Jeremy Pepper shared the following on Twitter, @jspepper.
@jspepper: I’m beginning to hate @mrtweet.
I felt compelled to respond with the following:
RT @jspepper: I’m beginning to hate @mrtweet. ) Agreed. Relationships should grow organically, not en masse via flawed search algorithms.
@MrTweet ‘s use of the word “influencers” is a misnomer. They have vetted nothing more than keywords. Sigh.
By definition, algorithms solve problems. Mr. Tweet creates problems via enabling Twitter spam. @MrTweet
To expand upon that, I’m wondering who among us would choose an opt-out of Mr. Tweet search, if Mr. …

For almost three years, Camp ASCCA has been using blogs, podcasts and now a full blown niche social network – ASCCA Friends – to connect with ASCCA’s campers and their parents.
Danika Kmetz, a great PR intern from Illinois State University (and President of her PRSSA chapter), has created two very fun videos with the best kind of testimonials possible. The first is from Hope, a camper at ASCCA’s Teen Week taking place this week on Lake Martin. The second is a mashup of clips from last week’s Adult …

Flickr is one of my favorite sites. Truly, they have a wonderful interface and hosting service for photos. It is my favorite of all the photo hosting sites – hands down. Yet, tonight the site went down for one of their maintenance “massages” and that’s cool. Hey, I knew it was coming and wasn’t the least bit miffed. I’m still not miffed. But, I think there is a lesson here.

Yahoo! and intern Paul Stamatiou unveil Yahoo!’s new official corporate blog – Yodel Anecdotal.
Paul descibes the new blog as:
It’s what Yahoo! is all about – the culture, the traditions and some dabbling of current hot topics in the general tech realm. You don’t have to be a Computational Media major at a top 10 public university to understand what’s going on. User interaction is encouraged on Yodel Anecdotal.
…Yodel Anecdotal is not the type of blog you visit to check if there’s a new API for that JavaScript library you so …