If you’ve turned on your TV in that last few months or so, you’ve probably heard about something called Twitter. News reporters on TV, news reporters in print, radio personalities etc. all are talking about something called “Twitter.” You may have asked yourself at some point recently:
“What the heck is Twitter?”
In a nutshell, Twitter is a micro-blogging website or service. What you do when you micro blog, is that you post a short message or blog post to your account. Twitter limits you to 140 characters or less, …

What is twitter?
Twitter is a micro-blogging website or service. What micro-blogging means is that it is a site where you can blog but you are limited to 140 characters or less.
In 140 characters you need to convey the message that you want. Usually it’s something short, like what you’re having for lunch, the plane they just crashed off the runway, or the pictures of the terrorists in Mumbai.

Who uses twitter?

Twitter has a global reach, which is one of its strengths. The way it works is like this, after you …

Today, I came across 2 different examples of social media being used in very different ways.  One of them is a very good use, and the other one is an example of very bad use of social media.
Let me see if you can tell which is which.
First, I present you with this press release from Matt Bacak posted on PRWeb:
Matt Bacak Press Release
Next I present you with this little ditty from Ford CEO Alan Mulally:

Did you figure it out?
In my opinion, the Bacak press release is very disingenuous.  People that …