During last summer, there was a spate of mainstream media commentary that social networks like Facebook serve little or no purpose from a business point of view. Much reporting about companies banning Facebook in the workplace. We were even treated to a variety of opinion that said things like the…
If you don’t understand it, don’t allow it. That could be the thinking behind why mobile operator T-Mobile has begun blocking Twitter usage in the US, and opening up a customer service debacle, not to mention a public relations one. After contacting T-Mobile’s customer support, some bloggers are quoting responses…
You’d have had to be off planet not to have heard about this political disaster that blew up yesterday which led to Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling apologizing in the House of Commons. I watched the whole thing live on BBC Parliament TV on my PC, from which the…
Twitter has been down for most of today. Quite a bit longer than the 2.5 hours mentioned in an original site notice. What is working is competitor Jaiku. A lot of people in my Twitter circle use that service as well as Twitter, as I do. So everyone’s been able…
From my Twitter stream this morning: 09:31 Amazing what a good night’s sleep can do. Feeling pretty refreshed this morning. So, good morning all! 09:32 Uh-oh, DreamHost’s problems continue. All my sites down. Email not working. 09:58 Skype still not working. 10:05 No blogs. No Skype. Some email. Sometimes Twitter.…
