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I’m guest posting today on BuzzNetworker.com about the business applications of Twitter. While I’m certain there are many more applications that those I cover, please jump over and chime in with your thoughts.
And thanks to Kevin Palmer for extending the invitation to guest post. It’s an honor.
[tags]Twitter, business, social media, Twitter business applications, microblogging, journalism, communications[/tags]
My periodic Utterz on the way to work produced a question on Tuesday that I thought would make for good discussion here. I recorded my thoughts and the question in a Seesmic post Tuesday evening.
If you don’t have time to watch the video, I am essentially wondering how much microblogging is too much for you. Do you use Twitter? Do you use Jaiku? How about Utterz? Seesmic is a video version of microblogging. Are you there?
Doug Haslem’s guest article on Media Bullseye, “Social Media and the Changing Nature of Conferences,” is an interesting look into the issue of exclusivity of content in the age of Web 2.0. He offers scenarios and questions concerning our right as citizen journalists, niche network feeders and influencers to report events, meetings, announcements and conferences in domains previously dominated in coverage by traditional media.
I commented on the article, but wanted to open the discussion here as well. Here’s what I had to say: