Tidbits
Editor's Note: I am always looking for strange, fun, or interesting technical communication tidbits. Please contribute freely.
Using Twitter in Business
From New York Times, 7 September 2008
Twitter is a simple messaging service that you’ve either heard about a lot or not at all. Either way, it’s a fun and useful tool, well worth trying if you want to reach potential and existing customers, employees or employers.
Like blogging, Twitter lets you write messages that other people can read. Unlike blogging, Twitter limits your messages to 140 characters. (The previous two sentences absorbed exactly 140 characters.) Readers can choose to receive your Twitter updates (sometimes called “tweets”) on their phones, via IM, RSS or on the Web. The brevity, combined with the variety of delivery systems, make Twitter a powerful medium.... Read more.
Job Hunting Using Twitter
Contributed By Mike MCCallister and Tony Chung
Mike and Tony recommended 2 articles about job hunting using Twitter. Their original posts appeared on the STC Consulting and Independent Contracting SIG list.
- With JobAngels and JobShouts, Twitter helps jobless find work, LA Times, 10 Feb 2009
- Job Hunting in 140 Characters, Duo Consulting blog, 20 January 2009
Meet-Ups: Being One of the Power Girls
From Huffington Post , 17 February 2009
It's just after 11pm when top Silicon Valley event planner Karen Hartline, who works with hot companies like Mashable and Blurb.com, rolls into the party at Hanger 8 at the illustrious Santa Monica airport in a gorgeous satin green dress and high heels. The scene is not unlike typical Los Angeles on a Thursday night. Men linger about in blazers and dark wash jeans while beautiful women in party attire mingle over mixed drinks. Music booms from the sound system above, momentarily punched by the familiar voice of TV personality and entrepreneur Shira Lazar, who is circling the crowd to interview guests.
From the looks of it, you'd never guess that it's work, not play, on the lips of those conversing in small groups around the room...Read more.