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facebook Pop Quiz #9: Why so hard to ADD a Friend?

jmacofearth — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:51:20 +0000

Seriously it could be a lot easier to add a friend on facebook. And the friendfinder app, well... that's next on the list.

Get Your List On: Twitter Lists, the New Social Cred System

jmacofearth — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:01:29 +0000

Twitter lists may be more important that how many people follow you. It's guilt or promotion by association. And when looking to discover new people to follow, I DO sometimes look at the lists that include ME. Cause if they added me, there must be something of a connection.

facebook Pop Quiz #8: So you wanna POKE ME now?

jmacofearth — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:52:27 +0000

I guess it's a form of endearment. But it seems like laziness to me. Poking on facebook.

Do You Follow? Connecting and Disconnecting Our Networks

jmacofearth — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:30:20 +0000

So with a major life change, or perhaps just a change in the status quo, it's good to take an inventory of all the ways your are followed and following. Concerns about privacy might bug you, but if you don't even know where all your sharing is going, well… I think you might be barking [...]

Total Recall: Tagging for Fun and Organization

jmacofearth — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:04:14 +0000

My point was this: if you spend two hours Googling a subject and tracking down ideas for a new project, someone following in your delicious path can get to the same primary research in minutes. And if you add notes and thoughtful tags, you can help guide the next person down your thought process.

Of Equal Or Lesser Value: Priorities and Passions and Realities

jmacofearth — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:36:06 +0000

So for the day week month, I'm going to differ any of these purchases. Two of the three won't fit in my current living quarters anyway. And the guitar, well, I just WANT IT.

facebook Pop Quiz #7: Why Is facebook Killing the Profile Boxes?

jmacofearth — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:44:17 +0000

One of the few ways you can personalize your facebook page without learning FBML is to add boxes. I guess they are removing them to make room for more ads. // If they were making way for better friend finding and friend management I'd be all for it. But I doubt that's what they have in mind. I guess I could go to the "Help Center" and find out.

Amazingly Nonsensical Review of iTunes 10, PING and the Magic of Loudness

jmacofearth — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:42:22 +0000

If someone can show me a screenshot of PING I'll include it. Because I am sure that if you knew I was listening to ACDC and I knew that you knew that I was listening to ACDC it would sound exponentially better AND louder. Cause that's the power of social media baby! We're all connected. We're all music lovers. And now we can follow each other without having to leave iTunes. I may never go outside or talk to another person again.

The Road Ahead: Planning For and Organizing Around What's Next

jmacofearth — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:53:51 +0000

And hours after I chatted with my brother about flying down to Mexico, one of my opportunities called. If it were to come into place, I would have no time for trying to cross the river. I would gladly stay on this side of the path and keep working with the same diligence I have been for the last few months. // Sometimes the road ahead is behind you.

facebook Pop Quiz #6: How Do You Capitalize facebook? Or Do You?

jmacofearth — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:58:24 +0000

ure, you can tell me that one is a logo an the other a type treatment. Perhaps the Facebook logo needs a redo so we can bring this whole thing back into sync. Perhaps I'm making much ado about nothing. // But I sure don't like the way it looks with it BOTH ways. And what about FaceBook?