We're all in a hurry with too much to do in our days. I get that. We all get that. We get it especially loudly when we're waiting on hold for an ATT specialist to help us with our billing question. But how busy have we gotten? Have we begun to disconnect from the things [...]
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I'm guessing my trend is not unlike many others. I no longer subscribe to any physical newspapers, though I have a love of the Sunday Times. And when I'm opening my day, I usually turn to Facebook first. Yes, I get most of the day's news from Facebook. My friends are the aggregators of what [...]
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The chart from Pew Research below, gives a glimpse at what people are doing online and how much they are visiting social media sites. There's only one problem: the social sharing on these sites has dropped dramatically in the last few years. This is due to the over-monetization of our news feeds and streams of [...]
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What do you notice about all of these "People You May Know" recommendations from Facebook? Almost none of them have ANY mutual connections. (Okay, Facebook, please explain yourself.) They are all pretty white women. (Hmm. Do you think Facebook knows I'm single?) They are all fake accounts. (Go look, see how many friends they have, [...]
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So tonight I took down a Facebook sexting iTunes scammer. I'm sad she wasn't real, but I'm happy she won't scam any of my less suspicious rich-boys online.
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