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09 Jul
NFL Says “No” to Players Tweeting During Games
If you were hoping for Chad Ochocinco to pull out his cell phone and tweet after scoring a touchdown this season, prepare to be disappointed. According to NBC Sports, the NFL will not allow in-game tweeting, per the league’s current policy of prohibiting players or other team personnel from using their cell phones during competition. […] -
07 Jul
Part-Two of Twitter Faux Pas:Scoops Top 5 local companies with Questionable Twitters
Scoops Here. To supplement the Twitter Faux Pas I mentioned yesterday. I thought I would give some of my examples of local companies in New England with some questionable Twitters themselves. 1. http://twitter.com/TJXCo – with only 37 followers there is not much to see here. Although Twitter is a great tool for recruitment such as […] -
06 Jul
Twitter Faux Pas–Business Style!
Scoops Here. So your company is ready to get on Twitter…FANTASTIC! Now of course you want to do it right, so you go on looking at another company’s page for best practices. That is all well and good…unless you start to mimic what I will term–Twitter offenders! I stumbled upon a great blog post discussing […] -
30 Jun
Military Discovers Power of Facebook & Twitter
You don’t often hear a three-star general using the word “friend” as a verb. But for Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley and other Army brass, a new era has brought a new language — and new tools like online social networks Twitter and Facebook. The US Armed Forces have begun to realize the amazing potential for […] -
23 Jun
Social Media Personal Training
This morning I spoke to a group of business professionals in Duxbury, MA about social media and the importance of having an online presence. This is a topic I am very passionate about and have been speaking about this topic all over New England lately. As I meet more and more people interested in social […] -
18 Jun
The Twitter Must-Haves
By now we all recognize the amazing power and growth of the next social bug: Twitter. Twitter has proven to be a versitle and robust ‘buzz’ tool within a variety of business circles. Even so, what many people have yet to discover is the power of the varying third party tools you can use in […] -
18 Jun
Ahmadinejad Missed Social Media 101
Too bad Ahmadinejad missed Strategis’ Social Media Presenation by Pam Maloney and Adam Cupples. If he had attended he would have realized to also block twitter along with the host of other filters he placed on Facebook and Youtube. And admittedly, I am not quite a fan of twitter just yet, but no one can […] -
14 May
Tweets in Space
It’s official. The first Tweet from space has been sent, thanks to astronaut Mike Massimino. Twittering in space? What could top that? Probably nothing, but here’s my top five wish list: 1. Mandated twittering from prison – Do you wanna know what Phil Spector had for lunch? How about Manson’s daily work-out routine? Now you […] -
13 May
Twitter’s Tweak Takes A Step Backwards…
Scoops Here. Twitter users enjoy new updates, but not ones that turn the clocks on platform functionality. In a nutshell, if you are not following someone you can not see @replies. I am usually long winded about what I see but the only thing I can say here that sums it up is… Lame. Check […]