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Neck Deep in the Zeitgeist

Fear of geek robbers

02.20.2010

Mashable makes an extremely valid point in the debate about the safety of location-based apps. As you’ve probably heard, there’s a new tool that aggregates public check-ins from location-based apps that users have posted to public places like Twitter and lets you search them by zip code. (I’m not going to link to it or [...]

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Google Buzz is keeping me awake

02.09.2010

A follow-on to my previous post, that’s going to make me sound even more obsessive, but I’m okay with that. I’ve been checking to see if my Google account is enabled for Buzz yet. It’s not, but I can get to it on my iPhone. So far it looks pretty cool; Twitter-like features and a [...]

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My first unconference

02.08.2010

I went to my first unconference this past weekend, AnalyticsCamp, held at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill. I really enjoyed the format. For those of you unfamiliar with the unconference/barcamp model, there’s no schedule in advance. Speakers propose their sessions on a wiki, then on the day, they stand up and pitch their [...]

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Is social media the new CB radio? 10-4 and negatory.

05.31.2009

When I was 11 years old in 1976, I wanted nothing more than a CB radio. The song “Convoy” had come out and everybody was talking about them. I was sure a CB radio was the coolest thing in the world. By wheedling and cajoling and combining Christmas and birthday presents I managed to get [...]

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Part 2 of my interview with socialmediaB2B.com

05.22.2009

Great site with a lot of useful information for B2B social media marketers. Here’s the rest of my interview with Kipp Bodnar.

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What three days with a netbook have taught me about Twitter

05.17.2009

Don’t bother spending a lot of time and effort on a cool Twitter background. People viewing via a netbook or mobile device either can’t see it, or it’s compressed. If you’re going to make one, look at the design on a small monitor to see what actually shows up. And don’t forget your profile info [...]

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Never underestimate the power of the gadget

05.12.2009

It is 10:00 pm and I am lying on my back in bed, writing this post on my iPhone. Why would I write a blog post in the dark on a cramped keyboard that, no matter what you think of it, is not ideally suited to larger-than-micro blogging? Because I can. I just found the [...]

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Million Dollar Web Idea

01.30.2009

I’m looking in our cupboard at our bottle of canola oil, which proudly proclaims it is “expeller pressed.” Is that a good thing? It must be a good thing, right? Or they wouldn’t put it on the label. I have a bottle of salmon oil capsules from Trader Joe’s, which are “molecularly distilled.” Is that [...]

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Anything that combines wine and social media is fine with me

01.01.2009

The Mrs and I went into a new store in Chapel Hill yesterday called 3 Cups. Formerly at a smaller location, it relocated a few months ago to the plaza with our local Whole Foods and ABC (state liquor) store. Smart move. The three cups of the title refer to wine, coffee and tea. The [...]

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Internet fast for the holidays?

11.24.2008

First of all, do we still talk about “memes,” or is that something else on which I am hopelessly behind? If we do, here’s a meme I’m seeing among some of my Twitter folks: an Internet fast for the holidays. Three of my colleagues have mentioned it, and two have cited spousal annoyance as a [...]

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