Archive for May, 2008

Trackbacks vs Comments [Tuesday Homework]

I have read that Tuesdays are one of the best days to post your blog. For that purpose I’m going to try a new series of posts called [Tuesday Homework]. This will help you my reader by giving you an idea to post about or a tip to put into practice on your […]

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Why it takes me so long to add Twitter Friends

I probably have a bout 50+ Twitter friends request sitting in my inbox right now. There are some people I know that would hate to have to deal with this. I enjoy the interaction.
I click through every singe request and make sure that they’re not just some automated bot or obvious spam. If […]

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Random Thoughts 05/19/2008

MrBabyMan: Digg Users Revolt, Against the One Pure Man at the Top - ReadWriteWeb
A great write up by Kirkpatrick showing the seedy underbelly of Digg. “Viral” Social Media is an interesting world. No one likes it but everyone uses it.
tags: ncb, Digg, socialmedia

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Random Thoughts 05/15/2008

Newsvine - TV viewers still down after strike
Good content will always atract an audience. That may just not always be on the networks.
“They could also be bored. Broadcast viewing was already off 7 percent during the last three months of 2007, before the strike’s impact was felt. Several weeks of reruns during the midwinter, when […]

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Knowing when to shut up

I’ve always been very talkative. Maybe it’s because I’m a social learner. Talking through things helps me learn. Maybe it’s because I like the sound of my own voice, who knows.
I’ve talked written about the importance of learning to listen.This is a very important lesson to learn as an organization. As an […]

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What do I Twitter about?

If you’re on Twitter I suggest you do a Tweet Cloud. It’s very telling. Tweet Cloud even shows you the number of times you used each word.
This is my Tweet Cloud without the @ replies. If you use del.icio.us you can also mash up your del.icio.us tags into your Tweet Cloud.
Technorati Tags: Twitter, […]

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Random Thoughts 05/13/2008

Google Friend Connect Tries to Strangle the Social - ReadWriteWeb
This seems like a very un-Google like move. They’ve always been open with their data, this seems more like something Microsoft would do. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
“Google could have worked with other large companies and with the creators […]

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Google Reader Notes helps FriendFeed hurts del.icio.us and Twitter

Garrett Rogers over at zdnet felt the new Google Reader, notes functionality was a possible threat to Twitter. I don’t totally agree with that. It hurts Twitter only because it helps FriendFeed so much. This feature will mostly challenge bookmarking sites like del.icio.us and Diigo.
While it doesn’t completely replace how I use […]

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Logoworks offers free WordPress Themes

Normally I don’t push HP initiatives on this blog, but instead use my learning’s at HP as a resource to my readers. Well technically today would fall under both categories.
Logoworks has added blog design to the services they offer and in true Logoworks fashion they are giving away 20+ free WordPress templates. My […]

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Random Thoughts 05/01/2008

Seek first to understand - (duh) ยป Conversations Matter: Bridging the Social Media Gap
Here is my first post on the newly launched Conversations Matter blog.
tags: ncb, conversions.matter, blogging, listening

Does a New Website Hold the Secret to Great Customer Service? Thor Muller - GetSafisfaction.com | Fast Company
This is brilliant! It’s one of those ideas […]

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