Category: social

Mashable Incorporates Micro-sharing- Are we losing the patience to read a tweet?

With 1 billion people on Facebook, and hundreds of millions more on other social networks, sharing has become the most important focus for futuristic web design, and the new technology, called “microcontent” utilized in the new Mashable.com design released today is one awesome major example of what that focus has produced. Here’s an example of microcontent in use. Say you’re reading a list of...

Mark Zuckerberg- The Nerdy Kid With Glasses?

I have no problems with nerds with glasses (all I’m missing is the glasses) but until this photo I had no idea that Mark Zuckerberg had the look down. Zuckerberg currently rocks the wardrobe of hoodies and sweatpants, but this photo posted by a family member on facebook shows it wasn’t always that way. Sorry this isn’t a longer post, but it’s my birthday....

Google Glass? Bah. Old Technology- Here’s the Real Innovator

Google Glass seems way ahead of its’ time… and then you look at the market and find that several other similar (though not as high-tech) technologies do in fact exist. Case and point: The Oakley Airwave. These cool (in multiple senses) high-flying ski Goggles feature a heads-up display using the same display principle as google glass to display things such as your location, airtime,...

the evil facebook like button

Dear Person Who “Likes” Everything…

Dear Person who “likes” everything on Facebook, To be honest, I can’t quite remember why or how I became “friends” with you, but I beg of you to please stop everything. Your likes flood my news feed. My phone buzzes like a constant massage as everything I post is followed instantly by a notification of your approval. I appreciate that you like what I...