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Vocabulary (and the Social Quagmire)

OK, I am only going to write about this one time, and then I am going to let it go. I start every presentation I give on social technologies with the same slide, and each time I review it, the audience nods their heads as if to say, “now I get it…” This slide is a simple vocabulary lesson to try and bring some coherence and sense to the jumble of terms people are now using in the social space. It seems that each new day brings some new variation on an activity with the word social pasted in front of it. Continue reading

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Social Technologies – Facebook and Privacy

If you are a regular Facebook user, you will have noticed that they upgrade the privacy features a couple of weeks ago. We were given a much wider ability to select what we want to expose publicly and to whom. … Continue reading

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Measuring the Results of Social Media Participation

A question from a reader sparked this new stream.  Jeff Hurt from NADP asked me if I has written anything on how to measure the success or failure of working with social media as a tool.  Or, put another way, … Continue reading

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Google Is Learning

This morning there was a neat new toy in my web arsenal.  First let me set the stage for you, you see, I use a lot of Google services; from Gmail, Google Calendar and the Google Documents suite, all the … Continue reading

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WiMAX In The Winds

I keep thinking about the Internet being in the palm of my hand. It’s resting here in my Blackberry, slumbering and groggy; waiting for me to wake it up somehow. I want to use the Internet like I use the … Continue reading

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Netflix Streams to the TV – Jan 4

Netflix, the DVD-by-mail rental giant, is about to invade your home and make you even lazier. Netflix has teamed with LG Electronics to produce a Netflix branded set-top box that will stream movies and other content directly into your living … Continue reading

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