As of Feb. 25, Facebook Fan Page status updates should begin appearing in Google search results, according to Read Write Web. This means we’ll start to see updates from roughly 3 million fan pages, but not the updates from the 400 million profiles. What are your thoughts on this? Do you welcome Facebook updates in Google? Do you wish the profile updates would be included? Or is all of this unnecessary?
Comments March 5th, 2010
Blackberry users—Amazon.com has released its new, free Kindle application for Blackberry, according to PCWorld. While you can access the 400,000-some digital books available, users cannot access newspapers, magazines and blogs like they can on the Kindle. What do you think? Will you use this new app? Do you have a Kindle?
Comments February 22nd, 2010
Yesterday I posted on NetWorked about Facebook’s new privacy settings:
“Facebook officials claim the new settings give users more control over the information they share. For example, users will now have the option to decide who can see each update by selecting the audience of “Friends,” “Friends of friends” or “Everyone.” However, if you have a public profile, “Everyone” no longer means everyone on Facebook; it now includes everyone online (except for minors).
Some bloggers disagree that these changes promote privacy. “It’s not about privacy at all, it’s about increasing traffic and the visibility of activity on the site,” writes Read Write Web author Marshall Kirkpatrick.”
What do you think? How do you feel about these new changes and how Facebook brought them about?
Comments December 12th, 2009
I’ve admired the members of the Social Blade family for the longest time, so it was fantastic to be a guest on their show this week. In Episode 17, Patrick, Erin, Jason, Victor and JD (who made an appearance even though he was traveling!) chatted about the new StumbleUpon, the “Spam King,” Seesmic and Twitter Lists, Twitterad.io (ha!) and more.
Comments November 7th, 2009
I’m trying to learn how to best help our readers on Net Worked, and so I’m trying to gauge 1) Their publication’s level of integration with the Web and 2) Where their skill levels are when it comes to social media. If you have a moment, could you please vote and share your comments? — Thanks so much!
Comments October 11th, 2009
I’m so excited to receive my Google Way invite – unfortunately I’m still waiting for the one I was promised to receive last night. Nevertheless, I can’t wait to see everything Wave has to offer. There seems to be a bit of a learning curve (i.e. Wave has its own terminology), but it seems like that shouldn’t be a problem after playing around with it for a while.
What’s Wave? Check out this video -
Have you received your Google Wave invite yet? Either way, what do you think? Will Wave change the way we communicate? (Do you want it to?)
Comments October 2nd, 2009
You can now also find me blogging on Net Worked, the official blog of the Society of Professional Journalists Digital Media Committee.
Check out my latest post Using social networks as reporting tools, which covers how journalists can use sites like Twitter and Facebook to find sources in a flash. You can also find a list of 6 of the best Twitter and Facebook searches for finding folks by interest, profession and location.
Comments September 27th, 2009
Wow!
What a resource – a list of 1,000 (actually 1,003) Web apps & services, desktop clients & application plug-ins, apps for tweeting, location apps, keyword tools, account management apps, advertising tools & URL shorteners, user directories, user analytics & user search engines, widgets, badges & plug-ins, aggregators & Twitterwalls, hashtag tools & resources, profile appearance tools & resources – and more!
Which are your favorites?
Comments September 6th, 2009
Earth Hour in and of itself is a cool concept – and somehow the Boston Globe made it even cooler. How? The Globe brought Earth Hour to life.
Check out their Earth Hour photos — you can click each one (starting with #2) and watch the lights fade on and off.
Well done, Boston Globe. Well done.
Comments March 31st, 2009
In other news, a good friend from work showed me couchobjects.com today. – I love the “nom” necklace. If I had three, it’d be “nom nom nom.” Hilarious.
Comments March 18th, 2009
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