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Just Don’t Pee in the Twitter Pool

August 18, 2010
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Before I started using Twitter in 2008, I was also under the impression that “Twitter is hard”. For the most part, human beings like structure and direction. Twitter has neither of those things. Twitter is complicated because it’s truly the least complicated social networking tool.

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An S.O.S. via SMS

August 4, 2010
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I would never advocate tweeting a bad time, but I think Twitter can help when you feel trapped, especially if some of your Twitter followers respond with encouraging words. I try really hard not to share inappropriate details on Twitter and Facebook, but sometimes I feel like I’m going to explode.

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Eyerolls, Spoilers, and Tastemakers

July 20, 2010
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The problem with social media is that users can talk about anything they want, and they don’t owe you any disclaimers. They can reveal surprise endings, give unwanted advice, ramble on about their favorite television shows, and even poke fun at your tastes. The most seemingly harmless person can do the most unexpected damage.

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The AIM Away Message Arsenal

July 19, 2010
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When I was in high school, I spent way too much time on AOL Instant Messenger, chatting with my best friends and waiting for my crush-of-the-moment to send me an instant message. Our AIM conversations were the most important, vital exchanges of our adolescent lives.

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Face-to-Facebook with Our Loneliness

June 30, 2010
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Yesterday, I wanted to delete a Facebook friend and found myself face-to-Facebook with my entire list of “friends”. For a moment, I thought: maybe I should sort through my 700+ Facebook friends. At the end of my consideration, I decided that I could probably delete all but 10 people. I might as well delete my account.

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