Author: Todd Lohenry

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Blogs Take Test of Faith

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Social Media

Image via Wikipedia A news report that challenges conventional wisdom, especially one about a personal/cultural topic like religion, is often rich fodder for online conversation. This was the case last week as a Pew Research Center survey showing that atheists and agnostics were more knowledgeable about religion than followers of major faiths drew significant attention. … Continue reading Blogs Take Test of Faith →

With new Facebook Groups, FriendFeed’s gone mainstream. Two years late.

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook

Image via CrunchBase What’s really striking about the new Facebook Groups is that they truly are “FriendFeed gone mainstream”. When I first saw the new Facebook Groups I thought, “My, they look a lot like FriendFeed”. That’s no surprise either, the team that pioneered realtime discussion and sharing groups at FriendFeed now works at Facebook … Continue reading With new Facebook Groups, FriendFeed’s gone mainstream. Two years late. →

10 Helpful Resources on the Basics For The Computer Illiterate

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Blogging

Over the weekend, I was helping a family member with transferring files to his laptop from his new digital camera. The experience showed me that what many of us take for granted with computers seems like absolute voodoo to many other people. When I told him to open Microsoft Explorer, he looked at me with … Continue reading 10 Helpful Resources on the Basics For The Computer Illiterate →

8+ tools for upgrading your Twitter experience

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook, Social Media

Image by yjsk via Flickr Admit it: You might love Twitter as a social network, but you probably don’t love it as a service. Twitter is the Yugo of social tools — it can take you wherever to need to go, but there aren’t a whole lot of bells and whistles. Of course, Yugos probably … Continue reading 8+ tools for upgrading your Twitter experience →