eModeration Links of the Week: Meltdowns, Trolls and Understanding SOPA
A social media links list curated from a (mostly) US perspective. Below are just a few of the week's Social Media reads that captured our imagination. Enjoy!
We won't admit to how many of these rang true - but we'll add a #55: QR codes on interstate billboards drive us batty.
How to Tell Athletes Tweets are Forever
This video from Pro Sports Communication on convincing athletes that using Twitter is part of an overall business brand strategy was a surprisingly good time. We watched it more than once, and we're really more Sunday footballers than athlete CEOs.
Alec Baldwin and American Airlines Battle via Social Media
This week, Alec Baldwin was removed from an AA flight, twantrumed via Twitter and then killed his Twitter account. Now American is using Facebook to tell their side of the story. The only clear winner? Zynga, the maker of the game "Words With Friends" Alec was playing before the meltdown, getting a pre-IPO "Baldwin Bump." #LetAlecPlay, indeed.
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Via a "Saturday Night Live" sketch, Alec has the last word.
SOPA Made Simple Infographic
US House of Representatives legislators are scheduled to debate changes to SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act, aka H.R. 3261,) a bill that if passed would have broad consequences for the internet as we know it and social media in particular. Funnyman Stephan Colbert gives us his interpretation of the bill here, but we prefer this (anti-stanced) infographic published by BusinessInsurance.org that presents all the key info in a way that is easy to grasp.
Contributors, Trolls, and the Internet
How to Tell Athletes Tweets are Forever
This video from Pro Sports Communication on convincing athletes that using Twitter is part of an overall business brand strategy was a surprisingly good time. We watched it more than once, and we're really more Sunday footballers than athlete CEOs.
Alec Baldwin and American Airlines Battle via Social Media
This week, Alec Baldwin was removed from an AA flight, twantrumed via Twitter and then killed his Twitter account. Now American is using Facebook to tell their side of the story. The only clear winner? Zynga, the maker of the game "Words With Friends" Alec was playing before the meltdown, getting a pre-IPO "Baldwin Bump." #LetAlecPlay, indeed.
*UPDATED*
Via a "Saturday Night Live" sketch, Alec has the last word.
SOPA Made Simple Infographic
US House of Representatives legislators are scheduled to debate changes to SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act, aka H.R. 3261,) a bill that if passed would have broad consequences for the internet as we know it and social media in particular. Funnyman Stephan Colbert gives us his interpretation of the bill here, but we prefer this (anti-stanced) infographic published by BusinessInsurance.org that presents all the key info in a way that is easy to grasp.
Contributors, Trolls, and the Internet
Commenters take center stage as Larissa Faw via Forbes grapples with the value of trolls, Rebecca Rosen of The Atlantic finds fault with how comment systems value those who want to engage, Jason Bailey of Flavorwire breaks down the 5 kinds of cranky commenters, CNN's Overheard writers include a contribution from Santa in their favorite comments from the week, and our own Tamara Littleton contributes to David Sax's piece for Bloomberg Businessweek on moderating - the "dirtiest job on the internet."
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