Social Media that Makes a Difference
If you run a Facebook page, the Ticker can be your friend. Hang with me… There has been a steady stream of complaints about the new Facebook Ticker from Facebook users. Some of it focuses on revealing “private” activity while others are just annoyed that they are unable or unwilling to keep up with the [...]
Facebook is regularly scrutinized regarding privacy. The truth is, though, that we all have a great deal of control over what we share and with whom. The problem, of course, is that many simply refuse to follow some simple steps to staying protected. All too often lately, I am seeing photos of non-friends that I’m [...]
Contact Me | Recommendations Every time the phone rings, my ears perk up. Every time my computer dings I hope it’s the lead I need to that next amazing job. It just hasn’t happened yet. Well, I do have one probable consulting gig that should start soon. It’s just a matter of when. And hopefully [...]
[NOTE: This is a joke. It's obviously a joke. I don't want you to create your own Facebook hoax. While they may be entertaining, they are also serious. They were created maliciously with the full intent to deceive you, make a fool of you, and see a social virus spread. I am posting this partly [...]
Ever since Facebook’s big announcements two days ago, opinions have been flying. Not surprisingly, most opinions are to one extreme or the other: It’s the greatest thing to happen to humanity since the invention of water or Run for your lives, we’re all going to die! Maybe I should be more excitable. I can try. [...]
December 28, 2011: See Update to This Post [Note: Just a couple of days ago, I foresaw confusion over the implementation of the Ticker. I encourage you to read that post as well since it clarifies how your Facebook privacy works.] You’ve probably seen a variation of the following in your Facebook News Feed recently: [...]
Contact Me | Recommendations During the past few days, Facebook has made some dramatic changes to their platform. Those changes have garnered the expected response: A mixture of confusion, frustration and anger (and those who actually think it’s pretty cool). Every time this happens, users threaten to leave. This time, they actually have an alternative. [...]
What I appreciate most about the recent Facebook announcements is how each new feature fits together like a puzzle. In the past, it was not always clear that releases came together with a bigger picture in mind. But Smart Lists, Subscriptions, News Feed, Ticker, Timeline and Media Apps all fit together in a very clean, [...]
Contact Me | Recommendations The biggest announcement from today’s f8 Conference was the unveiling of the new Facebook user profile, renamed the Timeline. CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers your Timeline “the heart of your Facebook experience, completely rethought from the ground up.” It is. This is a dramatic change. In the past, the user profile was [...]
WOW. I just watched the live stream of the f8 Conference. Facebook unveils even more changes to the platform. Big, big changes. Really amazing changes. WOW. Look, I came into this a bit concerned. Facebook loves to go big. They do it every year. And each time, it seems like they shock us with just [...]
