Le Sigh. I'm just awful at keeping up with my blog, and admittedly so. That said, don't give up on me just yet. Microblogging is taking the wind from my long post sails- and that's not to say it's to blame. Only, I'm pretty sure that the constraint of twitter's 140-characters or less induces creativity. And so, my dear readers, i'm totally still blogging. I'm just doing it over at www.twitter.com/frani_lieberman. There are some things that will still require long form explanation. And that's okay with me.
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Showing posts with label twitter. Show all posts
Friday, April 10, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Alliteration City: Facebook is for Friends
In a myriad of social networks, how do we decide which friends are for where? In an internet informational highway, how do we presume to know what personal information to post? How much is too much?
I remember when Facebook was solely a virtual space for my friends from Towson University and high school friends- a way to keep in touch intermittently through semesters. Because of this, my profile shaped up to be quite personal - a photographed documentary of my weekends, vodka consumption, spring break debauchery, last-semester celebrations, festivals, etc. Facebook was for high school friends, people I met along travels, and college friends. And for a long time, i kept it this way.
I had a rule: Linkedin is for industry contacts and facebook is for friends and twitter is for everybody who is interesting. I'm in the midst of a theoretical struggle, as of late. Okay- maybe that's a bit dramatic- i'm not losing any sleep. But in any event, here's the problem: Strangers are adding me on facebook. Many of them live in New York, are in social media/PR/advertising/web/SEO/communications/marketing/what have you, or we share 10+ friends in common. And still, strangers. Certainly not friends. To deny facebook friend status seems silly- i mean, come on. it's just facebook. And we have all of those friends in common. And yet still, do I want complete strangers to know exactly where I work, hang out, who i convene with, etc? I sort of flounder back and forth. Also, I feel like saying "no" is silly. After all, it's just facebook. See, i flounder even in this blog post.
If you read this blog, then you know that this is the year of the yes. So, therefore, i'm saying yes. And so, mister Wall Street Journal reporter and mister NY PR guy and miss search engine optimizer expert, fine- we can be facebook friends. But please don't stalk me, okay?
I remember when Facebook was solely a virtual space for my friends from Towson University and high school friends- a way to keep in touch intermittently through semesters. Because of this, my profile shaped up to be quite personal - a photographed documentary of my weekends, vodka consumption, spring break debauchery, last-semester celebrations, festivals, etc. Facebook was for high school friends, people I met along travels, and college friends. And for a long time, i kept it this way.
I had a rule: Linkedin is for industry contacts and facebook is for friends and twitter is for everybody who is interesting. I'm in the midst of a theoretical struggle, as of late. Okay- maybe that's a bit dramatic- i'm not losing any sleep. But in any event, here's the problem: Strangers are adding me on facebook. Many of them live in New York, are in social media/PR/advertising/web/SEO/communications/marketing/what have you, or we share 10+ friends in common. And still, strangers. Certainly not friends. To deny facebook friend status seems silly- i mean, come on. it's just facebook. And we have all of those friends in common. And yet still, do I want complete strangers to know exactly where I work, hang out, who i convene with, etc? I sort of flounder back and forth. Also, I feel like saying "no" is silly. After all, it's just facebook. See, i flounder even in this blog post.
If you read this blog, then you know that this is the year of the yes. So, therefore, i'm saying yes. And so, mister Wall Street Journal reporter and mister NY PR guy and miss search engine optimizer expert, fine- we can be facebook friends. But please don't stalk me, okay?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Treasure Island Hotel Troves
Hotels around the world, listen up. Do you want to win the hearts of geeks, pop culture enthusiasts, music lovers, and pretty much everybody? Sounds beautiful, right? It's easy. Make like Treasure Island in Las Vegas. According to Dave Taylor, who is staying in this little slice of heaven while he's at CES this year, Treasure Island Hotel as Ipod Dock Clock Radios! Don't know about you, but this is enough to make me stay there.
This is how i know: http://twitter.com/DaveTaylor/status/1100627189
This is how i know: http://twitter.com/DaveTaylor/status/1100627189
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
my first blog post ever
this whole "first blog" thing feels somewhat like losing my virginity, albeit, much less stressful (sorry, jason X, wherever you are and WHOEVER you are, ha). honestly, i just felt like it was time to break into blog world. i read a lot of blogs- in fact, i devour them like little brett easton ellis novels, scouring the internet for good fits for my clients, good places to live and laugh around nyc, and even hot blogging dudes to force into my aquaintance(exibit a: http://twitpic.com/7gwf). Twitter only fueled this fire- i know "short and sweet" is the whole point of microblogging but who said 140 characters is enough? So here i am.
in any event, welcome to my blog. I can't promise to keep up with it. I'd say I'll try my best, but I say that about so many things (i stopped biting my nails for a whole month this year). I can promise, though, poignant and witty observation of all things in franiland. call me self-centered, i don't care.
tonight, i'm off to meet up with friends i've not seen since mid-highschool. if you've been in this situation, you know that this can end up really good or terribly tedious and draining. I'm hoping for the former and will let you know how it goes.
hrrm, i think i need an editor.
in any event, welcome to my blog. I can't promise to keep up with it. I'd say I'll try my best, but I say that about so many things (i stopped biting my nails for a whole month this year). I can promise, though, poignant and witty observation of all things in franiland. call me self-centered, i don't care.
tonight, i'm off to meet up with friends i've not seen since mid-highschool. if you've been in this situation, you know that this can end up really good or terribly tedious and draining. I'm hoping for the former and will let you know how it goes.
hrrm, i think i need an editor.
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