This is a very important lesson and I would stress that the comment made does not accurately reflect the views of those here, not only Michigan, but in the Midwest.

Ouch… I can say having moved back to Michigan (which I believe is considered Midwest), there is an incredible amount of talent here. Not only in Michigan, but throughout the region. I moved back to last October.. hmm that was 8 months ago. So I guess Twitter has been around at least that long.

I did think that was a surprising comment – maybe I was guilty of giving Tanner Friedman the benefit of the doubt? However, I definitely agree (and hence the email to them in the first place) that the lack of monitoring is unforgivable.

Say it had been a client that was under the cosh from a fake Twitter account – would the response have been so slow? Unfortunately we can only guess, since no-one from Tanner Friedman has offered their views here, despite being sent the link to the piece as soon as it was live.

More lessons learned, perhaps?

Cheers Brandon, appreciate you stopping by and offering your views.

As a PR pro in Michigan, I can DEFINITELY say that Twitter has been around in this area for more than “a few months.” Many of us here are incredibly active in the social media space, and have been for quite some time.

You know as well as I do, social media puts the responsibility back on brands to monitor their reputation. Even if a company isn't actively participating online, they should still be taking the appropriate steps to monitor “chatter” on the Internet.

Let this case be a lesson for us all.

Brandon
@bchesnutt

This is a very important lesson and I would stress that the comment made does not accurately reflect the views of those here, not only Michigan, but in the Midwest.

Ouch… I can say having moved back to Michigan (which I believe is considered Midwest), there is an incredible amount of talent here. Not only in Michigan, but throughout the region. I moved back to last October.. hmm that was 8 months ago. So I guess Twitter has been around at least that long.

I did think that was a surprising comment, but maybe wanted to give Tanner Friedman the benefit of the doubt? However, I definitely agree (and hence the email to them in the first place) that the lack of monitoring is unforgivable.

Say it had been a client that was under the cosh from a fake Twitter account – would the response have been so slow? Unfortunately we can only guess, since no-one from Tanner Friedman has offered their views here, despite being sent the link to the piece as soon as it was live.

More lessons learned, perhaps?

Cheers Brandon, appreciate you stopping by and offering your views.

As a PR pro in Michigan, I can DEFINITELY say that Twitter has been around in this area for more than “a few months.” Many of us here are incredibly active in the social media space, and have been for quite some time.

You know as well as I do, social media puts the responsibility back on brands to monitor their reputation. Even if a company isn't actively participating online, they should still be taking the appropriate steps to monitor “chatter” on the Internet.

Let this case be a lesson for us all.

Brandon
@bchesnutt

This is a very important lesson and I would stress that the comment made does not accurately reflect the views of those here, not only Michigan, but in the Midwest.

Ouch… I can say having moved back to Michigan (which I believe is considered Midwest), there is an incredible amount of talent here. Not only in Michigan, but throughout the region. I moved back to last October.. hmm that was 8 months ago. So I guess Twitter has been around at least that long.

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