Jim Harbaugh comments about his use of social media
“It takes time but I do it,” Harbaugh told reporters during his Big Ten Media Day session. “I enjoy it. Connecting with people, it’s a way to connect. It’s a way to get to know people. It’s a way to see what people are thinking and I also find it pretty humorous, it makes me laugh. There’s a lot of humor and different perspectives."
Source: Scout.com 8/3/2015
http://www.scout.com/college/michigan/story/1569473-harbaugh-embracing-tiwtter-social-media
https://twitter.com/coachjim4um
Too bad we don't have a guy who's real like Kyle Flood
You said it buddy
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We do. He mops the floors of the union at night.
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August 5th, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^
Yesterday we had some moron putting down truck drivers, now we have this guy making fun of janitors. This elitist bullshit has to stop, not everyone in the world is a fucking lawyer, and there is nothing wrong with that.
August 5th, 2015 at 12:20 PM ^
I believe it was more of a comment on Kyle Flood than janitors as a whole.
Also, this is a blog. For fun and amusement.
I'd prefer it if theamusement wouldn't be at the expensve of regular hardworking folks.
I'd prefer it if people didn't get bent out of shape about hypothetical situations in which mythical, nonexistent scenarious are played out in writing for solely for entertainment of people reading the internet.
But we don't always get what we want now do we. Just like when you're a janitor.
Oh snap!
Now you're getting it!
Heard this guy's on the market...
Charlie Weis?
Frank Beamer's goiter?
If you follow the right people, Twitter can be downright hilarious. Jim included.
The Nicki Minaj quoted tweet last weekend was hilarious.
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RIP Meek Mill
August 5th, 2015 at 10:17 AM ^
Drake is such a fake-ass bitch.
August 5th, 2015 at 10:40 AM ^
That's why he's the most popular rap star on the planet... He's basically ended Meek Mill's career. What little there was to begin with.
August 5th, 2015 at 12:27 PM ^
That's the planet's issue.
Rermeber when our old Head Coach didn't know what email was? How did we live before this?
Nor what a headset was nor what a concussion was.
Well he was aware but not fully aware....
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One thing that I really like about Harbaugh's account compared to other coaches is that his is by far the most conversational or at least it lends itself easier to that sort of interaction. Not that he has the time to have conversations of any depth now that August is upon us, but you get hte feeling that he would converse with you. Perhaps it is that openness that helps provide Michigan with an edge sometimes in recruiting, but it could also be that Harbaugh on Twitter is simply entertaining too.
Chuckled at his comment about Bo and Twitter. That would have been an interresting combination, at least in my mind.
“There’s a lot of information that you can glean from Twitter and social media,” Harbaugh said. “Youngsters that post things, you can kind of get to peek behind the curtains to see what they’re like.
My life would have been ruined before it even began if digital cameras and social media was around in the 90's.
Yup.
I remember my brother going to boyne and seeing a bunch of Sparty ladies lift their shirts. He said "the Internet is forever, ladies" as the lads lined up with their phones.
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August 5th, 2015 at 10:54 AM ^
What a creep.
or me? He was trying to offer advice to some drunk girls; not be creepy with them.
There’s a lot of information that you can glean from Twitter and social media
That's pretty much the point of it from the perspective of the companies that offer it -- the value of the information that can be derived.
There's a saying about such things: "When the service is free, you are the product."
Google has done a good job monetizing that; Facebook a bit less so. Twitter is struggling.
Personally I think the entire ad based internet economy is a complete sham. I have rarely, if ever, intentionally clicked on a banner or other internet advertisement. I use ad block. I imagine that many, if not most, people are the same way.
I think that if the curtain was peeled back on a lot of these companies we'd find that they really shouldn't be making 75% of the money they have coming in.
August 5th, 2015 at 10:10 AM ^
True and that's not even the worst thing about these companies. The worst thing is that they are worth billions despite having very little to no revenue. Amazon has lost money in every year of its existence, but it trades at $538 per share. How is this possible? How does something with negative revenue not only still exist, but thrive?
August 5th, 2015 at 11:06 AM ^
Amazon has not lost money in every year of its existence. They also have massive revenue and top line growth. Their issue is they have not translated into earnings. Other than that, agree that it is not behaving in a rational manner. But the stock market is not rational. Especially in the short run and at an individual stock level.
August 5th, 2015 at 11:24 AM ^
It's possible because Amazon has grown in market share and revenue every single year. It could take profits or pay dividends if it chose to but Bezos consistently chooses to reinvest into new business lines (cloud computing, groceries, video, drones, innovative customer service) while also maintaining very low prices to continue adding loyal customers. This only works if you continue to grow - profitiable business lines subsidizing the start-ups and loss leaders. It could take chips off the table but still chooses to operate like a start-up in many ways.
[+1: Informative]
But doesn't a company eventually have to turn a profit? I understand they are using what would be profits to grow the company, but isn't there some threshold at which point the company actually has to make money for shareholders?
Look at Microsoft, which once grew by leaps and bounds like Amazon. They've grown so much and into so many sectors that their growth has slowed. Now they just make money hand over fist, with billions in earnings. But they literally cant even pay people (in dividends) to buy their stock. Tech market economics are just weird to me.
August 5th, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
Well to be fair, the TV industry is built on entirely the same principle.
August 5th, 2015 at 10:37 AM ^
But is there a way to falsify Nielson box data? I used to know a Nielson family back when what you watched was self-reported. Their actual TV viewing habits were significantly different than what was reported. Once all the Nielson families got the data collection box the ratings for PBS and other high-brow programs dropped like a rock.
August 5th, 2015 at 10:43 AM ^
I'm not sure how Nielson boxes pick up on whether DVR is used. But DVR has changed the industry, as people now can simply skip ads (very analogous to AdBlock).
But yeah, live TV is failing and that's why there's all the talk of unbundling.
'Maury Povich? No, no. I was watching NOVA...'
August 5th, 2015 at 10:06 AM ^
If Twitter existed when I was a youth, my account would just be filled with cryptic smith lyrics to make myself look retro avant garde. Either that or I'd be writing frightening tweets to a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg. Ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye.
You know I've always wondered...what movie is your cat watching?
I'm looking at this:
+1 for the first person who gets the reference to the painting.
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jutta/Jatta wtfever can't remember by Seurat
Does your cat always eat popcorn while gazing at 19th century paintings?
The song is a cover of the Smith's Please, Please, Please.
Thanks for the video reference I never would have got it.
Also thanks for not spitting in my eye!
Name this city ... pic.twitter.com/iNgGgyWtqS
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) August 1, 2015