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Thank Me Later: The Role of Gratitude in Social Media

Jan 19th

Posted by Maximilian Tatton-Brown in social media

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Good manners are great- like social alchemy, they lubricate the processes of every day life, giving a little advantage to those who use them effectively.

But as with all things, they require balance.  Perhaps it’s because it exposes their ritual, arbitrary nature but gratuitous deployment can breed suspicion or come across as weakness.  I think it’s much the same with the gratitude that some people demonstrate in social media.

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North/ South Twivide

Sep 23rd

Posted by Maximilian Tatton-Brown in social media

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Couldn’t resist putting this up.

Trendsmap is a service that layers tags on top of a World map to show what is trending where.  Let’s have a look at the image below:

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In the area around London:  Grammar, investment, debate.

Over toward Liverpool: @mrpeterandre .

What does it all mean?

P.S. Feel free to add your own finds as comments below…

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Are you Content not to Contend with Content?

Jun 23rd

Posted by Maximilian Tatton-Brown in social media

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robinHad a conversation with a colleague about Twitter today. She was claiming that you can't say anything worthwhile in 140 characters, a suggestion made by many that I've tried to explain the popular microblog to. I'd argue it depends what you're trying to say and why.

In casual conversation, ideas flow easily; often so little is said that many sentences remain incomplete, superceded by understanding as the speakers move swiftly on. Twitter is a bit like this.
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