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The 5 List: Denny’s Social Media Fail

20, Feb 2010

Denny’s, the popular chain restaurant, managed to misprint their Twitter address on their menu at the end of 2009 and have done nothing to correct it.  If you were to go to Twitter.com/dennys you’d find Denny Hsieh’s Taiwanese page.  Whoops!
There are a few things at play here.  Not only was it a mistake by the [...]

Donate to the 2010 Haitian Earthquake Victims via Text Message

15, Jan 2010

Red Cross is making it easier than ever to help the 2010 Haiti Earthquake victims  by enabling people to donate $10 via text message.  That $10 shows up on your next cell phone bill.  It is not a scam and is a fantastic way to leverage the mobile technology everyone has in the USA.  At [...]

New Berlin Releases Latest Mixtape for FREE Download

13, Jan 2010

I recently sat down with New Berlin at Intelligentsia in Silver Lake to talk about movies, world travel and his latest mixtape available for free download at Teleport Door.   Intelligentsia is the sort of place that stands out on Sunset in Silver Lake.  It, like its neighbor the Cheese Store of Silver Lake, represents the [...]

Dell Generated $6.5 Million in Sales via Twitter

15, Dec 2009

Dell recently announced that they have generated $6.5 million in sales from interactions originating from their 12 Twitter profiles, including their ever-powerful @DellOutlet profile that boasts 1.4 million followers.  Though nobody is sure when they began tracking these figures, it has definitely grabbed my attention.  Even if this figure accounts for a minuscule fraction of [...]

TwitterPeek or Urinate on your Wallet?

7, Dec 2009

On one hand, Peek’s new Twitter specific handheld device, TwitterPeek, makes me want to stab myself in the eye with a chopstick.  On the other hand, however, it intrigues me to no end.  This device enables one to post on Twitter and nothing else.  I guess there is a percentage of the population that are [...]


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