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Tweeting to Save the Day

January 7, 2011
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I follow the mayor’s Twitter account and was casually paying attention to the way that he was responding to tweets in the aftermath of the blizzard. I absolutely admire his commitment to the city and the people of Newark. I like his hands-on approach and his dedication. However, I also noticed how demanding people can seem in their tweets.

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Just Don’t Pee in the Twitter Pool

August 18, 2010
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Before I started using Twitter in 2008, I was also under the impression that “Twitter is hard”. For the most part, human beings like structure and direction. Twitter has neither of those things. Twitter is complicated because it’s truly the least complicated social networking tool.

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Forget Democracy, Try Twittarchy

August 5, 2010
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Does Twitter have its own set of rules and/or conventions? Can Twitter be a venue where anything goes, or do people who ignore the conventions eventually fall out of place? Must you act a certain way on Twitter in order for people to pay attention to you? Or is acting differently more desirable somehow?

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10 Ways Social Media Is Keeping You Single

June 9, 2010
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I know a lot of people who constantly lament their singlehood. Some, but not all of these people, scare away potential suitors via social media! I just want to sit them down and tell them they are sabotaging their chances of finding true love. For the clueless, here are 10 ways that social media is keeping you single.

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Why I Hate the BPGlobalPR Twitter Account

June 4, 2010
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I wonder if there’s a difference between being an informed citizen and being dragged down by information. Recent reactions to the Gulf oil spill disaster have made me wonder how we can best use our creative energies to contribute to a seemingly hopeless effort without perpetuating despair.

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