This post exists because I was asked to create a presentation of the high points of what I’ve discovered in my exploration of social media that could be conveyed to others just getting started looking at the space. I was asked to include why I was so interested to build my apps on my spare time (spy, retweet radar, and ConnectTweet) which are really about poking, prodding and learning about the social media conversation’s value by experimenting with it… not just technology hijinks (although that’s interesting too).
After a fair amount of brain freeze (still only partially defrosted at this point) I knew this “presentation” was largely a series of links to tools, great blog posts and examples… I quickly determined PowerPoint, the grand old corporate standard for this type of thing, could not capture or fairly represent the multifaceted and decentralized conversation around social media it dawned on me — a blog post — which by it’s nature is a containing thought, linking to others to expound upon it is open for debate [comments] just like the current malleable state of social media.
So here it is my “presentation”…
I come from the perspective that you don’t start doing something just because it’s the cool new thing – the buzzword buzzing in your peers/bosses/co-worker’s ears – rather you should see true value to your relationships, your work, your future… or simply some entertainment value. I am going to try to give you a walking tour through interesting aspects of social media channels specifically Twitter, Continue reading
