Archive for Social Networking
I confess that one reason I like Bluesky is that my posts sometimes get more attention there than they tend to on other non-FB platforms. I post the same things to all the platforms I’m on. Usually the original post is on Facebook, and then I post abbreviated versions of it to all the other […]
I recently noticed and corrected some typos in a couple of old posts of mine, which reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to ask about: Do you want to be told about typos in things you post? I definitely do. If you see a typo in something I post (and the typo isn’t a […]
I’ve had a few conversations recently about blogs and Dreamwidth and RSS feeds and how to go about reading them in the modern era, so I thought it was worth posting about the app I’ve been using. It’s called News Explorer, and I should start by noting that it’s Apple-ecosystem-only, so it won’t be useful […]
At various times, various companies and groups have tried to come up with a new unified communications system that can replace email, text messages, instant messaging, and all other such systems with one combined tool. The result is usually either that the new tool fails to catch on, or that it becomes yet another example […]
For years now, my usual morning routine has gone roughly like this: Wake up. Turn on my iPad mini. Look at Google News, and read any articles that look interesting. Post some of them to Facebook and Twitter. Read whichever of my regular webcomics have posted that day. Read Facebook, responding to posts as I […]
Short version of this post: I'm cutting back on Facebook time, so if you want me to see something there,...
In 1974 or so, Lewis Thomas wrote an interesting essay titled “Computers,” which he reprinted in his book The Lives...
Short version: each piece published at Strange Horizons now provides a way to post comments right there on the page,...
I think I've neglected to explicitly link here to my Google+ account, where I've been posting an average of about...
Fascinating presentation: “The Real Life Social Network,” by Paul Adams, who works on the User Experience team at Google. That's...
Just happened across Facebook's statistics page. A couple of thoughts: They have over 500 million active users, and 70% of...
Some years back, I signed up for LinkedIn, because I was pleased to finally see a Social Networking Site (SNS)...