What Pierce’s Twitter Controversy Teaches us About Humility and Social Media

Celtics forward Paul Pierce was feeling himself after his teams defeat against the Orlando Magic Tuesday night. He had some swag in his step. Maybe a little too much of it. After the game, Pierce was anything but humble in on-court post game interview with ESPN.

Around the same time of that interview, Pierce posted a tweet that said, “Anybody got a BROOM?”

Whoa, Pierce, chill man. There’s no need to tweet that. Or did you? According to Pierce and Athlete Interactive -  company that manages his digital media, his twitter account, @paulpierce34, was hacked.  Apparently the folks over at Twitter did a great job at regaining control of Pierce’s so called hacked account, because a day later he tweeted the following:

Now whether his account was hacked or not is irrelevant, but Pierce’s over-confidence can teach all of us who frequently use social media a lesson – Tweet and update with Humility! Most of us don’t have a whole agency or team of PR reps to cover up a possible gaffe on Twitter, so that’s why we all have to tweet with a little self control out there. We should be confident, share our ideas and be opinionated, because all that stuff makes Twitter the engaging platform that it is. But, that doesn’t mean we should hide behind the safety of a Twitter handle to talk smack, ridicule, and act like someone we aren’t. You wouldn’t pad your resume with experience you don’t have would you? Nah, of course you wouldn’t, because that will catch up with you later, so don’t pad your social media presence either! I mean, we all try make ourselves out to look a little better or cooler than we really are out there, but just don’t over do it.

When tweeting, facebooking, and blogging, always remember who you are and who is listening, because sometimes we forget.

Twitter on #aquapocalypse 2010

The twitter world weighs in on the #aquapocalypse that has hit the greater Boston area.  We love that dirty water. How are you coping with the boil water order? All I know is that it’s finals week at Boston University and kids are going crazy without their coffee fix. Just drink some Red Bull, man. You’ll be alright.

Staples Is Looking to Recruit Conan O’Brien

With Conan now out of a job thanks to Jay Leno, Conan, like many of us, is now using Twitter as a networking tool to look to help him land a job. One company has taken notice so far of Conan’s go getter attitude.

Conan:

Staples:

Twitter For Dummies

Everyday when I ask someone if they are on Twitter I get at least 1 person who has no clue what I’m talking about or has heard it, but has no idea how it works.  Since I’ve joined Twitter roughly a month ago, I have become enthralled with how it works.  Although the 140 character update is supposed to answer the question, “What are you doing?” it is really does so much more.  Companies and artists use it to promote themselves, and many of my friends use it to share funny and interesting links. If you haven’t yet hopped on the latest social media craze, this video sums up what its all about. 

Also, don’t forget to follow Zach and I on Twitter. 

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