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Social Media

Zero Fun #4 – Other Social… Stuff

January 17, 2008

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Nice title. But the remaining four things in my Zero Fun list can’t be lumped together without just calling them… stuff.
Eye Jot
I saw Chris Cavallari post something on Twitter (which rocks) about Eye Jot and how he liked the idea of being able to to send “video voicemail” to friends, so I signed up.
[time passed...]
Well [...]

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Zero Fun #3 – People Search

January 13, 2008

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For the third installment of my re-visiting of “web2.0″ sites I signed up for but never bothered to use much more than a day, we take on the concept of “people search”. Unlike a few other new things, I was immediately skeptical of this concept. I mean, what the hell does “people search” mean, anyhow, [...]

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Zero Fun #2 – Social Reviews

January 7, 2008

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In my second posting in this series, I take on the concept of social review sites, one of the many factions of “social media” sites. And honestly, I see a great application for the “socialization” of review sites. Passionate people who want to hear of the experiences of other passionate people, are you kidding me? [...]

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Zero Fun #1 – Social Networks

January 4, 2008

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Today (night, really) marks the first post in a multi-part series. Plenty of folks have risen who will tell you all about the latest and greatest “thing” on the interwebs. But how many of them will tell you about the things that they no longer find useful? I am your man.
So I’ll still be [...]

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Twitter vs Jaiki – Round Two

October 9, 2007

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Get a private and local phone number with Jangl

October 2, 2007

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Prior to leaving for the PNME last weekend I played around with this new thing I saw called Jangl. While at the PNME, I met up with Chris Breshears who works with the team that put the tool together. This is one of those things I was instantly enamored with, but my conversation with Chris [...]

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Of high school hockey and Twitter experiments

September 16, 2007

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It’s no surprise to many of you (especially those following me on Twitter) that I’m a fan of hockey. Strange for a guy in the desert, I know. But my son plays the sport and has for many years. He’s currently on three different teams and for the next 8 months or so, our schedule [...]

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What’s the point of Gleamd?

July 16, 2007

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A few days ago, J.C. Hutchins was good enough to list me on Gleamd. What is Gleamd? Damn fine question. I’ve read the FAQ, and I’m still not sure. Well, I have an idea, but I don’t want to mischaracterize the site. Perhaps one of you has some further experience with the site and can [...]

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Social Media Showdown!

July 1, 2007

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Insert witty banter about pitting bitter rivals against one another. But I’m tired and lazy…
Though it’s not really an apples to apples comparison, I thought I’d showcase how I’ve personally been adopting two hot trends in the world of Web 2.0 — social networks and social… chatter. So let’s put Facebook against Myspace and Twitter [...]

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Pausing the Twitter updates on the blog

May 26, 2007

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I’m starting to question the value of having a daily recap of my Twitter updates (Tweets) posted to this blog. It just doesn’t look very good, and it goes against my idea of using Twitter as an “of the moment” toolset.
So I’ve turned off the updates. If you were enjoying them and want to keep [...]

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Get your Virb on

May 22, 2007

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Props to Mark Forman for the gentle reminder about Virb. It popped up on my radar the other day but I didn’t pay it much mind. As Mark says:
It’s like Myspace for adults
Mark is kidding a bit, as many of us adults (including him) have Myspace profiles. But Virb feels different. And it looks a [...]

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Re-thinking Twitter defined

May 18, 2007

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A reader of my blog who we’ll call Janice Oglethorp, even though that isn’t her real name (her real name is Dani Cutler), recently asked me this question:
I read your blog entry about re-organizing Twitter. What did you mean by that, if you don’t mind me asking?
I’ve been re-evaluating how I use it- or [...]

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Need a Dopplr hookup

April 29, 2007

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I would really like to try this new service for frequent travelers called Dopplr. So if you happen to have an invite handy, I’d love to receive one. evo (at) podiobooks (dot) com is the bestest way. Thanks in advance!

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Get an iStalker profile

April 8, 2007

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It’s late, I’m tired and I have to get up in a few short hours, so there’s no time for a long explanation. But this looks REALLY cool.

Add me. http://istalkr.com/users/evoterra

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Help needed on Twitter

April 6, 2007

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This is a post about my continued obsession with Twitter. If you are aren’t enamored with the product, bail now. Even if you are, understand that this post is of a technical nature. Hence, I’m hiding it behind the “more” link.

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More on using Twitter for quick mini reviews

March 31, 2007

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I see Twitter as about 75% micro-blog and 25% IM, all of it with an obvious social aspect. To that end, I think (as I’ve said before) that it seems an excellent place to create and share reviews of newly released books, movies… anything that isn’t “instant” yet has a significant “first day” draw.
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Twitter wants

March 24, 2007

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I’m starting to see some pretty cool applications for Twitter. Days ago I posted my first “twittereview” of a movie, but that meme doesn’t seem to be catching. I’ll keep trying it.
Today, I discovered that Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader both have quite active Twitter accounts and routinely show up on the big Twitterholic list. [...]

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Post instant flash reviews on Twitter

March 18, 2007

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It strikes me that Twitter would be a wonderful way to instantly get out your thoughts and opinions on timely yet recurring events — particularly movie reviews.
I’m always curious what other people think about a new release, as I rarely get to them on opening night. Such is the life when you live in the [...]

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Gorb = Wuffie

March 14, 2007

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As of this morning I’ve become enamored with a new “reputation currency” site, Gorb. In a nutshell, it’s a place where you can go and leave ratings and comments for people — anonymously.
For those of you suffering from a bit of virtual whiplash, allow me to explain.

Yes, I’ve gone on record saying that begging for [...]

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