How NOT To Use Twitter <cough>@markoconnor35<cough>

When Twitter was launched, I wasn’t a big fan but I’ve sincerely warmed up to the platform in recent years. Consequently, it is frustrating to see the alarming increase of arts groups and artists approaching the medium with as much subtlety and finesse as email spam peddling penis enlargement pills; case in point, @markoconnor35.

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How NOT To Use Twitter @markoconnor35

When Twitter was launched, I wasn’t a big fan but I’ve sincerely warmed up to the platform in recent years. Consequently, it is frustrating to see the alarming increase of arts groups and artists approaching the medium with as much subtlety and finesse as email spam peddling penis enlargement pills; case in point, @markoconnor35.

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Stop Being Such A Control Freak And Be Glad For The Yelp

Although it might not make Michael Kaiser or Rocco Landesman very happy, the growth of citizen critics and independent reviewers is beginning to have an undeniable impact on performing arts organizations. Case in point, Holly Mulcahy published an article at Neo Classical today titled Yelp Me Out which examines orchestra reviews at the social media oriented review website, yelp.com.

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What's Old Is Old Again

There’s nothing quite like an old media vs. new media discussion; you can always count on it producing a few worthwhile bang-your-head-against-the-wall moments but the potential entertainment value doubles when the discussion panel is comprised of music critics. Case in point, there’s a fantastic blog post at sfciviccenter.blogspot.com that provides a firsthand account of a discussion panel from the 2011 Music Critics Association of North America annual meeting.

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