I am a man of modest desires. Little things like getting news items to show on both Twitter and a Facebook fan page thrill me. And really, is it too much to ask in this uber-connected social media universe that I could publish once and cascade that content many times?
Apparently, some days, it is.
Now [...]
This week Twitter suffered a maelstrom of spam, porn and phishing attacks. As Pete Cashmore, founder of @mashable, wrote in his CNN column: “The anatomy of these attacks is simple: You receive a message, seemingly from a friend on a social network. The message contains a link and some strong incentive [...]
One week after the much-ballyhooed launch of Apple’s uber tablet thingy, the Twitterverse was still buzzing about the iPad.
Marketers, branding experts and wags wondered aloud about the product’s name, as did @lopapatel, who noted “If Apple had a woman on its board, the iPad would a different name rather than one [...]
This week I experienced something extraordinary, thanks to social media and the drive and compassion of three Calgary women.
Sixteen days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, YYC4Haiti became the largest “tweetup” (a meet up of Twitter users) in Western Canada, raising an estimated $25,000 for the Red Cross in the process.
This most assuredly represents the [...]
Twitter and Facebook:
Major players in Calgary efforts
to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief
What: YYC4Haiti, a Calgary fundraiser for the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Relief
When: Thursday, January 28, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Flames Central
Who: YYC4Haiti, a team assembled via Twitter. Contact information below.
CALGARY—Three Calgary women have spearheaded a team to mobilize the city’s social-media and business communities [...]
Haiti remained a trending topic on the social web as the focus slowly shifted from disaster to rescue and aid.
Numerous fundraisers are ramping up, from George Clooney’s Hope for Haiti Now to grassroots efforts such as Calgary’s yyc4haiti.com.
Meanwhile, DigitalJournal.com reported Canada was attempting to take a lead role in Haiti’s reconstruction: … more on The [...]
The social web swept away 2009 and ushered in 2010 with much talk of hangovers and hair of the dog.
In the words of @Sleeperkid: “To my friends already cleaning house, doing pilates, and getting work done: STOP IT. You’re making me feel like the hung over bum I am.”
For the intellectually curious drunk, @PopArtDiva helpfully [...]
Christmas came early for U.S. residents this week, as health-care reform legislation passed a major hurdle in a Christmas Eve Senate vote. Citizen journalism site DigitalJournal.com reported:
“Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a dramatic Christmas Eve vote that could define the legacy of President Barack Obama. The bill will usher in near-universal [...]
The big news on the social web this week was Twitter getting “hacked” by the “Iranian Cyber Army” Thursday night.
As @mashable breathlessly reported:
“We’re still in shock over what has just transpired. Twitter was just hacked. A group claiming to be the ‘Iranian Cyber Army’ took over Twitter and stuck its own text, logos and images [...]
Canadians, barely out of our own tryptophan-induced comas, waxed envious for American Thanksgiving on the social web this week. In the words of @onlylucy: “Seriously craving turkey. Damn Americans.”
If you believe Wikipedia, soporific stupor due to turkey tryptophan is a myth: “Postprandial Thanksgiving sedation may have more to do with what else is consumed along [...]
