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Communication metadata: can we get on with having real relationships online?

Something that’s been interesting me since around 2001 (the start of my career in online community) is how do we represent and translate detailed social interaction into digital, from offline community.  So far, we’re all adding plenty of social noise, … Continue reading

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(Second) Twitter Mexican Wave

So over a year ago, I did what I’m pretty sure was the first ever Twitter Mexican Wave. Yes, it was a slow day, but also it was a lot of fun watching the wave go mad over the Twittersphere. … Continue reading

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Twittetiquette and Qwitter – hmmmmm!

So I have been reading a few posts on this this morning, starting with TechCrunch’s Mike Butcher and then ending on TwoPointTouch Ian Delaney. First of all, I enjoyed Mike’s post greatly. It states the facts – just that this … Continue reading

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How I choose who to follow on Twitter

Recently, both Mike Butcher and Amanda Rose have mentioned about how to unfollow people to me, or in particular, were looking at how I’d done it in the past. Why would you ever want to unfollow people? Well, after being … Continue reading

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Not so social media

During my pregnancy I’ve been very careful to try and keep in the usual loops I’m in for social, work, and networking. I figured that during my final months of pregnancy and afterwards, I’d really rely on the networks I’d … Continue reading

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In the words of Dr. Egon Spengler: Don’t cross the streams!

Since becoming pregnant, and dealing the concept of not just my personal information but also my impending daughter’s, I’ve been led down a train of thought about splitting out my Twitter stream. I’ve used Twitter with just one account since … Continue reading

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Twitter – the following of Twits?

I’ve been motivated to write an update off the back of Jason Calacanis adding me to his Twitter feed. At first, I was quite chuffed, “ooo” I thought, “Jason Calacanis wants to know what I’m up to, how exciting”. Ooooh … Continue reading

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First known Twitter Mexican Wave?

It worked! This pleases me greatly. Thank you everyone for indulging me. The super cool thing is it is carrying on whilst I write this, and even people I haven’t heard of are @Thayer Mexican Waving 😀 [UPDATE: Thanks to … Continue reading

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Twitter Survey – Results!

Blimey, I actually did it, huzzah! Thanks to the wonderful Chinwag for letting me use their servers to host. You can download the report here: Twitter Survey Report: Feb 2008 Please feel free to send on the report and data, … Continue reading

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Twitter is not a popularity contest. Step away from your ego…

Last night I cut down the amount of people I follow. I do this about once a month, after adding people throughout the month. It’s something I’ve always done, and interestingly, every time I do it – it’s something that … Continue reading

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