January 2009
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The End of Solitude - ChronicleReview.com →
“[The contemporary self] wants to be recognized, wants to be connected: It wants to be visible. If not to the millions on Survivoror Oprah, then to the hundreds, on Twitter or Facebook. This is the quality that validates us, this is how we become real to ourselves — by being seen by others. The great contemporary terror is anonymity.” Interesting essay about solitude and its role...
Jan 31st
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MediaShift . Warning: Dependence on Facebook,... →
The old proverb Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket is certainly still true when it comes to social networks.
Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy... →
Yay for science! I hope our politicians start giving it more credit as well…
Jan 28th
Offline Gmail
Google has just announced that we will have the option to access Gmail in a browser while offline through Google Gears (which I have installed in Safari on my Mac). I access my Gmail through my desktop Mail app, but this news really makes you wonder whether the days of desktop mail clients are counted…
Jan 28th
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Facebook Statistics on AllFacebook.com
AllFacebook provides several useful interactive statistics for Facebook: Facebook Demographic Statistics (country, gender, age group) Facebook Applications Statistics (developer, daily/weekly/monthly active users, daily/weekly/monthly grow rate) Facebook Pages Statistics (number of fans, daily/weekly grow rate)
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Mashable: 20 Beautiful Tumblr Themes →
Jan 27th
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Mashable: 20 Great Widgets to Enhance Your Tumblr... →
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
“Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren’s grandchildren will...”
– Plato
Jan 27th