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Shel Israel and Twitterville Come to Third Tuesday Montreal

August 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Event, Montreal, PR, Social Media

(Cross posted from 3e Mardi | Third Tuesday Montréal.) In a special Sunday edition of Third Tuesday Montreal, Shel Israel, co-author of Naked Conversations, will be here Sunday, September 13th at 6:00 PM to speak about his new book, Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods.Shel Israel writes, speaks, advises and tweets on [...]

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SXSW 2010: Panel Voting

August 17th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Death and Digital Legacy, Event, Social Media, Technology

I’m pleased to announce that my panel submission for SXSW interactive 2010 has passed the first stage and is open for voting in the PanelPicker. You’ll need sign in to SXSW or create an account to vote, but it only takes a moment. Posts Mortem: Death and Digital Legacy If you passed away today, how [...]

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3rd Tuesday Not To Be Missed

July 20th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Montreal, Social Media

If you are in Montreal, do not miss this month’s 3rd Tuesday/3e mardi event. Seriously. Just don’t. For summer, we’re moving out onto the terrasse at Daylight Factory. There will be a DJ. Satisfying refreshments too. But beyond that,  3 of Montreal’s brightest in social media, will each talk pecha kucha style (20 slides/20 minutes). [...]

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Hashtag Hijacking Hurts Habitat

June 24th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Branding, Communication, Social Media

UK retailer Habitat recently made a misstep by hijacking hashtags to get their message seen. The practice is popular among spammers who use trending topic keywords in unrelated tweets to get their message in front of more people. For example, a search on one of today’s popular hashtags, HTC Hero – a new phone -  [...]

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Twitter Tracker with Conan O’Brien

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Social Media, Video

I saw this in Dave Winer‘s FriendFeed stream and thought this was hilarious. Twitter has become so over-hyped in mainstream media these days, that I’m getting used to people responding at its mention in a negative, eye-rolling way. I loved that the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien was able to poke fun at the celebrity [...]

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