backup your facebook life
but what happens to the cloud when a giant comet strikes the earth? or when mark zuckerberg goes mad and throws the switch, making facebook go dark forever?
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getting to know you(r friends) part 2
last week, social crm plugin rapportive got some competition. gist announced that it was bringing its dashboard functionality to my gmail inbox and beloved droid. is this the end for rapportive?
priority inbox + otherinbox.com = better gmail
google’s priority inbox is like peanut butter. it’s essential, but it can be hard to swallow by itself. otherinbox is like grape jelly. it makes priority inbox complete.
promoting events and news on facebook
adding links to facebook status updates and using the share feature can help promote news and events for your organization beyond your own network.
how linkedin’s facelift can help you look prettier
it’s time to rethink the way you cross post links if you maintain a social presence on both linkedin and twitter. if you are a linkedin regular, you probably have noticed a change in the service’s status updates. historically, updates on linked in were in keeping with its reputation as a buttoned-down, businesslike version of social networks like facebook and myspace. I wrote about linkedin’s increasing social mojo back in january. the new changes take it a big step further.
damned if you do (the facebook dilemma)
I realized why I was torn. making all my information available to anyone? so not good. making my information available to businesses that want to sell me stuff in order to save us both time? golden. don’t get me wrong. I still think facebook’s privacy shenanigans stink, and I worry about the potential for abuse with younger consumers. but I think the instant personalization concept is an enormous win for businesses and consumers.
to do list? toodledo. (two great versions for droid)
toodledo is the best to do list manager I have found. the application serves as the foundation for two great task manager apps on the droid. toodledroid and got to do are full featured and versatile; got to do has a slight edge with a configurable home screen widget.
How to Restore Your Privacy on Facebook (via Gawker)
a good read if you’re concerned about the latest facebook shenanigans. short version – if you want all the old facebook functionality, it’s gonna cost you a little privacy…
monotone: does rss feed the soul?
a post in which I stop and smell roses. you know that three second rule about how much time a website has to grab the visitor’s attention? with google reader, divide that by a hundred. sometimes I’m so “focused” I don’t even read all the words in the headline. but at what aesthetic cost?
increase your visibility on linkedin (sort of)
you can tweak your linkedin profile to let other users know you viewed their profile. here is why it’s smart. and how to do it.