Comments on: On Twittering or not

By: Thiefhunters in Paradise » Bob Arno on competitive intelligence

Thiefhunters in Paradise » Bob Arno on competitive intelligence — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:13:17 +0000

[...] three weeks after I wrote my own blog post, Business Week (May 21) dedicated its main theme, cover page, and several articles to the same [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:00:28 +0000

I’d like to argue that Web 2.0 is largely a myth above and beyond being a buzzword created by T O’R. But this isn’t the place to do it. I will say blogs and twits are clumsy communicators at best. They’re essentially broadcasters with limited benefit from any ‘feedback’ possibilities. Communication? The net’s always had that. IRC, IM, et al. But I think people like to go to Hyde Park Corner at times.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:55:54 +0000

You’re not alone. To competition and espionage you can add stalking. I was involved with the Cyber Angels in the early web days. Then there’s this – not at all atypical.

http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2000/03/35245

It’s just as you say/suspect: they can pick up anything from anything. And continually do. Stay paranoid and stay safe. Both of you!

By: yelm

yelm — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:13:52 +0000

Great photo Bob!

Keep your suspicious attitude, it’s part of your charm.

By: Carolyn Hamilton Proctor

Carolyn Hamilton Proctor — Mon, 11 May 2009 05:42:00 +0000

As a marketing consultant, I’m hearing many CEOs echo similar concerns about the new social media (Twitter, FB, LinkedIn, etc). How much to tell? How to control (usually younger) employees who tweet like they drink coffee? How to make time to do this? and why? Yet when companies like Expedia and The Mayo Clinic are blogging and tweeting, I advise my clients to at least look at what they’re doing to see what can be learned from “lurking.” Web 2.0 is about creating a dialogue with your customers/clients/fans, just as you are doing when you ask “I invite other entertainers, speakers, event producers or security professionals who read this to share their views. Let me know if I am alone in my paranoid world of obsessive suspicion.” This is a good thing.

There are a lot of things you can tweet/blog about without “giving up secrets.” Your upcoming trip to Slovenia, for example: Where is it? How do you get there? What’s the food like there? If it’s spicy, are you a fan of spicy food? Answering these kinds of questions (in a p.r. correct way, of course) positions you as a more relatable person. It makes it fun to follow you.

I recently tweeted about my personal speaking peeve: supposedly professionals–like a Vegas entertainer who shall remain unnamed–who when they present say “um” every other word.

Hope this helps raise your comfort level with the new social media. It does offer a wonderful opportunity for public relations at a very low, almost non-existant financial investment.

By: Bambi

Bambi — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:22:57 +0000

A family member recently asked Bob how he was at keeping secrets. While he hemmed and hawed, I interrupted with a splayed hand up. “He’s a 5.” On a scale of one to ten, I meant. Bob didn’t argue the point. But I guess that’s why he can’t trust himself to be a Twitter-user. He might spill his own secrets.