Tag: Social Networking

• Everyone Failed Social Media : Except Mark Colvin

  I knew Mark Colvin (and his kidney!) purely through Twitter! And sad at his loss. I did read some of his interview transcripts: a gentle questioner able to get a better answer! But in the maelstrom that is Twitter, he came across as funny, intelligent, curious, never ever patronising, clever and subtle, a joy to […]

  Andrew Whalan

  May 11, 2017

  Opinions-Editorial, people, Personal, Social Media

  Australia, Listening, Mark colvin, Social media, Social Networking, Twitter

• Trolls and Insults….If all you can do is call me names then you have run out of facts!

  Often on Twitter I am witness to many different conversations both great, good, bad and truly vile. One I just witnessed was the use of the insult: Unfortunately, the insult landed. VanBadham’s father recently died (of cancer on the 19th March 2013). Her response to my (and many many others) sympathy and to the insults […]

  Andrew Whalan

  March 31, 2013

  Personal, Politics, Social Media

  Facebook, Insult, Online Communities, Percentage, Politics, Social Networking, Trolls, Twitter, Van Badham

• Hope She’s Right

  Two days after being burgled, this happened on twitter! Thank you @whatjanesays!

  Andrew Whalan

  March 2, 2013

  Humour, Personal

  Online Communities, Social Networking, Twitter