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Re:Ask HN: Social Networks and Business? by jbm on Sunday March 29, 2009 @11:55AM (#537444)
I'm not sure what Griffin is - tried googling it, but a mess of results with no common theme came up.

I hear the "Instant awareness" thing. I should probably look up an example of this before I go in though. I think I read an article about that here a while back (how Twitter is a potential competitor to Google because of its faster reaction to changes in public mood)

I don't think the customer service angle will work in the context of the company I'm dealing with. The company has certification programs and its main product is in use with banks and other large companies - I don't think the president of Citibank is going to twit about how XYZ screwed up big time. (That said, I wonder if I can explain how it might be a good way to reach out to hacker-types)

Re:Ask HN: Social Networks and Business? by jaxn on Sunday March 29, 2009 @10:25PM (#538105)
Griffin Technology. The make iPod accessories and such.

Wait, I am not sure the President would want to be on Twitter at all. However, Citibank runs ads and marketing campaigns, they have customer service, they run PR campaigns. Twitter is a tool that those departments can use to actively listen and respond to their customers.