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#AgeOp Chat June 18, 2009
The Age of Opportunity
is an informal think tank for people to discuss issues that affect the
50+ market -- from media, entertainment, sports, health and more.
The Age of Opportunity Chat happens live on Thursday nights from 9-10pm, on Twitter.com. It is organized by members of the Growing Bolder staff, but it is an independent project. Industry experts will attend as guest hosts to facilitate the discussion and answer your questions!
Here are some of the hundreds of tweets posted during the June 18, 2009, Age of Opportunity Chat. If you'd like to see all of the responses, go to search.twitter.com and type in #ageop. Feel free to leave comments and questions below in this forum!
Participants:
This week, social media and social networking got a real-world test, as people protesting the elections in Iran took to the Internet to share videos, pictures, news and opinions. So we decided to talk about it:
We also dived into the topic of Internet marketing, and what makes a video or story go "viral." How do people share information?
And with Father's Day just a few days away, we talked about our fathers, our sons, other relationships, and what makes for good role models.
Missed the chat? Have something new to contribute? Feel free to leave replies and comments in this discussion, or join us every Thursday night for The Age of Opportunity chat on Twitter. Just enter this phrase "#ageop" and then follow the chat. We like Tweetchat.com -- you can log in with your Twitter name and password, then enter the ageop room and you'll be able to control the speed of the discussion and more. You can also follow by going to search.twitter.com and typing in #ageop.
The Age of Opportunity Chat happens live on Thursday nights from 9-10pm, on Twitter.com. It is organized by members of the Growing Bolder staff, but it is an independent project. Industry experts will attend as guest hosts to facilitate the discussion and answer your questions!
Here are some of the hundreds of tweets posted during the June 18, 2009, Age of Opportunity Chat. If you'd like to see all of the responses, go to search.twitter.com and type in #ageop. Feel free to leave comments and questions below in this forum!
Participants:
This week, social media and social networking got a real-world test, as people protesting the elections in Iran took to the Internet to share videos, pictures, news and opinions. So we decided to talk about it:
@kwidrick: On Iran: the videos tell the real story -- especially when it comes to the police/military members crashing into the crowds
@johnreddish: Iran Election protests - most speak of the youth/students - lots of balding and gray hair if you look closely.
@MarshaHudnall: The support for Iranian protesters on Twitter has been impressive.
@marcmiddleton: Iran: Once the students and intellectuals reach critical mass- just stand back. Kind of like America in the late 60's.
@DLindberg49: it's crazy...I'm sure the creators of Twitter never imagined how critical it would become...kind of an overwhelming responsibility
@cindyoyo: Obviously twitter has played a role in getting news out of Iran, but it is also filled with fakes, spammers.
@BillShafer: If Twitter was around in the '60s, we'd have Signed Up, Logged In and had lots of 140 Character Internet Love!
@PatNarciso: I think it's amazing that the US Government asked twitter for zero downtime during the Iran situation.
@Timberry: In 60s information generated power and ultimately change. Now information about Iran is probably powerless. Hope not.
@rachelbirder: Social media is making it harder to muzzle dissenters, so that's a good thing.Makes it hard on US to remain neutral
@johnreddish: Iran Election protests - most speak of the youth/students - lots of balding and gray hair if you look closely.
@MarshaHudnall: The support for Iranian protesters on Twitter has been impressive.
@marcmiddleton: Iran: Once the students and intellectuals reach critical mass- just stand back. Kind of like America in the late 60's.
@DLindberg49: it's crazy...I'm sure the creators of Twitter never imagined how critical it would become...kind of an overwhelming responsibility
@cindyoyo: Obviously twitter has played a role in getting news out of Iran, but it is also filled with fakes, spammers.
@BillShafer: If Twitter was around in the '60s, we'd have Signed Up, Logged In and had lots of 140 Character Internet Love!
@PatNarciso: I think it's amazing that the US Government asked twitter for zero downtime during the Iran situation.
@Timberry: In 60s information generated power and ultimately change. Now information about Iran is probably powerless. Hope not.
@rachelbirder: Social media is making it harder to muzzle dissenters, so that's a good thing.Makes it hard on US to remain neutral
We also dived into the topic of Internet marketing, and what makes a video or story go "viral." How do people share information?
@sweetie_the_dog: Twitter and Facebook, primarily. They get the widest viewing that way.
@PatBarone: Twitter's like havng thousands of reporters on scene anywhere! Just heard about an injury in a yankee game before it played on my TV!
@kwidrick: On sharing info: I almost exclusively use Twitter and FB now -- e-mail takes too long and only goes to one. Social Media is for many!
@JodiUnderhill: Twitter, Facebook, Email, Iphone
@JoeTheProducer: Videos? I listen to what all the Internet Marketers say to do... and do the opposite.
