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Social Media and Web 2.0 as they relate to self-improvement and increasing quality of life. There will be a focus on organization, motivation, marketing, and home business.
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New Twitter DM Attack: “rofl this you on here?”
Just caught wind of this new Twitter DM attack via @iluvblackwomen. Seems to be a phishing scam. Absolutely do not click that link if you receive this DM. @jessestay from @socialtoo said on FriendFeed that they’re working on something for suc...
Are You The Crazy Person On The Train?
A little while ago, I had a job interview downtown and decided to take the train. As I sat there looking out the window and listening to Day 26 on my iPod, I caught some erratic movement from the corner of my eye. It was some poor soul who may have b...
12 Reasons Why Google Wave will Change the Web
Cross-posted from my other home at Black Web 2.0 where I write about technology from a different perspective. Google Wave is the shiniest new thing that everyone is talking about. It’s not even out yet, but I watched the entire video from the Googl...
The Key to Closing the Social Media Sale
Image via Wikipedia Recently caught a post by one of my favorite bloggers, Steven Hodson over on Winextra Shooting Bubbles (gratz on the rebrand!). He was talking about The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of SEO and Marketers. The post basically covers...
Did You Get Caught Trying to Boost Your Follower Count?
Twitter is gaining popularity, attracting people of all types. They talked about Twitter on The View. George Stephanopoulos interviewed twitterviewed John McCain. P. Diddy has jumped in with both feet, keeping us updated and motivated (Let’s Go...
Twitter Users Cling to It Like a Safety Blanket
I recently wrote a post on Blackweb 2.0 which discussed one of the many services and content management systems that aim to extend the usefulness of Twitter. I briefly touched on something that has been in the back of my mind for a while, so I figure...
Automation Defeats the Purpose of Social Media
Image via Wikipedia The fact that Twitter is so simple and so revered makes it a perfect example to use when talking about social media in general. It provides the most basic framework for what more complicated networking sites like Facebook and M...
TwitterFeed: Yer Doin It Wrong
There are many different uses of Twitter that I find somewhat disturbing and annoying. At the heart of it is the fact that I don’t believe Twitter should be your personal billboard. It’s one thing to be highly active and engaged in the co...
Why You Should Pownce on Rejaw
Image by via CrunchBase Six Apart recently purchased Pownce, shut it down, and scrapped it for parts. Their blog says Welcome Pownce Team, so the users of the Pownce service need to find another place to be accepted. The Pownce service will offic...
Personal Development: Like Picking Through Discount Auto Parts
Image via Wikipedia Sometimes we think about personal development and building your brand in terms of the tools we use. We talk about Twitter, FriendFeed, Blogging, Digg, StumbleUpon, and RSS Feeds. The issue with this is that tools are not useful ...
5 Easy Ways to Explain Twitter Without the Geek Garbage
Image via CrunchBase It seems like a lot of us tech people find it hard to explain the tools we use on a regular basis. I don’t think the problem lies with how complex our tools are. The problem is that, as geeks, we usually make things too c...
A Plea to Fellow FriendFeeders
As many of you already know, I’m not a Twitter fan. There are many reasons why that is and none of them actually matter at this point because I have been trying to change my mind about it. You may have seen me around (@rahsheen). I decided that...
Ask Rahsheen: How Can I Recieve Texts Without Giving Up My Phone Number?
Image via Wikipedia Hello Rahsheen, I just read your post on Twitter and it sparked an idea. I’m a dj and I often get requests for songs. I was wondering if there is a way to use Twitter so that people could text their request to me. The im...
5 Ways to Use Ubiquity for Getting Things Done
Ubiquity is a new Firefox add-on that attempts to fix problems with the usability of the web. Developers and users alike can extend the web as they see fit. It allows you to control the web using regular language. With search, you type what you want ...
Cross-Posting Etiquette: A Few Ways To Stay Connected
Welcome, StumbleUpon users! Don’t forget to subscribe. Ok, now that we understand the evils of posting across multiple services, let’s talk about the basic ways we can go about keeping track of these services. The main issue with cross-p...
Cross-Posting Etiquette: The Evils of Ping.fm and HelloTxt
A little while ago, I did a post on using Ping.fm without spamming FriendFeed. This was followed up with a post by Andy DeSoto, where he talks about whether this Ping.fm cross-posting is saving time at the expense of others. Now, I know there are a l...
