Comments on: Engaging Audiences With Twitter - CNN Doing Something Right http://gavinpurcell.com/2008/09/09/engaging-audiences-with-twitter-cnn-doing-something-right/ Links, Thoughts and Other Stuff Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:34:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: The Write Coast http://gavinpurcell.com/2008/09/09/engaging-audiences-with-twitter-cnn-doing-something-right/#comment-1394 The Write Coast Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:58:09 +0000 http://gavinpurcell.com/2008/09/09/engaging-audiences-with-twitter-cnn-doing-something-right/#comment-1394 Once, a long, long time ago before people started paying me to be a writer...I was a bartender. I worked the day shift at a very, very nice hotel in Beverly Hills. We considered day shifts to be "the graveyard." So one day Brandoff Tartikoff strolls in with a few minions in tow. By now he was gone from NBC and was Chairman of Such and Such at Paramount Pictures. So they sit, order a few sodas and wait, and wait, and wait, ultimately for Billy Bob Thornton whose, "Sling Blade" had just come out and before he won the Oscar. Billy Bob looked like shit to me but Brandon definitely never noticed. So they start talking about this 'n that and Billy Bob quietly orders a Bushmill's on ice just to get through the tedium of this thing. He slung 'em back, I kept serving it up, and Brandon kept talking. By the end of the meeting Billy Bob was kinda trashed and making jokes to me on the side. At its conclusion all shook hands about exactly what who even knew. Billy Bob stumbled out the front door me having had a front door guy get him a cab. Brandon asked for the check and never even looked to see exactly how many of those Bushmill's on ice Billy Bob had destroyed. He signed thebBill, left me a nice tip and remarked enthusiastically how great the meeting went. Yeah, I know Brandon was some sort of genius and you wanna know more about him. Well, here's more I guess. Once, a long, long time ago before people started paying me to be a writer…I was a bartender. I worked the day shift at a very, very nice hotel in Beverly Hills. We considered day shifts to be “the graveyard.” So one day Brandoff Tartikoff strolls in with a few minions in tow. By now he was gone from NBC and was Chairman of Such and Such at Paramount Pictures. So they sit, order a few sodas and wait, and wait, and wait, ultimately for Billy Bob Thornton whose, “Sling Blade” had just come out and before he won the Oscar. Billy Bob looked like shit to me but Brandon definitely never noticed. So they start talking about this ‘n that and Billy Bob quietly orders a Bushmill’s on ice just to get through the tedium of this thing. He slung ‘em back, I kept serving it up, and Brandon kept talking. By the end of the meeting Billy Bob was kinda trashed and making jokes to me on the side. At its conclusion all shook hands about exactly what who even knew. Billy Bob stumbled out the front door me having had a front door guy get him a cab. Brandon asked for the check and never even looked to see exactly how many of those Bushmill’s on ice Billy Bob had destroyed.

He signed thebBill, left me a nice tip and remarked enthusiastically how great the meeting went.

Yeah, I know Brandon was some sort of genius and you wanna know more about him. Well, here’s more I guess.

]]> By: erick kwiecien http://gavinpurcell.com/2008/09/09/engaging-audiences-with-twitter-cnn-doing-something-right/#comment-1291 erick kwiecien Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:22:57 +0000 http://gavinpurcell.com/2008/09/09/engaging-audiences-with-twitter-cnn-doing-something-right/#comment-1291 It seems like they're copying and pasting Twitter replies in Microsoft Word before displaying it on Rick's Monitor. Probably have a couple interns combing the Tweets. Then, I'm guessing Rick'll say "This was just sent in 10 seconds ago from ______" even though it was actually vetted several minutes prior. I guess they figure, who's gonna call them out on it? The general effect, and the principle of the real-time dialogue is still retained. I still enjoy the show. Glad CNN's one of the one's spearheading this thing. It seems like they’re copying and pasting Twitter replies in Microsoft Word before displaying it on Rick’s Monitor. Probably have a couple interns combing the Tweets. Then, I’m guessing Rick’ll say “This was just sent in 10 seconds ago from ______” even though it was actually vetted several minutes prior. I guess they figure, who’s gonna call them out on it? The general effect, and the principle of the real-time dialogue is still retained. I still enjoy the show. Glad CNN’s one of the one’s spearheading this thing.

]]> By: Vicki http://gavinpurcell.com/2008/09/09/engaging-audiences-with-twitter-cnn-doing-something-right/#comment-1284 Vicki Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:15:14 +0000 http://gavinpurcell.com/2008/09/09/engaging-audiences-with-twitter-cnn-doing-something-right/#comment-1284 Why can't John McCain actually tell Americans what his plans are for fixing the economy and the failing health care system, instead of bashing Barack Obama? Talk about negative campaigning. All you hear from the Maverick is the latest associations of Obama. I might be registered as a Republican, however, there is no way that I am going to vote for this grumpy old muppet!!! Why can’t John McCain actually tell Americans what his plans are for fixing the economy and the failing health care system, instead of bashing Barack Obama? Talk about negative campaigning. All you hear from the
Maverick is the latest associations of Obama. I might be registered as a Republican, however, there is no way that I am going to vote for this grumpy old muppet!!!

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