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Has Twitter Has Killed RSS Readers? Traffic To Google Reader Down 27% Since Last Year

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook, Social Media, Thoughts, Trends

RSS readers, the wave of the future a few years ago, are now basically toast, thanks largely (we think) to Twitter, Facebook, and other forms of social media (especially Twitter). RSS readers were unlikely to go truly mainstream anyway, because they're too complicated for mass-market consumers.  And now much of the early adopter market that … Continue reading Has Twitter Has Killed RSS Readers? Traffic To Google Reader Down 27% Since Last Year →

40 useful things you can share on Twitter besides blog posts

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Social Media

I was never good at 'pass the parcel' when I was a kid. I blame it mainly on being over zealous. That and my unhealthy competitiveness - always had to win (which didn't always make me the best birthday party guest!) Twitter reminds me of pass the parcel a bit - RSS readers are ripped … Continue reading 40 useful things you can share on Twitter besides blog posts →

Social Media Blackout

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook, Social Media

Eric Darr recently had a moment that a lot of modern parents can relate to. He was watching his 16-year-old daughter click around frenetically on Facebook while juggling several conversations on her iPhone. “I was frankly amazed,” says Darr, the provost at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. “I thought, 'How do you live like … Continue reading Social Media Blackout →