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Solution for the iPhone Facebook problem
Facebook on the iPhone is a profoundly dissatisfying experience. The Facebook iPhone app is no good (at least it’s free), the iPhone-optimized Facebook website (http://iphone.facebook.com) is no good,...
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Facebook and Twitter: bane of the blogger
I’ve been writing this blog for about seven years now. My engagement with it has gone through its ups and downs; there were periods in 2004 and 2005 where I’d go for a month or more without posting....
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Why I’ve (mostly) stopped using Facebook
I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions, but I made a pair of them this year. And now that we’re almost two weeks into the new year, it seems like a good time to investigate whether I’ve been...
View ArticleOversharing and paranoia
Oversharing is an inherent part of social media. Just ask anyone who’s made the mistake of clicking a Socialcam link on Facebook. But oversharing takes different forms, and the most potentially...
View ArticleDr. Heckyll is his own little guinea pig…
Much like “Dr. Heckyll” in the Men at Work song, I am my own little guinea pig. This week Facebook released an official WordPress plugin that promises deep integration. Vaguely lewd as that may sound,...
View ArticleClass reunions in the Facebook era
It’s a sunny August morning. I’m sitting in front of my computer in a t-shirt, shorts and Converse sneakers, listening to Rush. You could easily assume the year is 1992. I did spend a lot of the summer...
View ArticleOn products, services, and the trouble with Twitter
Much of the buzz this week among online geek types has been the latest step in the gradually unfolding revelation of exactly where Twitter (the business) intends to take Twitter (the service), and just...
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Hack your hosts file to prevent distracting yourself at work
I suppose it’s a significant statement on the increasing marginalization of the computer as a work-only device. I hardly ever touch my Mac at home anymore. I really only use it for work. The problem...
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A brief reflection on Facebook’s anti-UX
I am convinced that Facebook designs its user experience (UX) as anti-user experience. Their goal is not to make their site intuitive, friendly and convenient. It’s not to surprise and delight. (Well,...
View ArticleThe day Facebook performed seppuku
I don’t have much to say about all of this, other than that I would probably, yes, be posting this on Facebook if it were affecting literally anything else in my known realm of existence. Today...
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