Tag: facebook
Quitting Facebook
Just over 4 weeks ago I decided to deactivate my Facebook account. I’ve had an account since freshman year of college (5+ years ago) and this was the first time I ever deactivated it. I used to be an avid user of Facebook. In fact, up until about 12 months ago, I would spend probably […]
Posted: January 26th, 2010 under personal, tech.
Tags: facebook, social, spam, twitter
Comments: 5
Google Wave: What’s It All About?
The hype surrounding Google Wave over the last month has been incredible. Ever since Wave launched an invite-only preview on September 30th, the internet has been buzzing with questions, tips, and invite requests. Google Wave has been a trending topic on Twitter for weeks, and tweets requesting invites are still pouring in. My own blog […]
Posted: October 26th, 2009 under tech.
Tags: blogs, facebook, Gmail, Google, Google Wave, social web, web, wikis
Comments: 3
Facebook Buys FriendFeed; Twitter Floods with Spam
In case you missed the HUGE news today, Facebook has just acquired the very impressive social network FriendFeed. FriendFeed might not seem like a such a big deal, and maybe you’ve never even heard of it, but it packs lots of cool features and loads of innovation. It focuses on bringing together all of one’s […]
Posted: August 10th, 2009 under tech.
Tags: facebook, FriendFeed, social, spam, twitter
Comments: none
The Power of Facebook Ads
I’ve been meaning to post this for ages now but kept forgetting about it. A few months ago my sister sent me a screenshot over iChat. To my surprise, it was a clip of a Facebook ad with a picture of OUR (well, my parents) barn in it!! How in the world is there a […]
Posted: May 28th, 2009 under tech.
Tags: ads, barn, facebook, horses, marketing
Comments: none
The New Facebook. Why All the Hate?
This past week Facebook has officially pushed the “New Facebook” out to users. This new and improved version of Facebook has been available for a few months to users who wanted to try it out. I’ve been using it for probably a month or two and wasn’t aware that it was still optional. I assumed […]
Posted: September 16th, 2008 under tech.
Tags: facebook, hateful, web2.0
Comments: 5