Chris Webb's Publishing Blog » web http://ckwebb.com Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:06:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 No Bacn for Me, Please. Thanks. http://ckwebb.com/technology-and-internet/no-bacn-for-me-please-thanks/ http://ckwebb.com/technology-and-internet/no-bacn-for-me-please-thanks/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:21:29 +0000 Chris http://www.ckwebb.com/technology/no-bacn-for-me-please-thanks/ I’m with Mike Gunderloy on this one.

Bacn? Seriously?

I first saw the term earlier today when I read a Tweet from Chris Brogan and it seems to be growing like a virus. See? It has already spread to this blog!

This is meme run amok. We don’t need a new word for email that’s sort of important. It’s not quite spam, but not something I can just delete right now – it’s Bacn?

Come on. This is not serious is it? Really?

Moving on…

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]]> http://ckwebb.com/technology-and-internet/no-bacn-for-me-please-thanks/feed/ 2 What’s the Use in Twitter? Where is the Value? http://ckwebb.com/social-networks-and-media/whats-the-use-in-twitter-where-is-the-value/ http://ckwebb.com/social-networks-and-media/whats-the-use-in-twitter-where-is-the-value/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:47:09 +0000 Chris http://www.ckwebb.com/blogging/whats-the-use-in-twitter-where-is-the-value/ I’ve been in all-day meetings here at work, and during a break I Twittered some of my thoughts from the meeting and casually mentioned that I was doing so to someone who was looking over my shoulder. My comments drew some interesting responses from some of my colleagues:

“What’s Twitter?”
“What a waste of time.”
“Why does anyone care about what you have to say about these meetings?”

You may have had similar experiences in trying to explain a new technology, social networking, Twitter specifically, or quantum physics, for example.

The discussion really boiled down to “What is the value in a tool like Twitter?” I’m always frustrated when people fail to see the value in new technologies or the revolution occurring right in front of our faces – the use of social media, social networks, web working and so on. Some of this frustration probably stems from my own enthusiasm for such tools, but I’ll bet I am not alone.

  1. Twitter is another tool I use to communicate. Not everyone can stop what they are doing to speak on the phone, or even find the time to schedule a call. Not everyone gets to their email right away. IM is blocked in some companies. Etc.
  2. Twitter is a tool I use to find new topics. I find it to be an interesting look at the things people do with technology, and a way to discover new tools and approaches I had not yet found myself.
  3. Twitter is fast becoming the quickest way to reach some of my authors. At least one has indicated she prefers to be connected via twitter.
  4. Twitter is where conversation is happening, in real time, around the globe. I have had several interesting discussions with not only my authors, but authors from other publishers via twitter.
  5. For every 100 “Walking my dog.” tweets (and there a lots of those) there is 1-2 real golden nuggets that lead to a new author, a new book, a new topic to investigate.
  6. I am approaching 100 “followers” on Twitter – people who read what I say. 100 is not a lot, but as that number grows what a great platform for me to talk about my books, my authors, and my company.

In the end, Twitter is just another tool. It’s value is in how you use it.

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