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Concept: What if we just move?

By Shoq, on January 23rd, 2010

I’m about to tweet this idea.  I’m interested in anyone’s comments.

Concept: Just 3-5 million infrastructurally-vital liberals, all moved to just 1 or 2 states, driving them hyper-blue. #p2

Concept: What if we just move?

January 23rd, 2010 | Category: Ideas, Liberalism, Politics, Progressives, Shoq Value, Shoq's Tweets, Shoqs Ideas, Social Media, Twitter | Comments

Has Social Media Ruined the Internet?

By Shoq, on January 19th, 2010

I missed "Why this Decade Sucked," by Ed Edroso, back in December. Wish I hadn't. While it's over the top in spots, by and large, it's spot on,  and reminds me of Norman Solomon's words in the mid 90s, when he quite rightly warned that the Internet would empower the status quo, while

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January 19th, 2010 | Category: Analysis and Impact, Explainers & Primers, Internet, Media, Politics, Social Media, Technology, Twitter | Comments

My Common Hash Tags and Codes

By Shoq, on January 11th, 2010

I get asked "what does this or that tag or code mean about 10 times a day." So I figured it was time to set the common ones in print, and save me some keystrokes.  This is just a start. I will be adding more soon. If I've left out anything obvious that I use

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January 11th, 2010 | Category: #FF Tag, Etiquette, Hash Tags, Shoqs Ideas, Social Media, Support, Twitter, Twitter Tips | Comments

Why Twitter matters, and why it will endure.

By Shoq, on January 2nd, 2010

In "Why Twitter Will Endure,"  New York Time's education and media czar, David Carr, writes perhaps the best overall description of Twitter and its overall value to civilization, better than anyone I've read in quite awhile. It's still not going to help your grandma understand Twitter, but it may help any of your

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January 2nd, 2010 | Category: Analysis and Impact, Social Media, Technology, Twitter | Comments

About the BL Code

By Shoq, on December 31st, 2009

 

What is the BL code?

A proposed Message Code for Twitter and any social network.

The BL code means "broken link." It tells someone that a link they sent out was defective.

Geekly speaking, it should be "resource," but I won't get into why. I think the average Twitter user can remember,

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December 31st, 2009 | Category: Etiquette, Hash Tags, Ideas, Shoq Value, Shoqs Ideas, Support, Twitter, Twitter Tips, Uncategorized | Comments

When Your Twitter Account Gets Hacked

By Shoq, on November 25th, 2009

If your Twitter name is suddenly tweeting spam or sending DM spam, your account has been compromised in some way. 

This is usually due to your having authorized some unscrupulous App vendor, either by entering your password, or simply  "allowing" it to connect to your account via Twitter's oAuth system.

The Fix

  • Change your password immediately.
  • Go to Twitter.com

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    • November 25th, 2009 | Category: Social Media, Support, Twitter, Twitter Tips | Comments

    New Retweet Still Disabled, But Few Missing It.

    By Shoq, on November 12th, 2009

    It's amusing noting how most of the big tech blogs (which get a lot of traffic from Twitter), are deferential in their reviews, merely making passing reference to the intense dislike and confusion.  Read Mashable, Techcrunch, and other big dogs, and it's all sort of "well, some like it, some don't.. la di da." Mashable

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    November 12th, 2009 | Category: Retweets, Social Media | Comments

    The reviews roll in: New Retweet= #FAIL

    By Shoq, on November 12th, 2009

    I just hate being right sometimes… wait, no I don't.

    I love Twitter. Let's be clear on that.  But we can be critical of the things we love.

    The reviews are already coming fast on "Project Retweet," and they're not pretty.

    After the brief status blurb from CNET below,

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    November 12th, 2009 | Category: Support, Twitter | Comments

    The new Twitter retweets: be afraid.

    By Shoq, on November 11th, 2009

    The new Twitter retweet system has been unleashed, and it's a classic example of taking something that worked, and breaking it. Rather than simplify something most regular Twitter users understood and used rather creatively, they have now created a hybrid pastiche of behaviors where retweets will mean different things to different people, depending on how

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    November 11th, 2009 | Category: Support, Technology, Twitter, Twitter Tips | Comments

    Shortening Your Twitter Name

    By Shoq, on October 26th, 2009

    Social networks are here to stay, and so is your Twitter name. While it’s too early to say how social media is going to evolve, I am betting that Twitter names will become most people’s key public identity for many years to come, if not forever. That’s one reason I try to use “Shoq” wherever

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    October 26th, 2009 | Category: Support, Twitter, Twitter Tips | Comments
     
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