I wrote about my dislike of Qwitter and the negative impact I felt it could have on the Twitter community over at Louis Gray’s blog the other day. Excerpt:

The show was a lively one. The panelists were fantastic, and we opened up the phone lines at the end for broader discussion as well. Each person on the call gave a take-away for the listeners before we signed off for the night, something they could do to bring politics into their lives using online [...]

Many in the online space remember Heather Armstrong, better known as Dooce, and how she was one of the first people to get fired for their blog. That seemed to be in keeping with the corporate climate then and now, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret: that needs to change. [...]

By popular request I’m starting to offer a new service here at Uptown Uncorked, Individual Mentoring. Authors, musicians, comedians, actors, contractors, bloggers, self employed sole proprietors, or just people looking to figure out the occasionally overwhelming sea of social media sites and applications can now have me help them figure it all out. Think of [...]

On Wednesday, 9/17 at 6 PM Eastern you have a chance to hear me talk about how to get your conversation started on Twitter. After that (a short 15 minutes – the presentation equivalent of a Tweet ) we break into random 5 minute one-on-one conversations. Each of you will have 5 minutes with me [...]

Often times, we think that being socially connected means fingers on a full keyboard, seated at a chair, staring into a display.  That assumes, of course, we’re talking about socially connected in the internet sense.  The fact of the matter is that being socially connected doesn’t mean you’re locked into a chair at home.  You [...]

I was asked why Twitter matters today, and this was how I answered: I am a confessed Twitterholic and social media maven, but I also truly believe Twitter matters for everyone. In addition to creating space for a global conversation between individuals, it adds value to online interactions for business by making them more accessible [...]