I don’t mind ads on social sites, as long as they’re not spammy in nature. I think the less obtrusive the better. Many would rather have none at all, but this is the real world we live in. I am conflicted as a social media participant and business owner.(I don’t advertise on social sites.) I try to empathize with consumers and treat them the way I’d like to be treated. I can understand how a person can get pissed off at the prospect of a company trying to sell them something when they’re on a social site. I’ve come to find two…
So what is it? This social media thing? (Read this article to get a grasp of what I’m talking about: http://tinyurl.com/6bz4×4).I see it as user generated content, a means of communicating. I don’t agree with all the viewpoints in the article, but I can agree that it’s a creation of the people, for the people. I think too much focus is being placed on nailing down a specific definition when what people need to realize is the beauty of social media. It is something that is dynamic/ever changing, and that’s the same with society. What are your thoughts?
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I love social media…particularly social networks. I also love wine. After caving in to familial pressure (the only way my brother would join Twitter) I joined Facebook. Lo and behold I see a message to join a wine lovers community which I naturally did. After being on not even a few minutes, I already zoomed through to check it out.
Since I still have a life, I’ll have to go back at a later time to check it out further. I just hope it doesn’t wind up another Twitter-like addiction.
Candidate, and now President-Elect Barack Obama has been telling us that he plans to go through the federal budget line by line looking for ways to cut spending.
Maybe you’d like to give him a hand by tracking federal spending in your area and offering some suggestions.
You can pull up reports to start digging through at the Federal Procurement Data System after a free and easy registration.
So pour a cup of coffee, grab a red pen and have your own line-item veto party!
Thanks to @keryp on Twitter who retweeted the link for this voting badge…yes, I voted this morning and got my Starbucks after. (Too bad they didn’t extend the free coffee to include lattes.) Yes, you may think it’s last minute–at least I went this morning and not this evening.So, if you haven’t voted yet, what are you waiting for? At least the free Starbucks should be incentive.
Social psychology fascinates me. That’s why when reading about studies regarding social psychology and social media I had to comment. As a result of said article, I found a cool online tool for ‘reading’ into a person’s profile. After trying to interpret a few individual’s ‘true’ personality traits from their online profile, I failed miserably. Goes to show people aren’t always what they appear to be.
Stories of community groups looking out for citizens rights have become increasingly popular as the election comes down to the wire. The mention comes as a result of reports of voter intimidation are on the rise. Let’s hope we don’t have another Al Gore situation.
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Well, if you are I’d never find out anyway. If you are a regular online surfer, and are averse to posting comments–you’re a lurker. I used to justify it by believing there was never anything worth commenting about. But I think there’s more to that Let me just say I love how social media is not only engaging, but in the case of online support groups a good thing. For being such an open society, we certainly have a large number of support group site visitors who don’t contribute, preferring anonymity.IMHO I believe lurking to be a bit more justified…
Boo. It’s Halloween. And I’m scared. Very scared. Of New Media.
I’m scared of Twitter. I’m afraid that a killer tweet will set off off a chain reaction causing everyone’s head to explode.
I’m alarmed by my own dangerous obsession with online election coverage in The Washington Post, The New York Times and (gulp) The Huffington Post. Joe The Plumber’s foreign policy stance freaks me out.
Finally, and most of all, I’m very, very frightened that there’s no money in New Media… and the recession is knocking on the door. On this point, I refer you to this somewhat creepy analysis by Farhad Manjoo in Slate, appropriately…
For those of you who don’t like getting your hands dirty…
