The Final Word on Twitter

Garry Trudeau’s opinion of Twitter, never much in doubt, comes in the final panel.

I get it for breaking news. Ditto for keeping in touch with my circle of friends and acquaintances.  I read @jojeda’s book and listened to my guru, @mjkeliher, about how it works in business as an early-warning system and as another way [...]

Yes, I’ve Done It…

…and I bet you have too.

We don’t judge here at the Crowd, we just pass along the news.
And, along those lines, let me take a moment to congratulate our own Mr. Keliher who this week joined local communications firm Fast Horse as a “Client Relationship Manager.”  I’m not sure what that is, but it sounds [...]

If The Service Is Called “Twitter” Does That Make Us “Twits”?

Day Three of the Doonesbury assault on (or free ad campaign for) Twitter.

I’ve seen tweets from journalists that aren’t too far removed from Roland’s.  Rick Sanchez had an interesting exchange about his boxers a couple weeks ago, I seem to remember.
Can’t remember Edward R. Murrow waxing on about his foundationwear, but then again, most people [...]

Roland Does Twitter – Day 2

The Doonesbury skewering continues…

Mr. Keliher is our leading light on Twitter and has posted some interesting comments on its uses already in response to yesterday’s posting.  Also, I have to confess that I’m reading Julio Ojeda-Zapata’s book, Twitter Means Business, which quotes Mr. Keliher.
Or, as I said in a Tweet last week, “How cool is [...]

Twitting Twitter

Twitter is everywhere these days and has finally attracted the attention of Doonesbury and Garry Trudeau’s dry sarcasm.

Another indication we’re probably past the peak.  As Jed Bartlet used to say, “What’s next?”
- Austin

“…A Conservative Feminist Role Model”

There’s a question: “Governor Palin, do you consider yourself a feminist?

I’m guessing the answer might be, “No!” but maybe I’m understimating the governor of our 47th largest state (beating out North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming).
Governor Palin is facing criticism from a new front today: the right.  Writing for the National Review Online, Kathleen Parker says [...]

Order Yours Today…

We seem to be thinking about commerce and scams today here at the Crowd.  I recently ordered some campaign material from the on-line store of one of the candidates (guess) and was struck by how campaigns have turned what used to be an expense – buttons, yardsigns, etc – into a revenue source.
In the spirit [...]

Hooray! Joe Biden!

Crowdies know that I’ve always been a huge backer of Joe Biden as Obama’s VP pick so it’s no surprise that I’m dancing in the streets this weekend.
Right.
No, unfortunately, the choice of Delaware’s senior senator doesn’t do much for me, but that may be the point: I’m not the demographic he (hopefully) appeals to: blue-collar, [...]

Doonesbury on PowerPoint

Frequent readers know of my love of PowerPoint, the soul-sapping presentation software from Redmond. Good to know it’s also the tool of choice for K Street lobbyists and high-placed officials of repressive governments; I always wondered what was in those “Ultimate Office” bundles I can never afford.

- Austin