We were at the dinner table the other night and my husband tossed out a word that was new to me: twitterpated. He assured me it was a real word and made reference to the Disney movie “Bambi“. I thought he was mocking my Twitter use, so I looked it up. Sure enough, the online…
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My Tweets Are Real
Professionalism in the Web 2.0 Era It all started with a t-shirt. When I posted the results of my 30 Days of Tweeting Experiment last month, I sent an email to my colleagues announcing the blog. The email contained a photo of me wearing a navy t-shirt (courtesy of the Ellen Shop) that boasted “My…
8 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tweeting
Confessions of a belated Twitterer Call me a late bloomer. Long after early adopters claimed the micro blog Twitter jumped the shark . . . heck, even after Oprah, I started tweeting. Clueless as a newborn babe, here’s what I wish I’d known prior to starting. Oh, and one other thing: I don’t claim to be…
30 Days of Tweeting
On May 14, 2009, I posted my first tweet. It was part of a “30 Days of Tweeting Experiment” designed to help me (and fellow non-Twitter users) figure out what all the fuss was about. The Experiment has ended and it’s been an interesting ride. As promised, here’s the recap to let potential new Tweeps…