Category Archives: conversational media

Whoever came up with this Southeastern Conference policy is nuts

Posted on Friday, August 14, 2009 by Rex Hammock

The SEC adopts Ahmadinejad social media policy. The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that the Southeastern Conference has sent its 12 schools (including my across-the-street neighbor, Vanderbilt) a new media policy that, in effect, bans fans from posting Facebook updates, … Continue reading →

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Is there such a thing as over-coverage of social networking tools?

Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Ironic NYT poll question? For a couple of months, I’ve had a running “gag” on Twitter that, in jest, suggests that New York Times writers are required to have a Twitter-angle to every story they file. It’s an easy thing … Continue reading →

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Dear Columnist, No One Cares What You Think of Twitter

Posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 by Rex Hammock

I have some advice for writers who think the world wants another column about Twitter. They don’t. Nor do they want another blog post. But obviously you, nor I, get that yet. I know, I know. You’re thinking if people … Continue reading →

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You didn’t get Twitter before Oprah didn’t get Twitter (nor did I)

Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 by Rex Hammock

@Oprah I don’t get Twitter. I don’t get Twitter despite being on Twitter for two years and five months and posting 4,304 updates and having about 3,000 people decide for some reason I don’t get to follow the random stuff … Continue reading →

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7 reasons to use Twitter (that I wrote before there was such a thing as Twitter)

Posted on Friday, April 17, 2009 by Rex Hammock

A few years ago, I wrote a post that included an accidental list of seven recommendations about blogging. I just ran across it and decided if the words blog and blogging were changed to refer to Twitter, it could be … Continue reading →

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