Social Media PSA #143 (but who’s counting?)

Many of us form online social networks not only with friend friends, but also with virtual strangers we know a lot about, but don’t really know. We might find them to be charming or engaging and frequently entertaining and regularly informative, but for the most part are not warm for their form/hot for their bods [...]

Moderation Please

Let’s make this clear for once and for all, moderating is not censorship

I’m Not A Fan

There’s something inherently broken if not altogether annoying about Facebook’s fan feature. Where else but the internet can you find a faux friend, slight acquaintance or former high school classmate sending you an e-mail suggesting you publicly profess your admiration for them and agree to accept an undefined amount of spam to further their goal?

Buzz (Zzzzzz)

Google‘s newest launch Buzz, has the social networking world atwitter- though not necessarily impressed. Image via Wikipedia A bit late to the game, Buzz is a somewhat simplified way of interacting with those in your social network in short, sporadic messaging bursts.  While Twitter, Facebook and the rest rely on people actively seeking out connections, [...]

L is for Lurker

Don’t get me wrong, there’s something to be said for mass popularity, but as someone who for all intents and purposes manufactures hype for a living, I tend to question any over the top fads and seek out authenticity. And yes, I fully appreciate the irony of that statement.

On Doppelgangers

Never one to ignore the lure of social networking peer pressure, I thought of including my own doppelganger, but was plagued with doubt.

Data Mining for Dummies – The Twitter Version

The long range potential for you to get screwed out of your ideas or semi-private information should make you even more hesitant to post anything sensitive, timely or proprietary on Twitter- unless you’ve already staked a claim to it.

TMI, is it TMI?

We’ve become a nation of voyeurs peeking into each other’s personal and professional lives via websites, webcams, social networking, blogs and the pestilence known as reality TV.  As such, we probably know too much about people who sometimes seem to know far too little. That said, there’s a time and place for everything.  Corporate blogs [...]

Flexible Ethics

The very nature of the social networking beast is that you’ve given us the framework to spread word of your mistakes like wildfire.

Would You Buy Tide From This Woman?

While I thought that I’d privatized my profile, I’d left myself and my comments wide open to being used by Facebook in a way that made me queasy