Comments on: Twitter: A Window into #WestIndian Culture

By: jaywalk1

jaywalk1 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:03:53 +0000

@Kristenej Exactly. A perfect example, probably one I should have included the post, is the exchange I saw between two people talking about West Indians and race.

One felt that West Indians were a separate race and the other disagreed.

This is exactly why we need to stop marketing and communicating just at the surface to “African-Americans” and “Hispanic Americans.” This type of perspective cannot be overlooked.

By: kristenej

kristenej — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:33:33 +0000

Yeah,I agree. It also helps to listen some to some of the “dribble” trending topics( I.e.-#famoushoodquotes or #rhiannasforehead) and see what they lead to. I tend to stay away from those because I like to tweet more professionally, but from a listening post standpoint, they have a lot of merit

By: jaywalk1

jaywalk1 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:01:19 +0000

Great! Have you written about it before. I just checked out your blog and there are some really interesting posts, like the one on Jamaicans and dancehall. It would be great to talk further about what you’ve done. If you’re interested, email me at james.walker@prprescriptions.com.

By: Samuel

Samuel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:42:47 +0000

Very interesting. I’ve been exploring the same with other demographic groups on twitter, especially #africanamerican. Twitter is a good way to look into specific conversations/concerns within communities, from their own vantage point.

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