Leo Laporte interviews Ryan Holiday

I just watched a very interesting video on YouTube.   I highly recommend that if you are interested in how blogging works and other new media topics that you check it out.

As can be seen below it is an interview between Leo Laporte and Ryan Holiday.  Ryan gives an over view of his new book "Trust Me I'm Lying" which tells stories that Ryan used as a media strategist to get his clients page views and media attention.

I also enjoyed the probing questions that Leo Laporte asked Ryan.  Their conversation gave some insight into how blogs, YouTube, Twitter and other new media web sites can be used to manipulate the media.



Notes from YouTube:

Author of Trust Me I'm Lying, media strategist, talks to us about the manipulation of mass media.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Ryan Holiday

Do We Really Need a Twitter Only Device

This could be filed under, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." In an article titled "It's the First Twitter-Only Mobile Device, But Why? PC World ask "Do we really need twitter-only devices."

A humorous comment that accompanies the article says, "Oh yeah, I remember those, we called them pagers."

And while I'll admit that I kind of like the idea, I can't really see the need when most smart phones can either go directly to the site or have various Twitter applications. But I also have to think that there are some people who may prefer this over the higher costing smart phones.

The device called a TwitterPeek is available exclusively from Amazon, which also sells the Peek Pronto Mobile Messaging Device for $299, including a lifetime service contract (see below).


Peek Pronto Mobile Messaging Device with Lifetime Service Included (Grey)

Out to the Twitter Universe

In preps for an upcoming post on Twitter I thought, I better join so I can better understand how to use it.

So if you are a tweeter and you want to follow me or check on who I follow, or help me figure it all out check me out at FitzgeraldKC