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Posts Tagged ‘social media’

Power of the Digital Pen

Remember the days of high school English class or getting a big paper assignment in college? I do. I never minded the act of writing; I was the type that thought having a “pen pal” in some far off country was pretty cool. (Mine never wrote back). However the concept of getting an assignment that [...]

Are you really anonymous?

There’s an article entitled,  Social Security, in the July/August edition of MIT Tech Review. (I’m behind in my reading so just catching up, I plan on starting to read the next one on the train ride home). First off, misleading title. The article has nothing to do with the federal retirement program that will be [...]

Personal Dialog 1 – Social Media 0

Perhaps as strong as we think social media is for interaction and getting to the quick answer, it hasn’t quite surpassed the value of personal contacts and interaction.  I have one story that at least indicates that.  And I will be honest, I thought social media would have won this one in a land slide.  [...]

Now I’m Bothered, And Upset

At some point (I think recently) I updated my MyBlogLog profile which included updating several other services.  Yes, this is basically the same thing you do at FriendFeed.  And this is one of the common themes about social media that bothers me:  updating your profile in a number of locations.  I’ve discussed this in that [...]

DataPortability – Please Succeed

If there is one effort taking place on the web that I wish much success in achieving it goals and desired results, it is the DataPortability group.  I’m sure there are others but this is one that is top of mind, and absolutely NEEDS to happen. My friend, Daniela Barbosa, is a major proponent of [...]