I received this auto-DM this week: tha? that…? thanks? If you’re going to present yourself as a Twitter expert, even if you’re going to auto-DM, shouldn’t you at least make sure your message is <140 characters??
Humor
Little Sprout vs. The Big Green Ugly Giant
My wife discovered this gem in an old box last week. My oldest stepson wrote this as a school project when he was about 9 (20 years ago). These days, a book like this would have him talking to the principal, a counselor, a psychologist, etc. — if not expelled! In retrospect, though, considering he [...]
Social Media
Facebook Misses the Mark with Places
Yet again, Facebook has demonstrated their utter lack of understanding for personal boundaries and any sense of appropriate privacy. One of the things you can do with Facebook Places that you can’t with Foursquare, Gowalla, etc., is check your friends in. Bad idea. Really bad idea. If I choose to tell the world where I am 24/7, [...]
Humor
What Will You Work For?
I started out planning to do a typical “teaser” post to announce my latest OPEN Forum article, How to Get People to Work for Cheap (or Free), and got way distracted on flickr trying to find a picture to use. It’s amazing the things people are willing to work for! Image credit: Despotes Image credit: [...]
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The Twit Network – Funny Parody of Facebook Movie Trailer
By now, you’ve probably seen the trailer for the Facebook movie, The Social Network. Not exactly flattering to Mark Zuckerberg, and yes, I’ll probably wait ‘til it comes out on Netflix since no one else in my family will want to see it. Anyway, the folks at Rated Awesome put together a video that makes [...]
Hi, I'm Scott Allen. I've been speaking, writing and consulting about social media since 2002. This is my personal blog, where I write about whatever I feel like, from Austin to entrepreneurship and yes, social media. Have a look around and join the conversation.