They finally granted my wife her account. I won't presume that someone at Facebook read my complaint and started quaking with fear. But it did happen within a half hour of a flurry of traffic that was inbound from FriendFeed. So maybe someone … [Continue reading]
Why Does Facebook Hate My Wife
Posted on September 6, 2008 Written by
My Facebook experience is episodic, intermittent, and intense. I really don't hang there much, but occasionally I get a flurry of requests from a new pack of old friends who have just discovered it and I interact with them a bit. Facebook is not my … [Continue reading]
10 Worst Ways to Digg-Proof Your Inbox-Zero from Social Media Overload with Google Chrome
Posted on September 4, 2008 Written by
Which is worse: A title that goes overboard with buzzwords? Or that sinking feeling in your gut where you realize you've been gamed through human engineering? We can talk all we want about using the internet for good, for sharing ideas and … [Continue reading]
Trust in Disaster
Posted on September 1, 2008 Written by
Social media tools are amazing, and empower so many people. I have no doubt that at this moment there are dozens of efforts underway to help people suffering from Hurricane Gustav. Blogs, Ning communities, Twitter accounts, you name it. So … [Continue reading]
Rhode Island Zombies
Posted on August 31, 2008 Written by
Some undead guy in Rhode Island wants to kill me. He just tried leaving the following comment on a previous post: WHEN U R READING THIS DONT STOP ORSOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN! MY NAME ISSUMMER I AM 15 YEARS OLD i have BLONDEHAIR ,MANY SCARS no … [Continue reading]
Invisible Hands
Posted on August 30, 2008 Written by
We're lucky when the teaching moments come to us. My wife was explaining how she got a discount on milk yesterday. Apparently, the local Walmart and Publix are in a price war over milk which has dropped the price per gallon more than 90 cents. … [Continue reading]
Parity Bit
Posted on August 27, 2008 Written by
My daughter is gearing up for the fall soccer season in the girls Under-6 league. There were supposed to be six girls per team, and for the most part there were. One observation I had was the jersey numbers were reflective of the leagues. The … [Continue reading]