Completely Conspicuous 176: Put the Message in the Box

Part 2 of my podcast conversation with special guest Jim Corrigan as we discuss social media. Listen to the show below or download it directly (right click and "save as").



The show notes:

- Jim is a Twitter newbie (@JimCorrigan2011), Jay has been on for two years (@koomdogg)

- Jim's already Tweeted more than 1,300 times

- Previously, he was a blogger about politics

- Lots of pressure to write cogent posts

- Resisted Twitter for a long time, but now loves it

- Jay: Follow comedians, bands

- Corrigan fell for Twitter spam

- Stay off Facebook at work, but easier to tweet throughout the day

- Great source of immediate news

- Jay: Heard about Bin Laden's death on Twitter more than hour before Obama announced it

- Good way to hype new eps of CompCon, columns, occasional blog post

- Jim: Twitter offers less feedback than Facebook; no "like" button

- Spam bots galore on Twitter

- Jay: Like to post interesting links, retweets

- FYI: Jim would rather be clubbed than tased

- Jay: Steer clear of political stuff on Twitter

- Jim works a solitary job, so social media offers sense of community

- Facebook's good for keeping up with friends

- Social media didn't cause governmental overthrow in Egypt and Libya

- Differences of musical opinion on Facebook

- Ranking favorite songs is tough

- Jay: Use Google Reader to follow blogs

- Charlie Sheen situation was played out in a matter of days

- Twitter memes fly by fast and furiously

- Jim's mom is on Facebook

- There are things you can say on Twitter that you can't on FB

- Reconnecting with people via social media is cool, but can be awkward

- Blocking friends on Facebook

- Annoying social media habits: Trolling for opinions, retweets

- If you really want privacy, don't go on Facebook

- Don't post anything that you don't want getting out there

- Jim: As a means of expression, Twitter is better

- Facebook's better for more personal stuff

- Some people just use social media to complain about their lives

- If you need social media for friends, you've got bigger problems

- Spoiler alerts

- Social networks involved actual human interaction when we were kids

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

F***ed Up - Queen of Hearts

The National - About Today

The Sam Roberts Band - Longitude

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The F***ed Up song is on the album David Comes to Life on Matador Records, where you can download the song for free.

The National song is on the re-released 2004 EP Cherry Tree on Brassland. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at Bandcamp.

The Sam Roberts Band song is on the album Collider on Rounder Records. Find out more at and download the song for free at Rounder (right click and "save as").

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his new site PodGeek.

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