Sabtu, 17 September 2011

Why You Shouldn’t Merge Tweets and Facebook Statuses


The ability to link Facebook statuses and tweets is great for lazy people, Tweetdeck fans, and social media aficionados boasting “Look at me, see what I can do!” Ok, that’s a bit harsh. Yes, logging into various social networks to speak your mind may be a bit inconvenient. But it doesn’t mean that the best solution is to say the same exact thing everywhere.

Here are some reasons to consider unmerging your status updates and tweets:
1. The Annoyance Factor

The communication styles of Twitter and Facebook are completely different. Twitter includes elements like hashtags (#), replies (@), and retweets (RT@), and Facebook statuses have normal sentence structures. Facebook statuses are usually in the third person, whereas Tweets are usually in the first person. So merging your Tweets and Facebook statuses means that Twitter lingo will show up on Facebook, and third person sentences will show up on Twitter. Since #, @, and RT@ are irrelevant on Facebook, nobody wants to see it there. Especially when you’re replying to someone else, because then your status won’t even make sense. And you just look silly talking in the third person on Twitter. Very annoying.
2. The Privacy Factor

Everyone uses Facebook and Twitter differently, but commonly Facebook is like a reunion of friends and Twitter is like a podium in front of an audience with a short attention span. You can use Facebook’s super-customizable privacy settings and limit who reads your status updates. However, Twitter is completely public, so even people not following you can read your Tweets. You could restrict your profile completely, but then you won’t get many followers. So do you really want to be Tweeting everything you say on Facebook? Not only are people on Twitter not really interested in what you’re doing Friday night, but that’s a bit scary, right? People don’t have to be following you to pay attention to you; you’re just a URL away from who-knows-who.
3. The Who-Cares Factor

Like many people who use both Facebook and Twitter, I use Facebook for my friends and Twitter for everyone else, but mainly for my career field (marketing and social media).

One of my typical Facebook statuses might be: “Just had the most awesome weekend ever, but so sad it’s Monday!” My Facebook status will get several likes and a few “Me too” or “What did you do this weekend?” comments. My Twitter followers WILL NOT CARE.

One of my typical tweets might read: “Top 10 Ways For Brands to Use Social Media – bit.ly/yaddayadda.” My Tweet might get a few retweets and a reply, “You might like this article too: bit.ly/blahblah.” My Facebook friends WILL NOT CARE (unless they’re one of my coworkers).
4. The Word Limit Factor

On Twitter, you only get 140 characters to speak your mind. On Facebook, you get 420 characters for status updates. So why would you limit yourself to a mere 140 characters on Facebook when you don’t have to?
5. The Frequency Factor

The communication styles on Twitter and Facebook are much different. On Twitter, you want to meet new people and make yourself known, so you might update your status more frequently with links, useful knowledge you might have, and other interesting tidbits of information. On Facebook, things are more relaxed because all of your friends have friended you back; it’s not like you’re trying to impress people into following you. Because of this, people tend to tweet much more often than they update their Facebook status. So while it’s acceptable to have five tweets in a row, it’s almost obnoxious when someone on Facebook updates their status five times in a row.

It’s ok to merge tweets and status updates on an individual basis. For example, if there’s a funny link you want to share, or something everyone could enjoy, then by all means, merge away. Otherwise, keep them separated.

Do you merge your Tweets and Facebook statuses? What other reasons are there for not merging them. On the flip side, what do you think are the benefits of merging them?

Jumat, 16 September 2011

Ryan Murphy Memberikan Detail Mengenai Karakter Finalis "The Glee Project"

THR - Saat musim ketiga Glee dimulai minggu depan, beberapa wajah familiar dari The Glee Project akan mulai terlihat. Ada yang menjadi 'musuh', ada yang menjadi saudara, dan yang menjadi murid pertukaran pelajar.

Co-creator serta produser eksekutif Glee, Ryan Murphy, mengatakan pada The Hollywood Reporter bahwa peran-peran untuk para finalis The Glee Project telah ditulis, dan ia mengungkapkan bahwa Lindsay Pearce, salah satu dari empat finalis The Glee Project bisa menjadi bagian yang sangat cocok -- seorang leader dari grup lain.

"Itu sedikit aneh karena kami melakukan syuting sebelum episode final The Glee Project tayang, jadi kami membuat semacam konferensi di hotel. Kami juga cukup tegang untuk memberi tahu siapa yang jadi juara, jadi kita sedikit agak memperlambatnya."

Tapi untuk dua pemenang utama, Damian McGinty dan Samuel Larsen, mereka akan hadir dengan cerita yang cukup besar. Pertama Damian akan memiliki koneksi dengan Brittany; ide tersebut ditemukan pertama kali oleh Ryan sendiri saat The Glee Project masih berlangsung.

"Damian akan hadir di episode empat, dimana Adam Shankman menjadi sutradara, dan kita masih syuting untuk episode itu saat ini," Ujar Ryan. "Dia adalah murid pertukaran pelajar yang tinggal bersama Brittany dan Brittany percaya bahwa ia adalah leprechaun dengan kekuatan magis."

