Symbols, images, Twitter! It’s all about symbols and messaging – whether it’s political, municipal, personal. Bridge looks at the image of a sad crime situation in Vancouver, and Piros pontificates – in video, no less – on AIG as a symbol of greed. Ransford takes another look at 140-character messaging, and Rozenhart deals with political dichotomies. We also review some of the latest Twitter chatter, and a book about persuasion. Read on…
Politics = Dichotomies I think I’m in political overload. Too many elections in two years for me. Canadian elections, Municipal election. US election. And now a BC election. Please – no more elections for 3 years. Give us all a break.
Symbols (video comment by Piros).
As we head into the full blown election campaign here in BC, Piros takes a look at why political rhetoric fails to move us, while political symbols really work.
Gone in 5 Minutes. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it."
Article of the Month: Tweet Me, Baby. Article: The Twitter Revolution
Source: Wall Street Journal
By: Michael S. Malone Twitter: a revolution? If you want to know from whence Twitter came, this interview with Twitter founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone is a quickie brief.
