You've got Spam

Twitter by nature is friendly.
It has that friendly bird mascot and even when the server is 'down' the whale being hoisted over the ocean is happy you dropped in for a visit.



Unfortunately his name is the Twitter Fail Whale so he's a bit of a Debbie downer.

Twitter is a great tool! It connects you with people and businesses and interests and all the rest in a tidy 140 characters. Send and receive messages, share links, participate in PR2.0.

But OH NO!! Youve got . . . . SPAM!!!!!

In recent weeks tweeters everywhere have been accosted with naughty messages. Suddenly everyone was a horny 23 year old, or on some video somewhere and the variations go on. Generally it was just irritating.

And if you were absent minded enough to open the message then it was all over for you. Your followers got the message and if they opened it their followers got the message and on and on and on.

Thankfully there were people out there nice enough to send instruction on how to rid yourself of this terrible little thing.



Overall it was simple. Delete the offending messages and then change your password.

That's all I had to do? Really?!?!

Its no wonder people and corporations remain resistant to Twitter. If you were one of the unfortunate ones who opened the message and you propositioned all your twitter friends how does that make you look? Not so great!

How can you tell your business they can protect themselves and still access this fantastic tool? Well first of all, don't be a dunce and open fishy messages (oops!), change your password once in a while and other do's and dont's. That's all it takes my friends.

Happy Tweeting!!

Broadband connects us all

Public Relations is evolving.
Right now.
This very minute.
And the super cool thing is that right now, this very minute you are a part of it!
Yes you are!
Good for you!!!

Long long ago, in the days of fax machines and snail mail there was Mr. PR. He was a vehicle for discussion and communication he represented the company. He was the a communicator and image maker.

Well not anymore my friends. With the arrival of broadband not only have we lost that funny dial up noise, we have developed into highly connected human beings. So long six degrees of separation hello Six Pixels! The evolution of the Internet has forced us to evolve. And so MR. PR2.0, master of social media, was born.

Broadband burst onto the scene promoting tools such as Blogger and Twitter and Picnik. Everything was accessible, and much easier to use. The people didn't need Mr. PR to communicate the message. They could get the message, or comment on the message, or write the message, sitting on the couch at home. And social involvement keeps growing.

Rise up citizen journalist!! We are listening!

PR2.0 is here and is a discussion the likes of which we have never seen. Deirdre Breakenridge puts into words the importance and relevance of broadband connectivity. It isn't enough to be online, you have to communicate online!!



Or your could ignore it. Your choice.

In order to not drown in social media tools, you need Mr. PR2.0. He can plug you in and turn you on and all together save you because he understands. GenY doesn't want to listen to advertising noise. Just give us the message, or we will write it for you.

And there it is. Broadband has enabled the masses to claim information production and transfer as their own. Mr PR2.0 is there to promote this exchange. Unlike his predecessor , Mr. PR2.0 wants to talk to everyone, all the time, he has social capital. His network is vast and far reaching your probably connected to him right now.

Are you on FarmVille?

Do you have something that distracts you? Something that you can justify wasting time on because it “helps you relax?” For my mom it was Tetris. She plunked down in front of the computer on a trip to Florida and played for the better part of a morning.

She is not alone. I have battled addictions to solitaire and checkers. Facebook was responsible for at least one paper being handed in late in college. Now, it’s FarmVille and I’m not the only one.

FarmVille is an application on Facebook where you plant, grow and harvest your farm. It involves little more than a point and click level of participation and it is HIGHLY addictive. So addictive in fact that Dr. Phil berated a woman his show about her addiction.

Everyone is talking about FarmVille. Facebook has a fan page and hosts the application, Twitter has a thread and there are countless videos on YouTube. Bloggers everywhere are posting hints, cheats and opinions. Gamespot.com posted on the subject. With almost 78 million users FarmVille is the fastest growing application on Facebook. Billions of man hours have been lost to this game.

Most reviews , and there are many, describe FarmVille as a simple game. By requiring very little brain power, FarmVille provides the user with a distraction from life. Just point and click your way to a more attractive and crop filled existence.

What I want to know is this. What is it about FarmVille, The Sims, celebrities and movies that is more attractive than our actual lives? Are we really so boring ourselves?

I don't know about you, but I would like an answer.

Just not right now, my crops need harvesting.