April 2010
22 posts
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Facebook’s Instant Personalization Is the Real... →
Good summary of Facebook announcements at f8 conference last week.
Apr 30th
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Social Media Demographics: Who’s Using Which... →
Infographic detailing stats for different sites.
Apr 30th
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http://zesty.ca/facebook/ →
What does Facebook publish about you and your friends?
Apr 30th
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“Not enough juice for the squeeze.”
– Great line from Filkins’ interview on Fresh Air. Dexter Filkins: Afghanistan’s ‘Make Or Break’ Time : NPR
Apr 28th
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Facebook Sends Window Decals to Local Businesses →
Is there room for multiple location-based services? Facebook is the newest entrant in the battle with established players such as Foursquare and Gowalla.
Apr 27th
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Getting Their Guns Off - The Atlantic →
Interesting comparison of The Pacific mini-series on HBO with the source material it is based on.
Apr 26th
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“According to Compete.com, Facebook recently became the top source of traffic to...”
– Facebook Will Rule the Web During the Next Decade - Advertising Age - Steve Rubel Wow! Facebook continues to urge users toward more openness b/c it wants to compete with Google on search.
Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
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A Collection of Social Network Stats for 2010 -... →
Collection of data re: the big social networks.
Apr 24th
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Twitter By The Numbers - O'Reilly Radar →
Collected from last week’s Chirp Twitter conference.
Apr 24th
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The National Agenda - NYTimes.com →
A long profile of the band The National, which is coming out with a new album in May.  You can listen to the entire album on the NYT website until April 27.
Apr 23rd
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Sharing news on LinkedIn just got easier →
The professional networking website just introduced a variety of new features reminiscent of Facebook that make sharing content easier.
Apr 21st
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SeeClickFix: Report non-emergency issues, receive... →
Intriguing website I just learned about for crowdsourcing community action.
Apr 20th
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Recipe: Homemade Peanut Butter Power Bars
The following recipe was adapted from one given to me by our friend Adam Bleakney, who is the head coach of the Illinois wheelchair track team. I buy all the ingredients at Common Ground Co-op in Urbana, but most natural foods stores should have the hard-to-find items like chia seeds and brown rice syrup.  I’ve also included a variation that is gluten-free.  If you’re wondering what...
Apr 20th
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Fridays With BCS: Social & Professional Networking
Presentation: Source Articles: 5 Ways to Avoid Sabotaging Your Personal Brand Online - Mashable Top 10 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Blog Using LinkedIn - ProBlogger Online Reputation Research - Microsoft How Job Seekers Are Using Social Media for Real Results - Mashable Additional Resources: Careers Q&A: The Best Ways to Promote Yourself and Your Job Search on LinkedIn -...
Apr 15th
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Replay it: Google search across the Twitter... →
Initial launch allows you to search back to February, 2010, but soon you will be able to search every public tweet that’s ever been tweeted.  Interesting that Google is launching this, and not Twitter.
Apr 14th
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Apr 12th
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“At home and at work, one of the most important form-factor changes in design...”
– The iPad in the Eyes of the Digerati - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com
Apr 9th
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“As people share their Foursquare data, businesses get a better picture of their...”
– Foursquare: Making Games Pay - Forbes.com
Apr 9th
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“Tremé (spelled by some, including Simon, without an accent), adjacent to the...”
– David Simon’s “Treme,” on HBO, review : The New Yorker
Apr 9th
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K'Naan / Mos Def | Austin City Limits | PBS Video →
Great performance from K’Naan, a rapper who grew up in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Apr 7th
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iPad Peek →
Handy iPad emulator allows you to see how your site looks on the device.
Apr 6th