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Deconstructing the LEGO Internet
Deconstructing the LEGO Internet
Earlier this week Jesse Stay, the man behind the Twitter service SocialToo, wrote a rather interesting post suggesting that in order to move the web forward to that mystical 3.0 version we need to start looking at ... continue
Social Media: The military to go where the Washington Post fears to tread
Social Media: The military to go where the Washington Post fears to tread
It is interesting that during all the hoopla surrounding the memo the brass of the Washington post sent to their troops about the use of Twitter and other social media services the US military ... continue
Is Social Media ruining the good old heated debate
Is Social Media ruining the good old heated debate
I was reading a post by Ryan Tate over at Valleywag this morning which lead in to posts by Edward Boches and Bob Knorpp where the common thread between them all being that we ... continue
Is McDonald’s playing the race card for profit with site for black people?
Is McDonald’s playing the race card for profit with site for black people?
I gotta say right off the bat here that this has to be they fucking dumbest idea I have heard of yet. It is one thing for an entertainment network like Black Entertainment Television ... continue
Digsby steps into the real-time web
Digsby steps into the real-time web
Digsby, a multiprotocol IM client as well as a social media client announced this evening a new version of their client that adds some new features to their already impressive list of supported protocols ... continue
Helen Thomas calls Obama administration out on social media smokescreen
Helen Thomas calls Obama administration out on social media smokescreen
Chip Reid and Helen Thomas gave White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs a four-minute chunk of grief over trying to "control the press" in a way Thomas said was worse than even Richard Nixon. Thomas, who has been ... continue
Who will be the John Lennon of Social Media?
Who will be the John Lennon of Social Media?
Openness. Transparency. Bringing about a sense of change and responsibility. For my generation these ideals where embodied in people. People like John Lennon who typified all the good thing, all the ... continue
Montana city backs off of requiring Facebook passwords as job requirement
Montana city backs off of requiring Facebook passwords as job requirement
Remember a couple days ago when I passed along the news about Bozeman, Montana, requiring job applicants to had over their usernames and passwords as part of their job application? Well according to ... continue
Montana city treading some dangerous ground
Montana city treading some dangerous ground
I would bet that we’ve all heard more times than we care to count the old warning about being careful about what you post on the Internet because it could come back to haunt ... continue
Facebook grasping at API straws
Facebook grasping at API straws
I’ve been reading much of what has been written today concerning Facebook’s announcement about opening up the new Facebook Open Stream API. From that reading; including the official blog post by Ray C. He on ... continue
MySpace Gets Silverlight, Facebook Gets Flash. Winner: Facebook.
MySpace Gets Silverlight, Facebook Gets Flash. Winner: Facebook.
MySpace and Facebook have both announced new partnerships for rich media content within their networks. MySpace is teaming up with Microsoft to bring Silverlight functionality to its developer platform, while Facebook is introducing expanded Flash support for ... continue
MySpace Introduces Integrated Photo Editing Tool
MySpace Introduces Integrated Photo Editing Tool
MySpace has introduced a new option to let users edit photos from right within the social network. The built-in tool comes as part of a partnership with FotoFlexer, a Web-based image editing service. The newly integrated MySpace photo ... continue