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24 February 2010 ~ Comments

Dear Facebook – WTF?

Dear Facebook – WTF?

I wish I could say it’s with great difficulty I write this letter to Facebook, but it’s not. As a matter of fact, what follows is purely stream-of-consciousness frustration that’s putting on a blog suit and gloves. Complete with two middle fingers.

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22 October 2009 ~ Comments

My Thoughts on the Social Media/Search "Group Hug"

My Thoughts on the Social Media/Search "Group Hug"

Who’s hugging who in the social media/search “group hug” going on with Google, Bing, Twitter and Facebook?

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09 August 2009 ~ Comments

Dear Stalker: Familiarity, Permission and Outright Dumbassery in Social Media

Dear Stalker: Familiarity, Permission and Outright Dumbassery in Social Media

This blogger’s reaction to social media stalkers…and stalkers in general. Yes, you can be *too* clingy online.

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18 June 2009 ~ Comments Off

Before You Strike: Attack Tactics and the Convenience of Communication

Before You Strike: Attack Tactics and the Convenience of Communication

Most of my blogs stem from personal experience. Yesterday, it was an unprovoked, out-of-context lashing-out from a follower.
It pissed me off. For a moment, at least. Then it inspired this blog.
I’m exhausted with the blind pretension and (wrongly) implied panoptic permission that stems from the perceived anonymity that accompanies social media and other forms of [...]

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06 April 2009 ~ Comments

Bringing Back Mayberry: Reflections on Connections in Social Media

Bringing Back Mayberry: Reflections on Connections in Social Media

Through social media, we’ve brought back Mayberry – the town where everyone knows your name and personalities are as distinct as Aunt Bee’s recipe for fried chicken. Whatever social media application(s) you choose to compliment your pursuits, you can build networks reaching near and far with the same small town feel.

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06 March 2009 ~ Comments

Time to Get Social – Help Keep a Murderer in Jail

Time to Get Social – Help Keep a Murderer in Jail

If you believe that a man who murdered his girlfriend and then burned her remains and car in the middle of a field should be kept behind bars (where he belongs) – please let your voice be heard.

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