Can Online Discussions Always Be Positive?

Nov 10, 2009 | One Comment

I noticed a thread today on Geeks that is talking about how discussions always end up turning negative in some way. This got me to thinking about conversations I have all over the web – on Geeks, over at Lockergnome, here in my blog, and even on sites like Twitter. It seems no matter what [...]

What is Twitter Good For?

Nov 8, 2009 | 19 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed An acquaintance of mine, Deb, made an interesting assertion at the [re]Think Hawaii conference last week. She suggested that Twitter is where conversations are happening. I suggested that that isn’t quite accurate. As you very well know, I am on Twitter. [...]

What Do You Remember When You Look Back?

Mar 30, 2009 | 3 Comments

Reading through the different things posted by our community today, I came across a post that truly had me stopping to think. One member wrote a blog post discussing things he looks back upon with a smile. That had me wondering what kinds of things from the distant (and not-so-distant!) past make me just stop [...]

Saving Twitter Conversations

Feb 4, 2009 | 10 Comments

Earlier today, I asked for help with saving Twitter conversations to my blog. Quite a few people responded (including a few programmers). I’ll be interested in seeing what develops, but I’m also happy to show you that @whozman helped me generate the following thread based on who responded to my two general queries… wampy: i [...]

How to Get People to Comment on Your Blog Posts

Dec 7, 2008 | 7 Comments

This is Bradley Bradwell’s submission for the HP Magic Giveaway. Feel free to leave comments for this article as you see fit – your feedback is certainly welcomed! If you’d like to submit your own how-to, what-is, or top-five list, you can send it to me. Views and opinions of this writer are not necessarily [...]