Tag Archive for 'social networking'

Social Media Fairy Godmother

I like tech. And people. But what I like the most is helping people with technology.  Sure, I’ve received a few frantic phone calls in my time from family and friends that have gone something like…
“ALANA!”
“Hey, whats wrong?
“I’m really sorry to bother you… BUT… I just spilled [coffee, water, hot tea, beer, wine, etc.] all [...]

De-Friending & Un-Following: Filtering Out the Noise

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 [...]

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.
However, there are [...]

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 your [...]