http://adamsfuller.com writing. photography. social media Tue, 10 May 2011 00:31:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://adamsfuller.com/2011/05/07/twitter-on-trial-for-mendenhall-obl-tweets/#comment-24 adam Tue, 10 May 2011 00:31:58 +0000 http://adamsfuller.com/?p=287#comment-24 ​@JoHo - Thank you, my friend. Yeah, slip-ups happen and I agree that celebs do have more to lose than your average tweeter. But my point is that cutting off these channels isn't going to make these risks go away. I think it's an ineffective way of addressing the real problem, which is that many superstars don't treat social media with the respect and restraint that it deserves. They need to realize that their tweets carry just as much weight as their statements in press conferences, public events and interviews. Either way, I think this debate will continue as long as social media is still relatively novel. ​@JoHo – Thank you, my friend.
Yeah, slip-ups happen and I agree that celebs do have more to lose than your average tweeter. But my point is that cutting off these channels isn’t going to make these risks go away. I think it’s an ineffective way of addressing the real problem, which is that many superstars don’t treat social media with the respect and restraint that it deserves. They need to realize that their tweets carry just as much weight as their statements in press conferences, public events and interviews. Either way, I think this debate will continue as long as social media is still relatively novel.

]]> http://adamsfuller.com/2011/05/07/twitter-on-trial-for-mendenhall-obl-tweets/#comment-22 JoHo Mon, 09 May 2011 13:17:40 +0000 http://adamsfuller.com/?p=287#comment-22 Nice work Adam. I personally would encourage people with something significant to lose (i.e. Mendenhall; read: money) to refrain from using social media or other means of communication that encourage this type of in the moment, emotional usage. It's true that there are many celebrities who use Twitter responsibly, but as long as they continue to use it, I believe its only a matter of time before something regrettable is said, regardless of the character of the individual human. Nice work Adam. I personally would encourage people with something significant to lose (i.e. Mendenhall; read: money) to refrain from using social media or other means of communication that encourage this type of in the moment, emotional usage. It’s true that there are many celebrities who use Twitter responsibly, but as long as they continue to use it, I believe its only a matter of time before something regrettable is said, regardless of the character of the individual human.

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