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5 Reasons Social Media Makes Me Want to Claw YOUR Eyes Out
Once again, I must qualify this post with a disclaimer: I create social media. At times, what I create is quite good, and I enjoy the process. I also enjoy the community aspect of social media.However.There’s a LOT of fluff and very little substance to…
Why Social Media Doesn’t Matter (Yet)
I produce social media, both for fun (Something to Be Desired) and for a living. And I can say, even as one of the medium’s biggest supporters, that it simply doesn’t matter.Yet.Why? Because we, with rare exception, are not producing media that matte…
Why Social Media Doesn’t Matter (Yet)
I produce social media, both for fun (Something to Be Desired) and for a living. And I can say, even as one of the medium’s biggest supporters, that it simply doesn’t matter.Yet.Why? Because we, with rare exception, are not producing media that matte…
Why Twitter Scares People
Some people claim to fear Twitter (and social media in general) because of its seeming captivity at the hands of the inane. They worry that our culture is being hijacked by the mouth-breathers and the endlessly self-fascinated, and they refuse to give…
Test-Driving BlogRush
Andy Quayle asked (via Twitter) if anyone else was using BlogRush. Having never heard of it, I checked it out and, suitably interested, dedided to give it a shot myself.What Is BlogRush?It’s a traffic aggregator for your blog.See the new BlogRush widg…
5 Good Things About the Death of Net Neutrality
According the the BBC, the Department of Justice has decided that Net Neutrality is bad for America.If you don’t know, the basic concept of Net Neutrality is that ANYONE, ANYWHERE, should have the EXACT SAME ACCESS TO ALL INFORMATION as EVERYONE else. …
Tweet Tooth
I’m following nearly 200 folks on Twitter. And, even though there’s a good amount of Twitter overlap amongst my friends — i.e., a lot of us show up on each other’s lists — I’m willing to be there are a few folks that I consider to be irreplaceable in…
Pittsburgh: Redefining “Overnight Success”
Bacn, circa early 1900s… Via ApeladOn Saturday, the term bacn was coined at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2.By today, Thursday, the term is already the 14th most-popular term on Technorati.It has appeared on Wired, CNet and the Washington Post websites, among o…
Pittsburgh: Redefining “Overnight Success”
Bacn, circa early 1900s… Via ApeladOn Saturday, the term bacn was coined at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2.By today, Thursday, the term is already the 14th most-popular term on Technorati.It has appeared on Wired, CNet and the Washington Post websites, among o…
Pittsburgh: Redefining “Overnight Success”
Bacn, circa early 1900s… Via ApeladOn Saturday, the term bacn was coined at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2.By today, Thursday, the term is already the 14th most-popular term on Technorati.It has appeared on Wired, CNet and the Washington Post websites, among o…
