When Digital Funny Can Leave A Mark

Holy Hanna , what did I just do for a laugh?! Lee Odden, author of Top Rank Blog, a wonderful resource, Tweeted this

In a moment of humor, I am trying to be a leading Twitter Comic providing Tweeting improvisation based on other’s tweets, I respond with the following

NOTE: smiley face at end. After I hit send I’m thinking, Yikes! What if it gets RTed? What if it starts a Tweeter trend #MaruggiDrinking or worse yet #MaruggiDrinkingAgain - What if my life insurance company is tracking its customers’ habits and feeding their tweets into their database. What if my in-laws are tracking me, (and they are)? It’s just 140 characters people, a little chuckle. Should my response be “Lighten Up Francis” Should I Tweet a retraction?

Let me consult my influencers.

Oh God, there really is a Tweeter named Doubt, I’m hosed.

Lesson Learned: Social Media will eventually stifle all communication. :> }

Albert Maruggi

President of Provident Partners

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