Ryan juga memuji kemampuan akting dan menyanyi Damian. "Saat hari pertamanya, ia di dorong ke loker sebanyak 25 kali dan saat pengambilan gambar untuk lagu pertamanya, seluruh kru memberikannya apresiasi yang besar. Dia luar biasa dengan aktingnya," Ujar Ryan.

Pemenang lainnya, Samuel Larsen kemungkinan akan baru diperkenalkan pada episode 10 atau 11 dan dia akan menjadi saudara dari Puck.

Tidak boleh dilupakan, finalis lainnya ialah Alex Newell, Ryan Murphy mengungkapkan bahwa karakternya akan mirip seperti karakter Lindsay, dan dia tidak akan muncul dulu untuk episode-episode awal.

Tapi apakah Ryan Murphy telah memikirkan untuk menambahkan episode kepada runner up The Glee Project?

"Ya aku sudah memikirkannya," Ujar Ryan Murphy mengenai kemungkinan penambahan episode bagi Lindsay. Dan bagi Lindsay, episode "Sectionals" kemungkinan menjadi episode keduanya. "Salah satu momen favoritku pada episode ini [The Purple Piano Project] ialah saat Lindsay bertatapan langsung dengan wajah Lea. Aku percaya orang-orang akan senang melihat catfight antara Lea dan Lindsay di depan kamera."

Dan saat ditanyakan mengenai apakah Cameron Mitchell, kompetitor yang keluar saat episode ketujuh The Glee Project, kemungkinan bisa hadir di Glee musim ini, Ryan mengatakan bahwa tahun ini bukan saatnya bagi Cameron. Tapi Ryan masih membuka pintu lebar-lebar bagi Cameron tahun depan.

Rabu, 07 September 2011

The Glee Season 3 Spoiler

During this season at some point, Anne Hathaway will guest star as Kurt's lesbian aunt. She was supposed to be in season 2 but due to scheduling conflicts, it was post-poned to season 3. It is still unknown if it'll be just for one episode or recurring and whether she'll sing or not.

The early renewal of the show will allow the production team to cut costs and to plan ahead when writing scripts.In June 2010, it was announced that Oxygen would host a reality series set to air in June 2011, featuring performers competing for a spot on Glee.

There's talk on set that the Warblers are to be kept around and will start going on tour separate from the Glee cast along with Darren Criss. If this is finalized, it may affect Blaine transferring.


Holly Holiday will be back.

The Warblers will be on the show as long as Blaine is at Dalton. If/When he transfers will be their final appearance.

Glee will delve into "more surreal and hilarious" plot-lines in Season 3, as the show's producer expressed disbelief at unfounded support for recent episodes such as "A Night of Neglect" and "Funeral".

Producers want Tom Cruise on Glee, whether this is a permanent or temporary role is unknown. Penélope Cruz also wants to get on Glee. Nicole Scherzinger (former member of the Pussycat Dolls) wants to get on Glee too.

A new character, who is a failed and jaded pop star who is now teaching a Glee Club at a rival school, may be introduced. Its also hinted that the character will have a musical number. Tom Cruise is currently wanted for this roll.

Beiste and Will will be involved in a love triangle with Emma. An NDA will be imposed on every member of the Glee cast (Main cast, Extras, Production Staff, etc.) to prevent information getting out.

Fox is going to release a DVD called 'Glee 3D'. All that's known about it is that its in 3D and will somehow relate to the Glee Concert Tour.

Lady Gaga has confirmed more of her songs will be performed. She is also interested in appearing on the show. It has been confirmed by Lady Gaga herself in a recent video interview that she is waiting for the free time to film for Season Three of Glee.

Finn/Rachel will continue into series 3 as a couple. But whether they are together the whole season is unknown

4 new cast members have been confirmed to join the series (and possibly New Directions) in series 3. All 4 characters will have their own stories. These are NEW cast members, so characters like Blaine and Karofsky are not counted.

Why Sam and Mercedes are hiding their relationship will be brought up in this series. Its been described as "They have their reasons"

Quinn has transformed/grown up/matured. This will be explored in series 3

The Glee bosses revealed at the Paleyfest that they are thinking about doing an episode where everyone sings their lines of dialogue.

Quinn might have a new romance this season

Sue wont be friendly for long. She will eventually try to destroy the Glee Club again.

It seems that Glee is casting 2 new recurring roles for Seasons 3. Rebecca and Marilyn. There aren't many details except that the role of Marilyn is meant to be a Adele/Susan Boyle style character. Source Rebecca is described as beautiful and someone who can sing all kinds of music.

Cory Monteith also gave a few hints at what the big storylines will be in Glee's third season. "There's gonna be a lot of transitions happening," he admits. "Rachel's eyes are very much set on New York when we leave season two and Finn is very interested in rekindling a relationship with her. It's gonna be those challenges - does she go to New York? Does she stay? That's what season three is gonna be all about." I think it's going to be interesting to see Mr Schuester's role - whether he pursues his Broadway dream or whether he stays at McKinley High."

April Rhodes has been confirmed to return.