Why do people hate Tim Tebow?
Tim Tebow has barely registered on my celebrity meter for most of his career. Had you asked me a few months ago who Tim Tebow is I probably would have been able to tell you he’s a professional athlete. I may even have guessed the sport correctly. I never could have told you the team [...]
Quantum rallies, New Economy, superstition
Schrödinger’s Rally! Kuwait activist: Police disperse ‘stateless’ rally Of course, wouldn’t the police have to observe the rally to disperse it, thereby changing its state? Hey, give me a break. It’s friday. * * * * * Welcome to the New (Facebook) Economy: Girlfriend for $5 * * * * * My children expressed concerns [...]
Google in my head
Google is turning up their Creepy Factor yet again, though anyone who didn’t see this one coming isn’t paying attention: Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information. Not that I trust Facebook with my information more than I do [...]
Who owns your followers?
Here’s an interesting case that should get more attention than it is currently getting: An Internet company is suing a former employee, saying he left the firm and took his 17,000 Twitter followers with him. PhoneDog LLC says Noah Kravitz owes them $340,000 because when Kravitz left to do freelance work, he changed his Twitter [...]
Random Musings: Acting locally, Internet trolls, Cosmetic surgery
It’s one thing to want to save the rainforests. It’s another to take the time to find out why they are disappearing and work on the root causes. Often in developing countries the people may be fully aware that what they are doing is damaging things for the long term, but have no choice but [...]
Do social coupons work?
It seems lately that social coupon sites are all the rage. If I understand correctly, these sites offer discount coupons to popular businesses. Customers just have to get enough people to commit to buying a coupon in order for the coupons to be offered (ie. get 100 people to buy this 50% coupon to McDonalds, [...]
Which SM service is right for you?
There are a lot of social media services out there. Far too many, really. No one can really hope to know about them all, let alone understand them and use them. But over time several have risen to the top as the de facto leaders in the field. Services such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, [...]
Don’t overlook LinkedIn
For many Net Socialites LinkedIn is one of those “also-ran” sites. It’s reputation as a job-search site causes many to overlook it in favor of more sexy, pure-social sites. But for both individuals and businesses that want to establish a business presence online or build their reputation, LinkedIn should be included in their social toolbox. [...]
Five reasons to use Facebook for business
Facebook takes a lot of heat these days–often deservedly. But sometimes that criticism echoes much of the criticism leveled at Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Once a company reaches the top of the heap they become an easy target for everyone who thinks they could do it better. None of this makes Facebook any less [...]