,” he's like going to win a Macarthur Genius award.

]]> By: Marcus Grimm http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243/comment-page-1#comment-353685 Marcus Grimm Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:43:57 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243#comment-353685 Great post, Rex, though I do believe the "tree huggers" exist, as I work with one of them. He fervently begs us not to RT contest promotions, even if they're companies we love, believe in and support, saying, "That's not what Twitter is for!"<br><br>In addition, I've had people complain that I write a corporate blog. Keep in mind, these complaints weren't about specific posts that they felt were too self-serving (which I would plead guilty to), but just the fact that we dared to participate in "social media" as a corporation in the first place.<br><br>That being said, I do feel the "tree-huggers" have backed down in the recent year or two. Whether they feel they lost the war or discovered that business can't ruin their new toys is anyone's guess. Great post, Rex, though I do believe the “tree huggers” exist, as I work with one of them. He fervently begs us not to RT contest promotions, even if they're companies we love, believe in and support, saying, “That's not what Twitter is for!”

In addition, I've had people complain that I write a corporate blog. Keep in mind, these complaints weren't about specific posts that they felt were too self-serving (which I would plead guilty to), but just the fact that we dared to participate in “social media” as a corporation in the first place.

That being said, I do feel the “tree-huggers” have backed down in the recent year or two. Whether they feel they lost the war or discovered that business can't ruin their new toys is anyone's guess.

]]> By: Rex Hammock http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243/comment-page-1#comment-351830 Rex Hammock Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:53:21 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243#comment-351830 @Marcus - Your colleague needs to read one of my "You don't get Twitter" posts. If he's actually figured out the definitive "That's what Twitter is for," he's like going to win a Macarthur Genius award. @Marcus – Your colleague needs to read one of my “You don't get Twitter” posts. If he's actually figured out the definitive “That's what Twitter is for,” he's like going to win a Macarthur Genius award.

]]> By: Marcus Grimm http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243/comment-page-1#comment-351824 Marcus Grimm Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:43:57 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2010/01/11/20243#comment-351824 Great post, Rex, though I do believe the "tree huggers" exist, as I work with one of them. He fervently begs us not to RT contest promotions, even if they're companies we love, believe in and support, saying, "That's not what Twitter is for!"<br><br>In addition, I've had people complain that I write a corporate blog. Keep in mind, these complaints weren't about specific posts that they felt were too self-serving (which I would plead guilty to), but just the fact that we dared to participate in "social media" as a corporation in the first place.<br><br>That being said, I do feel the "tree-huggers" have backed down in the recent year or two. Whether they feel they lost the war or discovered that business can't ruin their new toys is anyone's guess. Great post, Rex, though I do believe the “tree huggers” exist, as I work with one of them. He fervently begs us not to RT contest promotions, even if they're companies we love, believe in and support, saying, “That's not what Twitter is for!”

In addition, I've had people complain that I write a corporate blog. Keep in mind, these complaints weren't about specific posts that they felt were too self-serving (which I would plead guilty to), but just the fact that we dared to participate in “social media” as a corporation in the first place.

That being said, I do feel the “tree-huggers” have backed down in the recent year or two. Whether they feel they lost the war or discovered that business can't ruin their new toys is anyone's guess.

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