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The Pope’s Twitter Followers

by Michael Benidt on January 16, 2013

The New York Times asked a couple of weekends back, “Can Social Media Sell Soap?” The article pointed out that even the Pope is now on Twitter. Celebrities like the Pope and the Dalai Lama attract millions of followers. Or, do they? Twitter will never tell you the truth. But I will.

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Twalk Radio

by Michael Benidt on January 10, 2013

Lately I’ve been ignoring Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and pretty much the rest of the “cloudy with a chance of anything” world of technology. I’ve been hiking, listening to music and reading books.

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Banks Make Facebook’s Privacy Look Secure

by Michael Benidt on June 15, 2012

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Gary Ujifusa got paid well for 28 years by a Fortune 200 company to travel and conditionally learn new things. Now, he’s retired and his travel and learning are non-conditional and unpaid. He finds this to be a great trade.

Much has been written (here and elsewhere) about Facebook’s intrusion into our lives. After reading this website’s blog article, Armed and Not Dangerous, I wondered why I was not more concerned and upset about Facebook’s “what’s in my brain” algorithms.

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Bot Face

by Michael Benidt on March 7, 2012

You’ve joined a LinkedIn Group. Unfortunately, Peter Peddler has joined the same group. Since legitimate email services have already heaved his ho-ho-ho out the door, he’s joined LinkedIn because LinkedIn allows him to spam you with impunity.

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Sports Nuts

March 5, 2012

It’s Spring Training time and baseball nuts are out in force. The real nuts, however, may just be the companies like MLB.com who seem to be selling their customer service soul to social media clowns.

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LinkedIn Promotes “Group-On”

February 8, 2012

It arrives over and over and over again. It’s that oh so personal message, “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.” No explanation and no referral. Just click here, please. It’s making LinkedIn ecstatic. But, it should be making you nervous.

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The Trouble with Twitter

January 27, 2012

Here’s a screen shot that pretty much tells the story of why a once fairly intriguing form of communication has gone down the tubes so quickly. Spammers are now piling onto Twitter in swarms and very few people seem to care, and even fewer are willing to point them out for you.

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Twitter Cynicism Runs Rampant

December 14, 2011

No one seems to care anymore that tons of folks are following slimeballs on Twitter. I’ll bet you’re doing it, too. But, you couldn’t be broadcasting your disdain for others, and for Twitter, any louder than by doing this.

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Silence: Now a Twitter Killer

November 2, 2011

We’ve often written about how rude it is when people don’t respond on Twitter. Now, it’s more than rude; it can even be downright dangerous.

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Ed Abbey and Me

October 13, 2011

It’s time to admit something. It’s time for therapy. It’s time to let you all know just how disappointed I am in you. Don’t take it personally. It’s my problem. I’m getting help for it. Promise.

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