Tag: Social media
-
Snake Oil Vendors – We Really Don’t Love You
I’m sick of “experts”. I’m sick of people claiming that they know more about a subject than anyone else when it’s pretty damn obvious that they’ve missed the basics I’m tired of people selling solutions that they obviously don’t believe in. So I really really like this graphic which illustrates how much we, the public,…
-
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook or simply a blog people sometimes forget that their audience is fickle. If you spend too much time and energy “planning” and making grandiose promises of “things to come” will anyone really care or notice? With Facebook “pages” there is little to be gained from putting up a “holding page” –…
-
Hype Gone Mad – Facebook Custom URL Madness
Image via CrunchBase Earlier today Facebook launched their latest “service” – custom URLs for your profile or page. Talk about hype gone mad! While a lot of the other social media hubs have offered people the opportunity to use a short and memorable URL to reach their profile page for ages and done it as…
-
Don’t Annoy Your Followers
Image via CrunchBase Remember all the “wonderful” messages you used to get on Facebook? “You’ve been bitten by a vampire” etc., etc., They may have been fun if you were a twelve year old, but if you spend any length of time online these kind of interruptions just become annoying. Now over on Twitter the…
-
Let’s Play Buzzword Bingo
Do you ever read website copy and die a little inside? Just because other people’s websites are full of meaningless “buzzwords” does not mean that yours has to be as well. Sure. We all fall into the traps of using jargon instead of plain English from time to time, but the web 2.0 / social…
-
Sick Of SnakeOil Salesmen? Self-appointed Experts?
The internet is a wonderful thing. It’s a great leveller. The CEO of a multinational corporation can “talk” to a startup and vice-versa.. Unfortunately it’s also far too easy for people to take advantage of others. The “web” is full of self-appointed “experts” and “gurus” who charge stupid amounts of money. Enough already! Just because…