Governments Want to Control the Internet
No surprise there. Freedom of expression threatens would-be (and actual) tyrants. The Economist has some analysis.
No surprise there. Freedom of expression threatens would-be (and actual) tyrants. The Economist has some analysis.
Having reached the 2,000 follower barrier on Twitter, I needed to bring my follower list down closer to my followed list. There are some services that will simply unfollow those who don’t follow you, but since I follow–and read–some tech gurus, news services, and such, that don’t follow me, I didn’t want to do that….
If you’re using Google Buzz (link is to my profile – I’m trying it) and want to integrate it with your WordPress blog, Mashable has some options. I haven’t implemented any of these, but it does look like integration is getting pretty good in a hurry. I also haven’t decided just what I think of…
From @jasonhiner: The Four Stages of the typical Twitter User. I’m trying to move from stage three to stage four.
More than a decade ago I was called in to do some work on the computer used by an office receptionist. After hearing the explanation, I sat down for what would be a rather easy job. Moments later, the receptionist interrupted me and said, “I guess you’ll need my password.” Problem was, I was already…
WebProNews quotes a long answer to the question many advertisers are asking about organic reach via their pages on Facebook. Facebook spokespeople have been trying to answer this question for a long time, and advertisers just aren’t satisfied. I have a number of problems with Facebook, which I will outline below, but the way they’re…
Those who look for relevant people to follow should love the new tool Twiangulate. It allows you to enter two or three people of interest to you, and get a list of people that they all follow. It’s a fairly simply concept but it can produce some interesting results. For example, just as a test…