Archive For January, 2009

Understanding the Hash or Pound Sign in Twitter

By Dave | January 22, 2009

A friend sent me a direct message on Twitter earlier to ask me why people on Twitter use the hash sign (or pound sign) in their tweets. There are tons of new users joining Twitter daily, according to Compete.com the number is growing by 27.6% monthly! Fundamentally, Twitter is simple to use, however there is [...]

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Tagged as: hashtag • hashtagging • hashtags • Twitter
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Media Hacks and How to Protect Your Social Media Name

By Dave | January 21, 2009

I really enjoyed listening to some of my social media peers on the most recent Six Pixels of Separation. Mitch Joel had a great idea of inviting friends, Chris Brogan and Julien Smith to chat in a new podcast. I’m excited to see what comes from this, because it’s like a TWiT or The Gillmor [...]

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Tagged as: CC Chapman • chris brogan • Christopher S. Penn • Gilmor Gang • Hugh McGuire • Julien Smith • media hacks • Mitch Joel • podcast • Social Media • TWiT • Twitter • twitter squatters • usernamecheck
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Nashville's moment is this Thursday

By Dave | January 19, 2009

I belong to the Nashville’s Moment Is Now group on Facebook. I’ll be honest, I keep thinking it’s not actually even happening. I can’t believe that in this day and age this is even an issue. Please visit Nashville for All of Us to learn more. THIS Thursday is your final day to vote. Enjoy [...]

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Using tech to connect my family thousands of miles away

By Dave | January 18, 2009

I geeked out at Christmas, it’s really no surprise. My my mum was here visiting us in Nashville, but my dad was back home in Toronto (near there) and my brother was in Switzerland (where he lives). I’ve been using ooVoo for around a year now, I was one of the early beta testers of [...]