Srsly, street buskers with an upright piano.
Srsly, street buskers with an upright piano.
Author: coffeehousejunkie
Social Media ROI
1. You are asking the wrong question.
2. To get the right answer, ask the right question.
3. The unfortunate effect of asking the question incorrectly.
4. Pay attention and all the social media R.O.I. BS you have heard until now will evaporate in the next 90 seconds.
5. R.O.I. isn’t an afterthought.6. R.O.I. isn’t always relevant.
(via The Brand Builder)
Sometimes it is a two coffee afternoon.
Because it’s Asheville & everything is colorful.
Read: Digital Maoism
The problem I am concerned with here is not the Wikipedia in itself…. the problem is in the way the Wikipedia has come to be regarded and used; how it’s been elevated to such importance so quickly. And that is part of the larger pattern of the appeal of a new online collectivism that is nothing less than a resurgence of the idea that the collective is all-wise…. This is different from representative democracy, or meritocracy. This idea has had dreadful consequences when thrust upon us from the extreme Right or the extreme Left in various historical periods. The fact that it’s now being re-introduced today by prominent technologists and futurists, people who in many cases I know and like, doesn’t make it any less dangerous….The beauty of the Internet is that it connects people. The value is in the other people. If we start to believe that the Internet itself is an entity that has something to say, we’re devaluing those people and making ourselves into idiots….The hive mind should be thought of as a tool. Empowering the collective does not empower individuals — just the reverse is true. There can be useful feedback loops set up between individuals and the hive mind, but the hive mind is too chaotic to be fed back into itself.
HT: longformorg: A cautionary inquiry into the unchecked hive mind. Jaron Lanier | EDGE | May 2006
Link: Digital Maoism: The Hazards of the New Online Collectivism
The home of the next generation of beautiful apps
“Users can see the passion of the team behind their products. That’s my number one advice for everyone; take the time you need to create the best result you’re able to create, forget ‘release early, release often’ and move to ‘It’s done, when it’s done’.”
Link: Why Berlin is home to a new generation of beautiful apps
Soon one building will rise while another disappears into the #AVL skyline.
Sometimes the thought of walking several miles to get home is a refreshing idea. And then I recall that both my shoes have holes in them.
#avlent @josepharthur does a third encore at the merc table.
@josepharthur at The Grey Eagle.
Boca’s fish tacos are the stuff.
Memorial flag at transit center reads: ‘Honor & Remember.’
Is it progress that makes us scratch the earth in search of a place to hide our insecurities?
Lunch time at The Med
New construction?
Vanuatu Kava Bar
Brian Sneeden reading at Vanuatu Kava Bar.
Thank you, Izzy’s!
You kept me awake for the morning client meeting.
Building progress.
Apparently it’s easier to stop smoking…
… than it is to quit social media. Or at least it’s on the same level of unhealthiness.
So, given the choice between social media and cigarettes… um… pass me the cigarettes and lighter please.
Veterans for Peace.
Paleolithic Lego blocks
Reminds me of a Chinese proverb, “If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily.”
I saw a man with a knife at a bus stop
This morning while waiting for a bus, I saw a man reach in his pocket, pull out a knife and slit open a stamped envelope. He carefully opened a three page, handwritten letter and slowly began to read. To avoid being any more a voyeur, I focused my attention elsewhere for the next twenty minutes until the bus arrived. As we boarded, I caught two words on the last page of the letter. Soon we were swallowed by the bus and deposited at our separate destinations.
The man, his knife and letter disappeared, but a thought remained and also a question, who still writes handwritten letters? The thought of a handwritten letter in a stamped envelope haunts me as I reflect on how smartphone usage, social media sites, and the endless barrage of emails has changed my thinking and in some regards my behavior (not to mention how my spelling and grammar have increasingly deteriorated).
Consider how much of emails, social media updates and smartphone use is not actionable (to use a David Allen GTD expression). Consider how to eliminate access data assault and focus on learning through connections the way many geniuses and polyglots learn. And unless these thoughts have actions they are but vain ponderings. So, beginning September 1, I plan to focus on the essence of handwritten letters: communication and connection. This means I will not access social media sites (apologies in advance if I have begun a conversation through Facebook or Twitter), and only post updates using my Tumblr and WordPress accounts (and maybe I’ll decide on one of those platforms as the best one for communication and connection). This is an experiment. I’m not retreating to a monastery hidden somewhere near Mount Athos (though, I must confess, I do find that an attractive idea). So we’ll see what happens. And maybe I’ll start writing handwritten letters.
Coffeehouse Junkie 