YouTube founders buy Delicious, but I’ve moved on
For a long time I was a devoted fan of the social bookmarking service Delicious. It was my backup brain, and I used it to feed content to this blog when I didn’t have time to write. But after Yahoo...
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Mea culpa: I can’t be an off-duty journalist
Is a journalist ever off-duty? I tend to think not — and yesterday I feel like I neglected my duty. It’s bugging me. It was Memorial Day, I decided to go for a long bike ride to see the beach at...
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Basic toolkit for an integrated online engagement strategy
Whether you’re an individual or an organization, engaging people online is easier if you have a good toolkit. Here’s a very basic guide to how you can integrate some free/cheap popular services to join...
View ArticleFacebook: How to change your default news feed setting to “most recent”
UPDATE JUNE 30: Unfortunately, this fix doesn’t seem to be persisten. Today, my Facebook news feed default reverted to “Top News” — without me changing that setting. I asked Vadim Lavrusik of Facebook...
View ArticleLike diversity? Facebook will let you have it, but not keep it
Yesterday I wrote about an annoyance I have with Facebook’s web user interface. In a nutshell, I personally prefer to regularly view in my news feed the latest items from ALL the people, groups, and...
View ArticleGoogle+, Facebook & mobile
I just spent most of the day testing the new Google+ social network service, and its Android app and mobile web app — and writing a review for CNN.com about the mobile experience. Generally, I liked...
View ArticleScribd.com surprise when cleaning up Facebook privacy settings
This morning, I took a few minutes to do something I’ve been meaning to do for awhile: clean up my Facebook privacy settings. It had some unintended consequences… I just went under account settings...
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Facebook, Yahoo: just let me follow the damn link
I’ve noticed on Facebook that if someone shares a link using Yahoo’s Facebook app, I can’t just follow the link. They seem to expect me to install that app just to follow the link! Case in point:...
View ArticleI’m not alone in this: reflections on social media and digital connection
Social media, digital communication channels, and cell phones often get accused of alienating people, enabling bullies, and breaking down the human ties which are the foundation of society. Bullshit....
View ArticleWhy Facebook’s mobile apps suck: A developer’s view
I’ll admit it: Contrary to my own expectations I’ve grown to use Facebook much more than I thought I would have — mainly because it’s the most common point of connection across my many social and...
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