Foursquare: Here’s A Solution to Your PleaseRobMe Problem
March 11, 2010 – 12:50 PM | 0 Comments

By now you have probably heard of PleaseRobMe a service which aggregates all of the foursquare check-in’s into one place using the tweets sent out through the application.  There has been a lot of uproar …

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5 Things I Hate About Twitter
March 12, 2010 – 7:20 PM | 0 Comments
5 Things I Hate About Twitter

There are many lists and reviews out there praising Twitter and how great it is, listing the numerous reasons you should be on it.  While I think Twitter is a great service and has its …

Foursquare: Here’s A Solution to Your PleaseRobMe Problem
March 11, 2010 – 12:50 PM | 0 Comments
Foursquare: Here’s A Solution to Your PleaseRobMe Problem

By now you have probably heard of PleaseRobMe a service which aggregates all of the foursquare check-in’s into one place using the tweets sent out through the application.  There has been a lot of uproar …

The Facebook Page Problem
February 27, 2010 – 9:40 AM | 0 Comments
The Facebook Page Problem

Facebook Pages are a great tool for branding, promoting, interacting, and other various aspects of social media there is no question about that.  However, with all that good, there are some real problems with Facebook …

Google Buzz: Controversy and Privacy Concerns
February 23, 2010 – 6:45 PM | 0 Comments
Google Buzz: Controversy and Privacy Concerns

Google Buzz (our overview) the new social networking platform introduced by Google for all Gmail users (excluding Google Apps) has been out in the wild for nearly half a month (14 days). Since the launch of Google …

Facebook “Project Titan”: The Future of Email?
February 7, 2010 – 12:30 PM | 0 Comments
Facebook “Project Titan”: The Future of Email?

Recent speculation around the internet has suggested that Facebook, one of the largest social networks with a user base of more than three hundred and fifty million people, is preparing to launch a new email service entitled “Project Titan”. Facebook is already known to many as being…

How To: Update Your Status Messages Across Multiple Social Networks
October 11, 2009 – 5:35 PM | 0 Comments
How To: Update Your Status Messages Across Multiple Social Networks

Ping.fm is a service I have been using for quite some time now.  The idea of the service is simple – update your status message on every social network you are a part of.  No …

Digsby Partners With MySpace And OneRiot
August 12, 2009 – 9:39 AM | 0 Comments
Digsby Partners With MySpace And OneRiot

Today, Digsby is announcing a partnership with MySpace and OneRiot to bring real-time social activity to the desktop. “People want instant access to the content their friends are sharing,” said Steve Shapiro, president of …

Digsby Passes 1 Million Users
July 24, 2009 – 4:19 PM | 0 Comments
Digsby Passes 1 Million Users

Digsby the multi-protocol IM client which allows you to connect to various instant messenger platforms such as AIM, Yahoo, and MSN, email services such as Gmail, as well as a number of social networking services …

Are You Being Heard On Twitter? Probably Not.
July 10, 2009 – 2:52 PM | 0 Comments
Are You Being Heard On Twitter? Probably Not.

People all over the web are praising Twitter and the power and potential of retweeting and I’m not going to lie, I think Twitter is great (I praised it here for helping me spread the …

Couldn’t Get Your Dream Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Two Alternatives
June 25, 2009 – 9:44 AM | 0 Comments
Couldn’t Get Your Dream Facebook Vanity URL?  Here’s Two Alternatives

The Facebook Vanity URL Goldrush of 2009 has left many Facebook users without their dream URL or variations thereof.  Whether you just weren’t quick enough to grab your username or perhaps you have the same …

MySpace Flounders, Facebook Marches On
June 23, 2009 – 11:51 AM | 0 Comments
MySpace Flounders, Facebook Marches On

MySpace employees have begun to feel the hurt of the floundering social network.  The company has now announced that over 700 of it’s 1,800 total employees have been or will be laid off – 30% …

Facebook Attempts To Covers Its Bases On Variations Of Usernames
June 15, 2009 – 10:00 PM | 0 Comments
Facebook Attempts To Covers Its Bases On Variations Of Usernames

It appears Facebook is attempting to cover its bases when it comes to a particular user owning a username on the social networking site.  I discovered this after playing around with usernames on the site …

The Facebook Username Debacle
June 13, 2009 – 12:53 PM | 0 Comments
The Facebook Username Debacle

Just as expected the Facebook vanity URL gold rush took place early Saturday morning (12:01 AM EST) over 200,000 vanity URL’s were registered in 3 minutes.  The vanity URL’s are permanent – you cannot change …

Do You Care About Follower Counts?
April 16, 2009 – 3:13 PM | 0 Comments
Do You Care About Follower Counts?

TechCrunch just published an article titled “Should Twitter Remove Its Follower Count” which lead to me to the following question: do you care about your (or someone elses) follower count?  I mean, honestly,  does it …

Twitter vs Facebook – The Feed Wars
March 13, 2009 – 9:04 PM | 0 Comments
Twitter vs Facebook – The Feed Wars

This past Wednesday Facebook released their latest redesign into the wild. While the reactions have been mixed amongst users, my reaction is this: “could you rip off Twitter anymore?” – I mean seriously, if …