Monthly Archives: December 2007

The Power of Twitter

Musing about the power of Twitter to enable companies to get quick feedback about their products or ideas.Mobile post sent by davefleet using Utterz. Replies. mp3

How Jaiku Can Succeed: End Those Walled Gardens

Jaiku generated a lot of interest this October when it announced its acquisition by Google. Suddenly Jaiku accounts were in high demand (not least because they shut off non-invited registrations).
Around this time, along with many others, I decided to find out what the fuss was about and explore Jaiku (I also wanted to be [...]

Utterz/Seesmic - What’s The Business Use?

Utterz and Seesmic are the hot new thing right now.
While they’re both still in testing (Utterz is in beta and Seesmic is in alpha), a large number of social media types are using them regularly.
These tools are very cool. Mobile looks to be the next big thing for the web, and these guys are [...]

Sean Moffitt Buzzes About Word Of Mouth

I had the pleasure of attending a recent presentation by Sean Moffitt of Agent Wildfire to a speaker series event at work.

I’ve followed Sean’s blog for a while, so I was excited to meet him and hear his thoughts on word of mouth marketing. I wasn’t disappointed.
I live-blogged Sean’s presentation; unfortunately [...]

Event Write-Up: Richard Binhammer (RichardatDELL) Speaks At Third Tuesday Toronto

Richard Binhammer, aka RichardatDELL, dropped by Third Tuesday Toronto today for a fantastic presentation about the work Dell is doing in the social media space.
I live-blogged the conversation, along with Connie Crosby (see our feeds here and here).
To illustrate my perspective going in - I was on the receiving end of Dell’s old customer service [...]

A Day In My Social Media Life

A little while back I wrote about my social media life and my excitement (and despair) at the number of social media tools I use.
At the time, I posted a rapid-fire description of a day in my life. I thought I’d take a moment to take a slightly more thorough look at how new media [...]

Dear Santa 2.0: My Social Media/PR Christmas List

Santa Claus North Pole, HOH OHO (sorry Aussies) Canada
December 2, 2007
Dear Santa 2.0,
I’ve been good this year… I really have:

I’ve started two new blogs
I’ve tried really hard to stop lurking and get more involved in this social media thing. In fact, I tried so hard that I found it [...]