// July 20th, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Networking
Do you have the right to censor your blog or forum if people are posting unflattering remarks about you or someone else? Apple thinks they can. They’re deleting conversation threads over its iPhone 4′s reception issue. Apple is showing how they really don’t care about what you have to say, it’s more about what they want potential customers to see, hear and read.
// July 2nd, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Networking
Ever start an application on Facebook and wonder what they need to access in order to give you access to the app? Well, now you’ll know since Facebook is required to tell you which parts of your profile it needs in order to send you on your way. I feel better when I know what will be accessed.
// June 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Networking
In no particular order, here are a list of my favorite social networking sites:
Flickr
I know that Flickr isn’t a “typical” social networking site, as it’s designed for photo sharing, but you can meet a lot of people on the site! And if you include your website URL in your Flickr profile, you’ll be sure to get some hits to your site. Have I mentioned Flickr is just great for photo sharing? I’m on Flickr as kiss-my-kitty.
Twitter
Twitter is the crem de le crem of social networking sites. You can share what’s going on in your life, ask a question, participate in a Twitter party, or just socialize! Think of Twitter as micro-blogging and a semi-live chatroom rolled into one. I’m on Twitter as @kissmykitty.
Last.fm
Last.fm is another site that isn’t your typical social networking site, but it’s still a very active and social site to be on! Last.fm is all about music — what you’re listening to, what you’re loving, what you can discover, etc. Last.fm offers a handy scrobbler which works in conjunction with iTunes, Windows Media Player or Winamp to update your Last.fm profile with whatever you’re listening to. I’m on Last.fm as kiss-my-kitty.
Facebook
Ah, Facebook. Who doesn’t love Facebook? It’s the ultimate social networking site, though ironically enough I use it more to catch up with family members and friends. I’m on Facebook as kiss-my-kitty.
// December 12th, 2009 // No Comments » // Social Networking
Twitter is a self-described micro-blogging service that definitely falls under the category of social networks, even if it approaches the whole social networking aspect a little differently than other types of social networks. While Facebook and MySpace are all about building massive profiles and connecting with others based on various interests, education, work, groups, etc., Twitter is all about microblogging — specifically, telling the world what you’re doing at any given moment. Just as you’d use Facebook to connect with high school friends, you’d use Twitter to tell people that you’re currently shopping for women’s sunglasses.
Twitter allows users to include one URL in their profiles; this URL is viewable whenever anyone views your profile (located at twitter.com/your_username_here). But you can also customize the background image and colors of your profile, meaning you could create a custom background image that lists any other blog, business or portfolio URLs that you’d like to get out there.
It’s easy to find people to follow on Twitter. And by using hashtags (#hashtag), you can easily get your updates listed under certain hashtag search results. Let’s say you’re discussing Obama. “Tag” it by adding #obama at the end of your update (called a tweet), and that update will be included in any search someone does for the hashtag #obama!
Twitter easily puts your message out there for millions of people to view. Individuals and companies all over the world are quickly seeing and harnessing the power of Twitter, and you should too!
// December 3rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Social Networking
If you plan on establishing yourself on the internet, the first thing you should do is come up with a name for yourself. And I don’t mean your real name. Well, you can use your real name, but unless it’s something really unique, like Embellished Golden Rose, chances are it’s already in use all over the internet. It’s fine to let people know who you are, but you should choose an alias that is unique. Use your nickname, your name plus your year of birth, or a phrase or a term that represents you. There are many options out there, and if you want you can throw in “the”, “a”, or hyphens or underscores to ensure that your name is unique.
Once you do have that name picked out, make sure to register various social networking accounts using it as a username. Check out sites like 43 Things, 43 Places, 43 People, Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter, Youtube, etc. Before you know it, searching for your alias on Google or Yahoo will bring up all of your registered profiles!
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