Tag Archives: social software

The Isolated… really?

January 24th, 2011

You can’t just dip into these channels and understand the interactions that are going on. You need to get involved or you risk sounding like every other lazy pundit that doesn’t ‘get it’ as they state.. “I don’t want to know what you are having for breakfast!” Those regurgitating this particular meme are probably not […]

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Commenting

June 16th, 2010

I don’t think the problem is that people are stupid. I think that people, when given crappy tools, with almost no oversight, no incentive to behave, and no semblance of real identity, often behave stupidly. Derek Powazek — Your right to comment ends at my front door.

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Not a subset of the data. All of it

May 20th, 2010

With Flickr you can get out, via the API, every single piece of information you put into the system. Every photo, in every size, plus the completely untouched original. (which we store for you indefinitely, whether or not you pay us) Every tag, every comment, every note, every people tag, every fave. Also your stats, […]

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Hearts and minds, not eyeballs

April 21st, 2010

Following doesn’t mean paying attention. You don’t want numbers on Twitter, not really. What you want is to follow and be followed by human beings who care about issues you care about. This thing we make together. This thing is about hearts and minds, not eyeballs. Especially not eyeballs that aren’t even watching. Stop chasing followers […]

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Unlink Your Feeds

February 24th, 2010

Listen. You need to unlink your feeds. I understand why you did it. I’ve made the same mistake myself. But it’s hurting your friends, it’s hurting you, and it’s hurting the Internet. You need to stop. You need to stop automatically dumping your feeds from one account into another. A Manifesto.

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