Tag Archives: Facebook

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges! Or Do We?

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

During the NBA Finals this year I did something I never thought I’d do. I intentionally checked in on Foursquare when I wasn’t planning to go somewhere, just to get a badge. For the finals between the Lakers and Celtics, the NBA partnered with Foursquare to offer team badges. “Go Lakers!” comments with any check-in earned the user a Lakers badge; “Go Celtics!” comments earned the Celtics badge. Continue reading →

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Is Luis Suarez the New Steve Bartman?

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

Where to start? If you follow me on Twitter or we’re friends on Facebook, you saw my tweets and posts during today’s soon-to-be-classic World Cup quarterfinal matchup between Ghana and Uruguay. And if you know me, you know that I … Continue reading →

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Google Buzz Thoughts: The End of Digital Diarrhea or Too Simple?

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

It’s Day Two of Google Buzz, but Day One for me, as Google just rolled it out to my account. Naturally, the emerging media geek that I am, I jumped right in. Here are my initial thoughts: What is Google … Continue reading →

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New Yorkers: What MTA Train Are You Hatin’ On?

Posted on March 30, 2009 by

Today I joined the “1,000,000 People Against the MTA Fare Hike” group on Facebook (of which there are currently only 1,670 members) and there is a discussion about “Your Favorite Overpriced Train”. This is hilarious… totally made my day. Thank … Continue reading →

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Visualizing the Web

Posted on March 21, 2009 by

Just a couple of visualizations of the social web and the interconnectedness of online information that I love. The Conversation Prism, via Social Media Today: Web Trends Map, via iA Japan:

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What’s On My Mind? The Homogenization of Facebook and Twitter

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

As an avid user of both Facebook and Twitter, I often get the question from non-Twitter adopters “what’s the difference between that and Facebook’s status?” For me, there has been a world of difference. I simply use the two for … Continue reading →

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