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A curmudgeon’s whisper

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June 21, 2008 by Colin

You may have noticed a slowing in my posting lately. I’m not very upset by this development, because it means that my work and family life is moving along quite nicely – but don’t take this to mean that I’ve lessened my commitment to blogging and social media.

I simply feel like making a blunt point about the rush to consensus and eagerness to endorse that seems to be coursing through the social media world, and particularly the suburb of public relations and marketing bloggers and podcasters.

Here's my work/life balance in the world of social media

There’s an awful lot of backslapping and overly enthusiastic encouragement that goes on in some quarters of social media – which is probably why this video never really hit viral status.

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  1. John Carson says:
    2008/06/23 at 09:15

    I shouldn’t have laughed, Colin, but I did. Nice start to a Monday morning.

    Cheers,
    John Carson
    Senior Digital Media Specialist
    GCI Canada.

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