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People who’ve inspired me during the past 24 hours
I’ve spent over a decade being an active resident of the World Live Web. During this period, there have been over a decade of natural and man-created tragedies. Yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombing was the most recent of these events that … Continue reading
Posted in observation, social media, social networks, twitter
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The Oreo tweet: The double-stuff you can’t do by committee is king
A few seconds after I saw the Super Bowl power outage “Oreo Tweet” last night, this is what I tweeted (note: the time-stamp is GMT). Below it, you’ll find my “Monday morning” 5:30 a.m. thoughts: What Apple 1984 is to … Continue reading
Posted in social media, Thoughts on Twitter, twitter
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Yes, the web and mobile apps are like TV shows (and magazines)
Over the weekend, the smart and successful VC Fred Wilson used the metaphor of TV shows vs. TV networks to suggest that investors (and the rest of us) sometime (often?) confuse the significance of various kinds of web-based startups. Anyone … Continue reading
Posted in facebook, internet, magazines, media, publishing, twitter
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Rexplanation: How I decide who to follow on Twitter
[Note: This post is a Rexplanation.] Recently, I followed someone on Twitter who, upon being notified of my follow, responded to me with a tweeted reply: I’m curious: Why did you decide to follow me? As the 12 regular readers … Continue reading
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Why the death of a celebrity lights up Twitter
I used to blame the vacuous nature of a pop-culture-obsessed society for why we all seem so pre-occupied with the death of celebrities. But when Michael Jackson died, even I felt a little saddened — and frankly, the guy creeped … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Thoughts on Twitter, twitter
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