This blog post is a result of being asked to explain the purpose of Delicious – a social bookmarking program – and how it compares to Digg.  Prompted by this request, I realized that although I rely on Delicious every day to organize and access information, I don’t fully appreciate it for its social capabilities. (more…)

Twitter is probably one of the most well-known social media platforms.  Some people love it. But some of those who don’t love it, admit they just don’t get it.

The trick I found to using Twitter – like any other social media channel – is to have a reason for using it.  Then, find ways to achieve your objective.  Here’s an example of what this strategy looks like for a movie critic I met recently.
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