With the power of it’s search engine behind it, Google is making it harder to cheat about who you actually are – well in terms of your name anyway – on their new social platform Google+. This is an effort on part to stem the tide of spam accounts. Google’s user terms of service requires you to use your proper
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Google+ has added a photo-captioning tool similar to what you see on Cheezeburger. You know the photos – the ones with inspiratinal meme text overtop. Google programmer Colin McMillen posted on Google+ “Today we’re rolling out a feature that makes it easier to add big, bold text on top of your photos. To try it out, drop a photo into the
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I really can not add more to this great discussion from Q on CBC Radio than what is said below: Clay A. Johnson argues that if you feel like you’re suffering from information overload, the real problem is probably your own bad habits. In his new book, The Information Diet, he makes the case for mindful media consumption. He advocates
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I listened to The Current on CBC Radio with some interest this morning. They were talking about the national Liberal Party convention in Ottawa over the weekend. It seems that that party is trying to be more open and inclusive. What struck a chord with me is that the attendees were treated to some social media learning. They had a
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This week an Indian court has threatened to block sites with “offensive and objectionable” content, however they seem to be targeting Facebook, Yahoo and Google. I wonder if the folks over there even get what the web is. Justice Suresh Kai said that the three sites need to “develop a mechanism to keep a check and remove offensive and objectionable
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Google home page celebrates Danish anatomist, geologist and Catholic Bishop Nicolas Steno with a Google doodle Wednesday in honor of his 376th birthday. The colourful layered art hints at his contribution to science. He is considered one of the founders of the branch of geology called Stratigraphy (a branch of geology, studies rock layers and layering, or stratification). It is
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Are you an admin of a Facebook page? I manage a few, and all of them have other admins, however I am the one who set them up. I have noticed this week that I have become the featured admin on all of the pages I set up. I had to edit the pages so that I would not appear.
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The new video manager allows more function and easier privacy settings. A few years ago when people didn’t know what Web 2.0 was, I referred them to YouTube. The reason for that was that it helped differentiate what the initial web (1994 – early 2000’s) was. By that I mean that the initial offerings on the web were more push.
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Another year to start collecting items for review next year. In the mean time should we look at a bit of what went down in social media last year? Usually I can’t be bothered with year-end lists. I used to spend all of New Years Day waiting for the top song of the year in the 100 countdown. That of
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Timeline – Facebook’s new way of showcasing yourself to others in your profile – will be launching officially on December 27th. Of course you can get it early or learn about it at http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline beforehand. So with the release of timeline, I found myself not in the group that the media seems concerned about. “Your past is only a click
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