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Please Rob Me

Posted on February 24, 2010 By Tom No Comments on Please Rob Me
Geocaching and Maps, Internet

There’s a new website that’s been getting quite a bit of press lately. It’s called “Please Rob Me,” and it scans Twitter updates for people who have indicated that they are somewhere other than at home. The idea isn’t to enable thieves, but to highlight the carelessness of letting everyone know where you are every … Read More “Please Rob Me” »

Twitter Hits the Mainstream

Posted on March 8, 2009 By Tom No Comments on Twitter Hits the Mainstream
General Technology, Internet

Twitter certainly has been getting A LOT of press this past week. On Monday, the Daily Show did a segment on it, John Cleese released something on his video blog about it, Daniel Schorr and Scott Simon discussed it on NPR’s Weekend Edition, and there have been at least three articles about it in the editorial pages of the Greenville News. I think the catalyst was when various politicians were spotted Tweeting during President Obama’s recent Congressional address. If Congresscritters could do it, then it must be (A) easy and (B) the thing to do.

As you might imagine, these stories have run the gamut from those who think it’s the absolutely best thing, and everyone MUST start Twittering (Tweeting?) to those that think it’s a complete waste of time. I think I fall somewhere in the middle.

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The Incomparable Weirdness of Twitter

Posted on January 26, 2009 By Tom 1 Comment on The Incomparable Weirdness of Twitter
Internet, Weirdness

Twitter-Capture

As if there were any doubt, my true nerd nature is about to come through.  Some of my admissions in this post will be embarrassing, but it gets my point across about Twitter.

I freely admit that I am a Trekkie.  I can usually name most of The Original Series episode titles having seen just a few seconds of one.  I am not, however, a “Trekker”.  I don’t have a Star Fleet uniform in my closet (although I did have a model phaser when I was a teenager), nor to I dress up like a Klingon and attend conventions.

So what does this have to do with Twitter?  I’ll get to that in a moment.  I signed up for Twitter as a matter of convenience.  It was a simple way of updating my blog and Facebook from one location.  I didn’t really have any intention of “following” anyone on Twitter, but soon I got tired of looking at my own updates.  I added a few friends and locals that I knew from other social networking sites.

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How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)

Posted on January 21, 2009 By Tom No Comments on How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)
Internet

One of the things I love about Twitter and Facebook is that you can update one from the other through various third party services.  Unfortunately this opens up some potential security problems for these services.  I’m sure someone has already thought about this, and I’m sure these services have safeguards in place, but what if… … Read More “How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)” »

Reflections on Twitter and The Death of Conversation

Posted on January 12, 2009 By Tom 2 Comments on Reflections on Twitter and The Death of Conversation
Internet
http://wheresmyjetpack.blogspot.com/2009/01/tweet-your-breakfast_01.html
http://wheresmyjetpack.blogspot.com/2009/01/tweet-your-breakfast_01.html

A synopsis/compilation of recent conversations…

Me: Yesterday several of my friends and I went for a hike in the…

Sibling/Friend: …yeah, I read that in your blog.

Me: For our anniversary we went to Disney and…

Sibling/Friend: …I saw your posts and pictures online.

Me: Um, is there anything new I can tell you?

Sibling/Friend: [silence]

I began to wonder if blogging and social media had, in fact, killed conversation, rather than enhancing it.

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To Tweet or Not To Tweet

Posted on May 13, 2008 By Tom No Comments on To Tweet or Not To Tweet
Internet

OK, so the phrase is hardly original. Apparently I’m not the only one to wonder why in the world I would want to use Twitter. I mean, do I really want the entire world to know that I’m watching “Evan Almighty” as I’m typing this? Do I really need to micro-document my entire life? I … Read More “To Tweet or Not To Tweet” »

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