The Internet is People: Social Media Anxiety and Web 2.0
Image: xkcd For me, the Internet has always been a social place. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, through ICQ, telnet, forums and LiveJournal, I met people—for the first time—who had the same geeky...
View ArticleDiaspora: A First Step Toward Safer Social Networking
Let me begin by saying I’m not a parent – and this is probably a good thing. When I was a li’l tyke, things were different; the Internet was still an uncharted frontier that my parents were relatively...
View ArticleGet Motivated to Get Things Done With Fitango
Do you find you have trouble coming up with coherent plans for things you want to do in your life? Do you find that, even if you have a plan, keeping track of it and staying motivated are really tough...
View ArticleYes, It’s Another Social Network: Erly’s Claim to the Event-Based Social Niche
I caught wind this past week of a new social network that hit the airwaves on September 14th. Erly.com, started by Eric Feng, the founding-CTO of Hulu, is deeming itself a “new social platform for...
View ArticleIn-Your-Facebook: A Look at the Latest Wave of Big Changes on the Social...
As you’ve no doubt heard, Facebook rolled out some major changes this week–and even bigger changes will be hitting your Wall in the weeks to come. (More on those in a minute.) Many Facebook users were...
View ArticleGeekMom Is Now on Google+
At long last, Google+ has rolled out pages for businesses, organizations, and websites. We’re delighted to announce the brand-spankin’-new GeekMom page on G+–let the circling begin! If you’re new to G+...
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