Comments on: The 3 things Apple didn’t say today

By: JC

JC — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:19:29 +0000

I think everyone is missing the blogger's point in calling Apple to task about not tweeting or posting to Facebook. The point is not whether or not they NEED to do it in terms of generating PR, the point is to show folks how easy it is to tweet or post to facebook on the new iPhone. In this case, the APPS are probably the same, but 3G should do it faster, right?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:50:37 +0000

“Is he OK, or dying, or what?”

Not a Steve Jobs acolyte, but that comment shows a complete lack of class, Paul.

By: andrea

andrea — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:01:11 +0000

really? no Twitter and/or FB demos? come on you're kidding… no company today can survive without a proper Twitter strategy, I think that the 2008/9 crisi is due to the fact that Morgan Stanley & Co. hadn't such strategy.
140 characters can save the world….

By: Zoe Sands

Zoe Sands — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:26:04 +0000

I think more emphasis should be made on AT&T and the lack of functionality it appears to be withholding from its customers. Why would AT&T make such a decision? Don't the management team realise that more revenue can be achieved by opening up this functionality, customers would start using their data plans more! Oh well, AT&T will wake up one day!

By: Kathy Phelps

Kathy Phelps — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:37:34 +0000

Only have issue with the Twitter embrace, or lack of from Apple. All of the big trade shows I attended this year – Mobile World Congress & NAB – Apple was absent. However, Apple was the buzz of both shows. More to the point. Apple doesn't need to tweet, you did it for them. & I too am guilty of tweeting for them. I guess the trick is, how do you become the buzz of the the telco world (&Twitter) and not be pushing it . . .

By: JBreed

JBreed — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:11:34 +0000

whether apple "gets" social media or not, i find it interesting that there are millions of mentions of Apple per week on Twitter alone and Apple, the marketing gurus, don't even own their own name (www.twitter.com/apple). I would think that would be something you would not want in the wrong hands.

By: Alan Rosenblatt (@DrDigipol)

Alan Rosenblatt (@DrDigipol) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:05:24 +0000

Interesting observations Paul. Nice to see you stirring up controversy.

By: tomzazueta

tomzazueta — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:31:49 +0000

Two comments:

1. It was smart not to have Steve Jobs make a return on stage at the WWDC, as it would have overshadowed their product announcements.

2. Apple is rarely an early adopter (think MP3 players and cell phones), but when they make a decision to jump in they do it better than anyone. I'm certain Apple has a social media strategy and will jump in when they are ready. Also, why is it necessary for Apple to Tweet or Post on stage when they have 1,000s of fans doing it for them?

By: Scott Bourne

Scott Bourne — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:15:27 +0000

So anyone who disagrees with you is an Apple apologist? How about this. You're an obvious Apple hater - not to mention social media snob.

He didn't do any demos of Aperture on the iPhone s0 using your logic, Apple doesn't know anything about Aperture. He didn't demo lots of things on the iPhone - that's not proof Apple isn't interested in the space.

This is just another (of many) posts by folks who are looking to attack Apple and the iPhone because it's easy link bait. There's nothing substantive in your post. This was an announcement at WWDC - a developers conference - not a generic MacWorld. News of Twitter, AT&T or Jobs hasn't got a thing to do with developers.

Don't give up your day job.

By: dasein

dasein — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:58:33 +0000

Agree, Apple need not trumpet Facebook or Twitter. These bloggers do it ad infinitum, ad nauseum.

By: atomherd

atomherd — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:57:25 +0000

Every social media enthusiast on the planet was yapping about iPhone 3.0 yesterday — they understand social media better than anybody, probably.

By: dasein

dasein — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:57:03 +0000

"What does it mean that none of Apple’s demos today involved Twitter or Facebook, the hottest two sites on the Internet? It means Apple hasn’t internalized the social networks craze."

This is one of the most ignorant comments I've read in weeks. It means nothing that Apple did not involve Twitter or Facebook during their presentation.

Stupid comment, stupid conclusion, and highly parochial.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:56:09 +0000

Here's where you miss the point.

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wwdc

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23apple

People are still tweeting about the event. Apple doesn't need to "engage" in the social media per se, they have an audience. I don't find it would serve them any greater purpose to deliver better products.

By: rhr

rhr — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:52:08 +0000

Does Apple really need to show anyone how to Tweet or post something to Facebook. I think that Apple gives its customers credit for being smart enough to figure out that kind of stuff on their own. Or find one of their apps for it. Or not be so ADHD that they have to Twitter every random thought that pops into their heads.

Thanks, Apple, for sparing us….

By: LEADSExplorer

LEADSExplorer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:56:31 +0000

No netbook.