The Wisdom Of Crowds Apr 10, 2009
Think about the wisdom of crowds what...

The Danger of Twitter Status Linking Feb 25, 2009
*WARNING This will only pertain to a small niche of Twitter users. 

Of the multitude of ways people are using Twitter the most interesting and tome 

I've noticed people on Twitter linking to specific posts

http://twitter.com/brennannovak/status/1250554083

But if I were to change my Twitter Username to

"brennann" the above link would not work anymore. You would have to change your links to

http://twitter.com/brennann/status/1250554083

This problem has an easy solution. Don't change your Twitter Username EVER!!! Or don't link to your status update. 

Social Media Rule #1 Feb 11, 2009

As companies and organizations are just starting to catch onto the idea of capitalizing on Social Media, behavior practices are starting to emerge- 

A common question a business entering social media may be ask themselves:

1.) If I have a company and I want to setup a Twitter account to better market via social media should I set it up for myself, my company or both? 

RULE #1 

My first instinct is both, use your company account to do posts about what your company is doing, plans to do, or finds out in the world that somehow relates. Use your personal account to form personal relationships with collaborators, employees, and customers. The only time I think a company/person should have just one account is when they NEVER plan to grow larger than the size of 1. It's just like in the real world, which is why groups of people form companies in first place. 

Two steps forward... Jan 12, 2009
... a huge leap back. Web development is exciting and challenging and difficult. I just realized a huge mistake that I made with an application of mine. I guess that's how we learn- from our mistakes, and yes growth is painful...

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