There are a lot of opinions floating around the web about Twitter killing RSS feeds. I wholeheartedly disagree though Twitter definitely helps to keep me out of Feedly and Google Reader more often these days. I think it’s the apps themselves and the process of consuming RSS feeds that kills RSS more than other social […]
Read moreFacebook: My New Professional-Personal Network
The days of letting it all hang out online are long gone unless you really don’t want a job. So it’s become harder and harder to turn some of your more professional connections into personal connections, while still being able to maintain a reputable image. I’m referring to the colleagues that you can connect with […]
Read moreThe Community Is What Makes Social Networks Different
If you’ve ever tried to explain to a friend the difference between their Facebook status and Twitter, tell them it’s the community. There are tons of social networks to hop aboard these days. From Facebook to Myspace to Twitter to Friendfeed to Bebo to Identi.ca to Plurk. There’s almost too many to name and most […]
Read moreWhere’s The Full Feature Facebook App?
I’ve been keeping up with the news on the amount of downloads Facebook’s app for the iPhone has received. Being an iPhone user and early adopter of Facebook since I’m a college student, it satisfied a certain amount of curiosity I have with Facebook these days. Recently, they’ve reached over 1 million downloads, which is […]
Read moreUniversities Need To Take Control Of Their Online Brand
Andy DeSoto has a great post up titled “Social media for colleges and universities”. DeSoto talks about students and alumni that set up university pages and how he feels that it’s something the universities should be doing, not the students. I couldn’t agree more! He also brings up a good point about universities and their […]
Read moreFacebook Makes Stalking So Easy
So Facebook has finally gone public with it’s new chat feature. It’s pretty harmless and nicely integrated with the option to hide offline if you’d like to. I’m sure many Facebook users will find it to be a nice addition compared to many of Facebook’s other changes and additions. However, I’m noticing that Facebook is […]
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