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Politics and Technology

Oct 31, 2008 No Comments by

Today on Blorge I’m talking about politics and technology. My post on what an Obama presidency could mean for technology and science is up now, and my post on the meaning of a McCain win will follow a bit later tonight. I’m interested to hear your thoughts. Which president do you think will have a [...]

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Corporations and Twitter

Oct 28, 2008 No Comments

Today I talked a bit about corporate use of Twitter over on Blorge. This was following the two articles this week, one in Business Week about corporations on Twitter, and one in the Wall Street Journal about Twitter hitting the mainstream finally.

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Did You Know That We Only Have Until Tuesday To Contact The FCC?

Oct 26, 2008 No Comments

It’s true. There are unused white spaces between television channels. We could be using those to bring unlicensed internet to the masses, especially the disenfranchised. The FCC is making their decision this week. There is a far more detailed explanation over on Fractals of Change today that I think you should read. Thanks to Jeff [...]

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Twitter Walks Us Through Our API Options

Oct 25, 2008 No Comments

There is a nice post up on the Twitter developer blog today that breaks down the various Twitter API options and what they can do for you. It’s a succinct explanation to help developers navigate option to find the best one for themselves or a client. Read the full post on Twitter’s developer blog here.

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How Do I Use Evernote Project

Oct 25, 2008 4 Comments

I talked about Evernote in my last post. It has truly become an essential tool on my desktop, online and on my phone. I think it was Ari Herzog who pointed me to the “How Do I Use Evernote” You Tube project (I could be wrong – I can’t find the Tweet, IM or email [...]

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What’s In Your Social Media Toolbox?

Oct 24, 2008 20 Comments

I did a presentation at the North Shore Web Geeks group meeting tonight in Newburyport, MA titled Managing Your Social Media Work Flow. In it I talked about the need to manage your time spent online wisely from the moment you choose your first social network. If you don’t, your social media profiles could easily [...]

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Unintentional Qwitter Effect

Oct 22, 2008 No Comments

I wrote about my dislike of Qwitter and the negative impact I felt it could have on the Twitter community over at Louis Gray’s blog the other day. Excerpt:

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Topics on Fire, Episode 7: Politics and Social Media/Technology

Oct 19, 2008 No Comments

The show was a lively one. The panelists were fantastic, and we opened up the phone lines at the end for broader discussion as well. Each person on the call gave a take-away for the listeners before we signed off for the night, something they could do to bring politics into their lives using online [...]

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Managing Work Flow In Social Media

Oct 17, 2008 No Comments

One of the questions I get asked most often is how I find the time to manage so many social media profiles for myself and still have time to write and help my clients. The answer is in my tool set, and a bit of time management and planning. I have an arsenal of tools [...]

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The Next Social Media Calendar is Up on Media Bulls Eye

Oct 16, 2008 No Comments

Don’t miss out on any events near you. Guest Posts

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