Archive for April, 2008

Where Nobody Knows Kara Swisher’s Name

I wonder if I gathered 100 of my neighbors…
all of whom (are) quite intelligent, armed with all kinds of the latest devices (many, many people (have) iPhones, for example) and not sluggish about technology
…if any of them would even know who Kara Swisher is. Or care.
Link
Bonus link: Matthew Ingram:
I don’t think the concept of Twitter [...]


Does Anyone Even Care Anymore?

about “gaming” Techmeme?


Missing the Forest for the Trees Part XXVII

Fellow New Communications Forum attendee Phil Gomes points out what he sees as the biggest challenge facing our industry right now. As Phil sees it, PR practitioners are so enticed by the bright shiny toys offered by social media, that they are missing the larger cultural shift - and the bigger implications for business, our [...]


They even let her operate the cable car

DSC_0071 (1) - Version 2, originally uploaded by david parmet.

The Princess enjoyed her first ever tour of San Francisco today, with a trip on the cable car all the way to Fishermen’s Wharf.
Tomorrow it’s Jack London Square, the Oakland Zoo, time with her cousin and other family members, and then the red-eye back to JFK.


A Bunch of Twits

To twit or not to twit, or more precisely, Twitter, what is it good for?
At sessions like the one I led on Tuesday, the question always comes up. Yes, Twitter is cool and all but what can we do with it?
Tara “Miss Rogue” Hunt has written the definitive guide to Twitter for Fun and Wuffie.
The [...]