Archive | December, 2008

31 December 2008 ~ Comments

Professional Resolutions Meme

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This post is about the professional resolutions for improvement that I intend to make in 2009.  I was tagged by @David_N_Wilson. I don’t really believe in “new year’s resolutions” because I think you should always have goals, regardless of the time of year. I’m making an exception in this case because I definitely [...]

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30 December 2008 ~ Comments

Twitter Users Cling to It Like a Safety Blanket

I recently wrote a post on Blackweb 2.0 which discussed one of the many services and content management systems that aim to extend the usefulness of Twitter. I briefly touched on something that has been in the back of my mind for a while, so I figured I should elaborate. In the post I explained [...]

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19 December 2008 ~ Comments

Automation Defeats the Purpose of Social Media

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The fact that Twitter is so simple and so revered makes it a perfect example to use when talking about social media in general. It provides the most basic framework for what more complicated networking sites like Facebook and Myspace are built upon. You find people and connect with them based on the [...]

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14 December 2008 ~ Comments

Blackbird Is Not About Tech, It’s About Being #blck

Blackbird Is Not About Tech, It’s About Being #blck

Blackbird is a browser created specifically for black people. Now, it’s pretty self-explanatory, so here is a snippet from the website to explain it:
The Blackbird Browser gives you access to Internet sites just like Internet Explorer, plus more community-specific features when you want them. For example, Black Search moves important information from African American sites [...]

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12 December 2008 ~ Comments

Pownce Refugees Now Have a Home at Rejaw

Pownce Refugees Now Have a Home at Rejaw

After logging into my Rejaw account, I noticed a curious note at the top:
Pownce refugees: Import your old notes into your Rejaw account!
After checking out the link, it looks like the Rejaw guys have got the Pownce import game locked up. View the full shout for details and to ask any questions you may have.
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11 December 2008 ~ Comments

TwitterFeed: Yer Doin It Wrong

TwitterFeed: Yer Doin It Wrong

There are many different uses of Twitter that I find somewhat disturbing and annoying. At the heart of it is the fact that I don’t believe Twitter should be your personal billboard. It’s one thing to be highly active and engaged in the community, but it’s quite another to flood your followers with automated Tweets. [...]

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04 December 2008 ~ Comments

Why You Should Pownce on Rejaw

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Six Apart recently purchased Pownce, shut it down, and scrapped it for parts. Their blog says Welcome Pownce Team, so the users of the Pownce service need to find another place to be accepted. The Pownce service will officially shut down on December 15th, according to The Pownce Blog.
It’s very unfortunate [...]

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02 December 2008 ~ Comments

I Am an XML Superstar

I like making videos, so I when I came across this XLM Contest, you already know I had to put in my 2 cents. The contest is easy to enter. You can do a song, create a documentary, or make a screencast. Just about anything you can think of is fair game as long as [...]

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