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Overlooked feature in Facebook

When the new site design launched nobody realized that Facebook added the ‘Top Friends’ functionality: I don’t see TechCrunch, Mashable, or anyone noticing this. But everyone was very quick to get upset when slide’s ‘Top Friends’ app was taken down (it was a legitimate security concern). I hate this short-term-memory-loss-lynch-mob we like to call the internet. Uproar read more.. Related posts:

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Guide to working paperless

I think my simplest self-imposed challenge was to: go entirely paperless at the office this month. It was so simple it’s almost laughable. I’m so confident that I met my own goal I’ve posted this a week before the end of the month. So how did I do it and how did it spill over read more.. Related posts:

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WordPress 2.7 will be great, get ready

If you like WordPress, you will absolutely love the next version. Well… unless you liked any of the following: Administration navigation: say goodbye to the bar across the top, everything is down the side now. Oh, and there are icons. Neat! Seriously, this in itself takes a bit to get used to. Even when I can see all options (which is read more.. Related posts:

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I love birthdays…

… I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. It seems like it was just a year ago I was celebrating the big 2-1. All four parties were great that year.   But seriously, time flies when you’re having fun and I’ve hardly had time to reflect (let alone notice) my day of birth read more.. Related posts:

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Social media best practice: be authentic

Jeremy Tanner tagged me: I need to chime in and tell the world, in all my infinite wisdom, what a “social media” best practice is. Interestingly enough my knee jerk reaction was to say either: if you call it social media you’re doing it wrong, or just stop trying, FFS. At least, that’s the way I’ve felt in the read more.. Related posts:

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Top Websites That Aren’t (Yet) Mainstream

Lets dive right into them, shall we? I present to you, the websites that aren’t quite mainstream … yet. 1. GMail Who: Google What: Free e-mail with lots of space, IMAP, mobile accessibility, powered by ads Why it’s cool: GMail was on the cutting edge of webmail with a huge giveaway of space and a smart interface coupled with read more.. Related posts:

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The One About The New Job

Now that I have a few spare minutes to collect my thoughts I figured I’d share a little about my professional life as of late: The Previous Employer If you’re not aware, I left my job of 11 months and 3 weeks (just barely a year) this past July 18th. I had been working at Ernst & read more.. Related posts:

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I’m taking the ‘100 things’ challenge

I’m sure you’ve heard of it already. If not, a bunch of people have vowed to give up everything in their life except for 100 “things” (loosely defined). This isn’t a new idea, Leo from Zen Habits talked about it almost a year ago and it’s been circulating around the web in blogs and read more.. Related posts:

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Top three lessons from online communities

I’ve seen, first hand, the challenges faced when trying to get a group of people together on the internet. I’m a member of a of a number of online communities. I’ve also helped found a few communities. They include: 9rules - a group I really wanted to become a part of, the best of the best read more.. Related posts:

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Colombia and Back

Wow. I’ve seen Colombia and for the most part I’m pretty pleased with how things went. A friend from high school (and we lived together for a year in college) has been volunteering down there for a few months now. Naturally, another friend and I decided to go visit him. Click here to see the full read more.. Related posts:

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