I Tweet therefore I Tweet

As Vincent Browne would say I'm now on the Twitter Machine. This I like. My new phone (did I mention it already?) allows me to add the tweeters I follow into my contacts - how cool is that!

Is Social Media a Fad?

Looked at the socialnomics video - hard to argue. I don't think it's a fad. I think it's the way we do business. I was wondering on Tuesday morning whether or not to bother to tell my daughter that Osama Bin Laden was dead. Is this worth mentioning to a 13 year old - do they really need to know this stuff? She knew already...she got a chain text via her mobile. Enough said. The news finds us now.

I can see the benefit of Twitter. I think when a big news story unfolds too quickly for print media (recent election) social media comes into its own. I've been a reader of the Irish Times since College (late 80's / early 90's gulp) but you knew the Times was a day behind with the news...we can no longer live with this.