Media Socialist is a blog about, and a testing ground for, social media online.

That means we're gluttons for blogs, social networks, social bookmarks, wikis, user-generated video, photo-sharing, and everything Web 2.0.

Comcast searches Twitter for customers in need

Friday, July 11th, 2008 by Griffin Hammond

I read this Boston Globe article about customer complaints in social media, and one story caught my attention: When C.C. Chapman noticed a blemish in his high-definition television's reception during the NBA playoffs recently, he blasted a quick gripe about Comcast into the online ether, using the social network Twitter. Minutes later, ...

The cost of social networking

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 by Griffin Hammond

When I joined Facebook, it was still thefacebook.com, so I've used it long enough to become completely enamored by everything it has evolved into. So until now, I never bothered to explore the rest of the social networking realm. This week, to broaden my social media horizons, I joined two ...