Justin on July 30th, 2009

I read a blog post from Elizabeth Shugg that raises very valid points about how social media just might be missing the mark.  I recommend reading her entire post, but if you’re pressed for time, the nutshell version is this: Why is so much of social media purposely over the heads of the very people [...]

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Justin on July 29th, 2009

Yesterday, Twitter was abuzz with the news that Chicago-based Horizon Realty was suing one of its tenants for $50,000 over a single tweet (sent by that tenant to her audience of 20).  Regardless of what you think of the lawsuit’s claim*, here’s the really interesting part (from a social media POV):

News of the lawsuit seems [...]

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Justin on July 27th, 2009

Now that I’ve moved from Pittsburgh to Baltimore, I’m in the process of meeting new people (and getting new work).  Suddenly, this website — which I’d previously used as a vanity placeholder, since most of my Pittsburgh work came via referral — has become relevant.  Now this page is the “first impression” that many new [...]

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