As if there weren’t already enough things to dislike about Facebook: the way Pages can’t be unlinked from creators, the way it is making billions off your personal information…I’m not even going to continue because it could take all day. You get the point. At any rate, back to “as if there weren’t already enough […]
Your Life…As Depicted By Foursquare
I saw this tweet today by @eric_andersen: “Great point! “Foursquare can paint a very vivid picture of your life”–and had to laugh because I can’t help but think this exact thing every time I use Foursquare. As in, my life, as depicted through my Foursquare activity, is exceedingly lame. Seriously–I mean, by the looks of […]
The View from 20,000 Fans (I Refuse to Say Likers)
For those of you who don’t already know it, I’m the online community & social media manager for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). I don’t usually write about stuff specific to ASHA but reaching 20,000 fans (like I said in the title, I cannot bring myself to say “likers”) on Facebook feels blog-worthy, so I […]
How to Add Facebook’s New “Like” Button to Blogger
I’ll preface this by saying that this is the bootleg way to add the button; I’m sure there’s a better way to do it so people can like individual posts rather than the whole blog. But until Blogger or someone else posts those instructions you might want to try the new “like” button feature on […]
Three Things About Social Media That Just Don’t Make Sense…And Piss Me Off
Without any fanfare, here are three things about social media that are perplexing me today: Posterous comes to Ning’s rescue. Except, um, last time I checked Posterous was a lazy-person’s blog platform and Ning was a fully-functioning social network. It’s like saying that Disney World is closing but have no fear–a movie theater chain is […]