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I’m trying out Seesmic: Twitter meets YouTube

May 12, 2008 – 9:27 am

I’m trying out the new video-based social media service Seesmic, based on recommendations by Paul Bradshaw and other colleagues. It seems kind of rough so far, but I’m used to rough.
Here’s what I like and don’t like about it so far…
(UPDATE: Heh… OK, another thing I don’t like.. Apparently embedding a Seesmic video in a [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Amy's Adventures, experience, exploring, mobile, social media, video | Comments (2)

Twitter Up, Blogging Down

March 19, 2008 – 7:14 am

Yes, I’m Twittering more than I’m blogging here lately. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

Just a few minutes ago, Jeremiah Owyang posted to Twitter:
“Is your blogging reducing due to Twitter usage? It has for Adam Stewart.”
…So I hopped over to see what Adam Stewart had to say. This part of his post rang true [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Media Musings, blogs, conversational media, media evolution, processes, psychology | Comments (3)

Finding local Tweetups: A humble proposal

January 20, 2008 – 9:17 am

Tweetscan

The search tool Tweetscan may be one way to find spontaneous gatherings of local Twitter users.

A few days ago, it occurred to me that it might be nice if there was an online tool or service that would facilitate local “tweetups” (informal, spontaneous gatherings of local Twitter users). Right now, tweetups start when one person [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in community, events, search, serendipity, services, social media | Comments (4)

Will someone please think of the grad students?

January 4, 2008 – 12:10 pm

I’m in the midst of an intriguing IM chat with Lisa Williams (of Placeblogger and H2otown). I shared a stray thought with her:
Me: Do you think someday someone will post “the collected IM chat transcripts of so-and-so” like they publish the letters of Oscar Wilde?
Lisa: I’m sure of it! Won’t someone please think of [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in blogs, conversational media, history, random thought | Comments (1)

Social Media Tradeoffs

December 28, 2007 – 2:20 pm

Travelator, via Flickr (CC license)

Though it’s often trivialized and denigrated, instant gratification is a very powerful thing.

As I’ve gotten more comfortable and involved with using the microblogging tool Twitter, I’ve realized that I’ve been using the social bookmarking tool del.icio.us less and less. I’m not the only one.
When I posted about this on Twitter, my [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in emotions, experience, social media | Comments (9)

Bhutto Assassination News via Blogs, Twitter

December 27, 2007 – 10:04 am

The Teeth announcement on Twitter of Bhutto’s assassination, viewed via Snitter.

This morning as I was making tea, I learned via NPR that Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at a campaign rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Google News already offers a slew of mainstream news coverage of the assassination — based almost [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in blogs, citizen journalism, government, journalism, world | Comments (1)

How do you choose your Twitter friends?

December 13, 2007 – 8:32 am

A few of my Twitter friends.

Lately I’ve been finding Twitter increasingly engaging and relevant in both my personal and professional life. I don’t follow a lot of people there: currently I have only 39 “Twitter friends,” only about a third of whom post regularly, the rest sporadically. But it’s useful. It helps me maintain a [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in conversational media, social media | Comments (3)

Twittercasting on AIR: Snitter & Spaz

December 11, 2007 – 10:12 am

Snitter (top) and Spaz (bottom): Two AIR-based apps for using Twitter that I’m trying out.

While I was “Twittercasting” (part of my ever-expanding online media vocabulary) the Total Community Coverage in Cyberspace seminar in Los Angeles a few days ago, I found myself repeatedly tripped up and annoyed by the Twitter.com posting interface.
As I mentioned earlier, [...]

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Live Microblogging: What I’m Learning

December 7, 2007 – 9:47 am

(NOTE: I’m cross-posting this from Poynter’s E-Media Tibits.)
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m currently using Twitter to provide live coverage of many of the sessions at a seminar from the Knight Digital Media Center called Total Community Coverage in Cyberspace. You can check in anytime today or tomorrow for my three most recent posts on the [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Amy's Adventures, events, journalism, productivity, psychology, services, tools | Comments (0)

I’m Twittering the Total Community Coverage seminar

December 6, 2007 – 12:52 pm

Today through Saturday I’m in downtown Los Angeles participating in the Knight Digital Media Center’s Total Community Coverage in Cyberspace seminar. You can follow the action on the special Twitter page I set up for liveblogging. (More about that.)
I’m heading off to the opening luncheon now, so most likely will start “tweeting” this afternoon. I’ll [...]

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