Writing a book about social media without having a Facebook, MySpace or Twitter account
By adamg - 2/12/09 - 2:15 pm
Scott Kirsner wonders how local marketing macher Larry Weber can come out with a second edition of his book Marketing to the Social Web without accounts on any of the big social sites or, for that matter, a blog (although his company does have one):
... I guess it's possible to really understand this stuff in the abstract, without really using it? ...
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Does he have an LJ?
Not that I've looked (for that matter, I never heard of this guy until now), but just wondering.
Reminds me of the computer
Reminds me of the computer technology professor I had when I was in college who did not know what a PDA was in the early 2000's. Makes me wonder how he could be telling me how to use a computer and its applications properly if he was not familiar with PDAs and other computer devices that by that time were well ingrained in society.
hmmm. one of those
hmmm. one of those self-proclaimed experts, huh? i should write a book on social media.
I've seen a lot of this. A
I've seen a lot of this. A lot (not all) people over the age of 30 just don't really GET facebook or myspace, since they grew up in a completely different paradigm.
Our Dear Leader definitely hit the nail on the head though.