Unlikely Words » social networks http://www.unlikelywords.com A blog with delusions of grandeur Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:48:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 “Twitter is a media/marketing vehicle disguised as a social network.” http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/07/24/twitter-is-a-mediamarketing-vehicle-disguised-as-a-social-network/ http://www.unlikelywords.com/2009/07/24/twitter-is-a-mediamarketing-vehicle-disguised-as-a-social-network/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:02:43 +0000 aaron cohen http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=4918
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    • ]]>     interview with Bill Simmons: "Facebook is a social network; Twitter is a media/marketing vehicle disguised as a social network." It's interesting to see how hard Bill Simmons has fallen for Twitter because a couple months ago he was bashing it. In general, I think his take on media/journalism is too simplified, but this quote about Twitter is right on.

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    from redacted@newworkaddress.cpm
    to A---- C----
    date Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM
    subject RE: Join my network on LinkedIn

    A----,
    My apologies for not replying to you sooner! I must have been busy doing nothing or, as you more eloquently put it at one point, doing "jack shit." Honestly, I am very surprised that you would want to have me be part of your LinkedIn network given that your opinion of me is so low, as evidenced by the additional comment that "I don't know anything."

    While your opinion of me is low, I certainly am glad I had the, shall we say, 'experience' of working with you. It is not often that someone can witness a person such as you, in action. Thank you for reminding me that the best opportunities for learning actually come from watching those who do nothing, learn nothing and remain unevolved as human beings. Priceless.

    Cheers,

    [Redacted]

    P.S. Oh, and NO, I do not want you as part of my network, I have a reputation to uphold.

    On November 18, 2008 7:10 PM, A---- C---- wrote:
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    Since you are a person I trust, I wanted to invite you to join my network on LinkedIn


    Some notes:
    1. Notice that she waited about 6 weeks to respond? 6 weeks and this is the best that she could come up with?
    2. Although I felt the way described in the first paragraph and people knew I felt this way, I don't use the phrase "jack shit", and never discussed my feelings with the former coworker, so the use of quotations is erroneous.
    3. My biased opinion suggests that the third sentence of the second paragraph is nonsensical.
    4. Priceless?

    I didn't respond. I knew that immediately after hitting send, I would think of a much better response. What do you think I should do? What's the best response you can think of? Remember to be civil.

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