@MarshaHudnall: Twitter, Facebook and emails to listservs I belong to. try to hit as many as I can w/ one click
@marcmiddleton: RT is the newest viral tool. Very powerful and very much easy to abuse.
@DLindberg49: I have to say that I go to Twitter first to share links, still use Digg, SU and others
@PatBarone: Twitter's like havng thousands of reporters on scene anywhere! Just heard about an injury in a yankee game before it played on my TV!
@kwidrick: On sharing info: I almost exclusively use Twitter and FB now -- e-mail takes too long and only goes to one. Social Media is for many!
@JodiUnderhill: Twitter, Facebook, Email, Iphone
@JoeTheProducer: Videos? I listen to what all the Internet Marketers say to do... and do the opposite.
@MarshaHudnall: Twitter, Facebook and emails to listservs I belong to. try to hit as many as I can w/ one click
@marcmiddleton: RT is the newest viral tool. Very powerful and very much easy to abuse.
@DLindberg49: I have to say that I go to Twitter first to share links, still use Digg, SU and others
And with Father's Day just a few days away, we talked about our fathers, our sons, other relationships, and what makes for good role models.
@sweetie_the_dog: I was very close to my father, but he died 30 years ago at age 48 of malignant melanoma.
@MarshaHudnall: Dad was the gentle one in our family. Miss him
@BoomerWoman: I'm now an adult orphan and my son is the Dad.
@mkatmahoney: He's my dearest friend, but at 86, he can't remember that too well.
@johnreddish: never met my father, parents divorced early. Raised by uncle - he was a sweetie, good man. Model good, if permissive
@cindyoyo: My dad made the best homemade peanut butter fudge in the world.
@BillShafer: My Dad never whines like I do. Wish he would. Why is his generation so closed off to discussing their lives?
@TimBerry: Glad to say my dad turns 90 in October, still plays golf and tennis, watches his stocks on the web, tweets occasionally ... I'm proud
@Seniors4Living: Dad is the life of the party wherever he goes. A great trait to emulate :)
@DLindberg49: Dad has been gone for about 20 years and I really miss talking to him
@kwidrick: My mom and I are extremely close but I'm a daddy's girl, for sure. He's a TV producer, and I followed him in the biz!
@PatNarciso: My pops lives within a two hour drive. I'll be visiting him Sunday afternoon for a Sunday 'dinner'.
@sweetie_the_dog: My dad wasn't really demonstrative but I knew he loved me. I was definitely daddy's girl.
@JoeTheProducer: My dad is a trip. He's in his 80's. Still does toe touches. You see the light in his eyes. What a guy
@PatBarone: Father's Day is good day for forgiveness-Thank you Dad for giving me experience of you as Dad-helped me choose dif father for my son.
@MarshaHudnall: Dad was the gentle one in our family. Miss him
@BoomerWoman: I'm now an adult orphan and my son is the Dad.
@mkatmahoney: He's my dearest friend, but at 86, he can't remember that too well.
@johnreddish: never met my father, parents divorced early. Raised by uncle - he was a sweetie, good man. Model good, if permissive
@cindyoyo: My dad made the best homemade peanut butter fudge in the world.
@BillShafer: My Dad never whines like I do. Wish he would. Why is his generation so closed off to discussing their lives?
@TimBerry: Glad to say my dad turns 90 in October, still plays golf and tennis, watches his stocks on the web, tweets occasionally ... I'm proud
@Seniors4Living: Dad is the life of the party wherever he goes. A great trait to emulate :)
@DLindberg49: Dad has been gone for about 20 years and I really miss talking to him
@kwidrick: My mom and I are extremely close but I'm a daddy's girl, for sure. He's a TV producer, and I followed him in the biz!
@PatNarciso: My pops lives within a two hour drive. I'll be visiting him Sunday afternoon for a Sunday 'dinner'.
@sweetie_the_dog: My dad wasn't really demonstrative but I knew he loved me. I was definitely daddy's girl.
@JoeTheProducer: My dad is a trip. He's in his 80's. Still does toe touches. You see the light in his eyes. What a guy
@PatBarone: Father's Day is good day for forgiveness-Thank you Dad for giving me experience of you as Dad-helped me choose dif father for my son.
Missed the chat? Have something new to contribute? Feel free to leave replies and comments in this discussion, or join us every Thursday night for The Age of Opportunity chat on Twitter. Just enter this phrase "#ageop" and then follow the chat. We like Tweetchat.com -- you can log in with your Twitter name and password, then enter the ageop room and you'll be able to control the speed of the discussion and more. You can also follow by going to search.twitter.com and typing in #ageop.
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