My Klout score dropped 13 points yesterday! Why? Because when I decided to connect the new Facebook page of my fledgling business, Klout took it upon itself to switch me from an “individual influencer” to a “brand influencer”, replacing my substantial personal Facebook activity with my nearly non-existent Facebook page activity. Maybe it told...
I’m not {gonna,going to} bash Klout… plenty of others have done that already, and besides, I {kinda,kind of} like getting free stuff, so, more power to them! I just want to have fun with them. A few weeks ago, I did a post about Wikipedia’s fundraising ads, entitled Jimmy Wales, Serial Killer?, which got...
It’s 9am on my birthday, and already, 65 people have posted birthday wishes on my Facebook wall. Several more have Skyped me. Sure, it’s just a simple act – some might argue it’s only slightly more social than a poke, but I disagree. Frankly, I think this is really what the social web is...
In the “so bizarre it has to be true” news… Benito Apolinar, 36, was arrested this week after fighting with his wife of 15 years, from whom he had recently separated. He had posted an update on Facebook about the anniversary of his mother’s death and became angry when he noticed his wife had...
Really, I’m not suggesting you do this…it’s for educational purposes so you can recognize it when you see it. Still funny. via yasrsly
Yet again, Facebook has demonstrated their utter lack of understanding for personal boundaries and any sense of appropriate privacy. One of the things you can do with Facebook Places that you can’t with Foursquare, Gowalla, etc., is check your friends in. Bad idea. Really bad idea. If I choose to tell the world where I am...
For the past few years, I’ve had a press pass to SXSW Interactive. This year, I don’t. I considered shelling out the $400-$500 for a badge, but then I thought about how I had spent my most productive time the past few years, and it was mostly hanging out in the hallways, going to...
