From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Get Sprung by Formspring.ME

February 26, 2010
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I broke down and created a formspring account. My good friend Eric is conducting a “social media experiment” and possibly writing about it for Too Shy to Stop; his enthusiasm/curiosity pushed me over the edge. users can “send and receive anonymous questions, and learn more about people you find interesting…”.

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And Then the Creative Class Spontaneously Combusted

February 25, 2010
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According to science fiction writer Gwyneth Jones, the company as a digital publisher is now getting “…unprecedented access to billions of tiny payments, for product that costs them effectively nothing, at their point of entry. This seems to mean they don’t have to worry about any form of resistance at all…”.

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Laryssa Makes Appeal to Leader of “The Olds”

February 24, 2010
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However, as champion of “The Olds”, you should know that if someone checked your stuck-in-the-ground/attached-to-your-door mailbox every day, they could draw a few conclusions about your most frequent contacts. How do you feel about that, Daniel Lyons?

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@ryssiebee Stings Google’s Buzz

February 22, 2010
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I just disabled Google Buzz. I was sick of seeing the 100+ updates alerts in my Gmail inbox – they were making me feel guilty and left me wondering: should I care? I love Google Reader, and I would recommend it to anyone who regularly reads certain blogs. However, I still have 1000+ items yet to read.

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An Ode to Facebook Creepers

February 19, 2010
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I sign into Facebook chat to see who’s online; There’s Eric and Dan and Lesia and some random jerk. I ask Eric: “How do I know if I’m concussed? I hit my head on a shelf at work.” “You’re fine,” he says, when a chat flag appears in red. “What the fuck,” I say, because Facebook chat is broken.

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PleaseRobMe: Plea to Reevaluate Tweets

February 18, 2010
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My Facebook news feed and Twitter stream are flooded with people telling me where they are. If you’re somewhere interesting, I appreciate the tip. I actually like it when I read about somewhere new. HOWEVER, if you’re tweeting/Facebooking every five minutes, tell me why you feel safe.

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Recycling Can Result in Trash

February 17, 2010
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With so much information at your fingertips and so much being bombarded at you at any given second, you should totally relish in the opportunity to creatively restring ideas. Pretty much anything can be synthesized and made new if you have the brain energy and creativity to do it. But the plagiarists are running rampant.

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Political Discourse via Social Media Is a #FAIL

February 16, 2010
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On Twitter, opinions can start to seem like propaganda. Sure, people can “respond” to you, but your information remains static on your Twitter page. Imagine visiting someone’s Twitter page and seeing a consistent stream of tweets tagged #tcot or #coalition. No one is waving protest signs on the Internet.

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A Post-Valentine’s Love Letter to the Internet

February 15, 2010
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Do we fault him for wanting to give his girlfriend something that will only allow her to experience an emotion by proxy? Of course, the photograph will never be able to replicate the experience of being in the bookstore. But we do not fault him. In the same way, we should not fault our attraction to social media.

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