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I grew up wearing a uniform.
So, as a girl, your only way to showcase your personality was through your purse and your shoes, and at my school, it was all about the bag.
Many went for the true americana styles of Coach or Dooney, and of course there was the occasional Euro entry (which were harder [...]
I get this question a lot. At work, at home, at the bar… wherever.What the F**K is social media, anyway?
Watch my friends, and learn.
Couldn’t agree more. Love this presentation!!!
What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later
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Continuing along with my current theme of managing your digital identity (or multiple identities if that’s more your style), I’ve realized that not everyone is aware that things could, well, be a little bit easier with the introduction of the right tools.
Consider the following situations and my proposed answers (comment if you have something to [...]
With the go-live of the facebook vanity urls when the clock struck midnight (no, I did not turn back into a pumpkin..) the rush to claim one’s digital real estate by the 200,000 people in 3 minutes truly makes even the most skeptical person believe that social media is making more than just a digital [...]
I’ve heard a lot of complaining lately about twitter and status updates, but, one thing to think about (and I’ve mentioned this before) is the power of the aggregate data.
What if… you could track disease trends via twitter? Look no further. Sick City has arrived.
A project launched by way of DIYCity, SickCity pulls your updates [...]
There’s tons of content out there- we’re hit up in every direction with status updates via Facebook, what people are doing via Twitter, where people are from britekite, what people are thinking about from their blogs.
A new trend is “de-friending” (removing people from your facebook friends list) and “un-following” (removing ‘friends’ from twitter.
It’s a way [...]
Some parents were fairly early adopters of Facebook, but lately, the facebook thing for parents has really taken off.
Maybe it’s because my dad friended me on facebook, my ex’s mom de-friended me on facebook, or maybe it’s that I’ve been hearing the same thing from many of my friends…
But what do you do when Mom [...]
Admit it.
You’ve googled yourself. And it’s ok, all the cool kids are doing it.
Even though it sounds weird, and maybe even a little bit concieted, it’s a pretty smart thing to do, because you know that poential employers aren’t hesitating to type your name in that search box after looking at your resume.
However, there are [...]
We’ve all received the notifications — “[Insert name here] has sent you a drink!!” on Facebook.
But come on, where’s my drink? A “pint-sized” gift isn’t actually a pint.
Luckily for us, two Princeton grads with a background in online payments and social media partnered with VC and Facebook to produce GiveReal… a real life solution to [...]
We’ve all seen (or heard rumors, or looked for) those hidden secrets in movies (especially Disney), DVD extras, software, hardware, or firmware.
Deemed “easter eggs,” because they’re fun to look for and even more fun when you actually find them, facebook’s pirate english is no exception to this “fun” rule- even if it means that your [...]