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Twitter and Goliath

April 14th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Social Media, Society

This was posted April 13, 2009 on my blog “Positively Media” at Psychology Today.
First it was “Dell Hell” and now it is “#AmazonFail.” For all the debates over the purpose, point, and value of social media, it is events like these that illustrate how important they have become and how powerful they can be.
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March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Psychology

Nation branding needs will increase as FDI sources dry up, Korea embarks on rebuild http://is.gd/oBzv #
Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #media #psychology #positive_psychology #

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March 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Psychology

New PT blog post: Why LinkedIn Works: The Strength of Weak Ties http://ow.ly/Xti #
New PT blog post: Lifespan Developmental Stages of Text Messaging http://ow.ly/1eCj #

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Hang in There Jack: A Case Study in Cross-Platform Digital Storytelling

February 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Brands & Markets, Politics & Policy, Social Media, Technology

Why would someone use television ads, billboards, and print to drive people to online and social media sites?
1) For the right audience, social media has lots of advantages, speed of dissemination, trust, interaction, expectations, collaboration, and emotional investment in user-generated content, engagement, curiosity, or
2) you are trying to look very hip and don’t care if [...]

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New Communication Rules Bring New Communication Careers

February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Cognition, Networks, Technology

Newsweek’s Technology Section has an article called “Twitter, Unmasked: Who is really writing all those Tweets? Professional microbloggers.” This article  underscores the importance of looking at new media with an open-mind. Too many people I know, when faced with media that is not indigenous to their technological coming of age, spend way too long [...]

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