If you're still learning the details of Twitter, you might think that your little tweet is going to be lost in a vast global network. After all, you only have 15 followers. Who's gonna pay attention to what you have to say?
Wrong kind of thinking, my friend. Rule 1 of today's Internet is to redefine community. It's not only the people down the street who you can see; it's the cities in your keyboard.
Rule 2 is that everyone in the new community, each and all of us, are rockstars. The bee's knees. We are published authors and copywriters, efficient (or not) editors, creative videographers and photographers. We are responsible for both breaking news reports and distinctive analysis.
We are energized and radicalized by the social Web, holding our laptops aloft like Sally Field in Norma Rae.
Rule 2 is that everyone in the new community, each and all of us, are rockstars. The bee's knees. We are published authors and copywriters, efficient (or not) editors, creative videographers and photographers. We are responsible for both breaking news reports and distinctive analysis.
We are energized and radicalized by the social Web, holding our laptops aloft like Sally Field in Norma Rae.
In hip-hop vernacular, we are the shit.
Many organizations -- smart ones -- use programs like SocialOomph to monitor the twittersphere for any mention of their products or business. Overwhelmed small business owners are always happy to hear that they don't have to actually use Twitter to find out what's being said about them. Set whatever keyword you desire and wait for alerts to arrive in your email inbox.
That's certainly what happened to Amanda Bonnen, the Chicago woman who sent this message via Twitter last spring:
nd libel charges. There's a lot more to the drama (isn't there always?), but just this week the judge dismissed the case. He ruled that the tweet was too "vague" to meet legal standards of libel.
"You should just come anyway. Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon Realty thinks it's okay".By July she was in court being sued by Horizon Realty for $50,000 a
nd libel charges. There's a lot more to the drama (isn't there always?), but just this week the judge dismissed the case. He ruled that the tweet was too "vague" to meet legal standards of libel. That wasn't the case for Courtney Love. Yes, THAT Courtney Love.
The Mistress of Decorum sent a tweet referring to designer Dawn Simorangkir, AKA Boudoir Queen (I can't make up stuff this good, folks) as a "nasty lying hosebag thief". Oh yeah, Courtney also accused her -- via tweet-- of being a drug addict and a prostitute.
Stay tuned -- this case is sure to generate some news because it may set precedent as the law takes another baby step to keep up with technology. Meanwhile, watch what you tweet...if you don't, someone else will.
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