Tag Archive for 'facebook'

Your Mom’s on Facebook (No really, she is)

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 [...]

Google Yourself.

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. [...]

Give Your Friends Something Real.

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 [...]

Yarr! Facebook’s Pirate English and Other “Easter Eggs”

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 [...]

Photo Editing Awesomeness=Picnik.

It’s a (basically) normal Monday afternoon. I’m hanging out at the Energy corporate headquarters in Atlanta, waiting for a few email responses, so I decide to get a head start on my weekly post for the GE IMLP Blog. (Mind you, my blog used to come up in the first results page in google for [...]