Tag: Facebook

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 →

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 →

5 tips for using Priority Inbox

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook, Technology

via gmailblog.blogspot.com Priority inbox has been rocking my world since it first appeared a couple of weeks ago. It helps me focus on the people and tasks that are most important at any given time -- something a lot of my compadres from which a lot of my compadres could benefit. Have you tried it? … Continue reading 5 tips for using Priority Inbox →

How Well Do You Know Your Facebook Friends? Precautions for Travelers

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook

I have visited six countries in the last six months. And every time I've crossed a border (and sometimes even when I haven't), Facebook has known about it. "We don't recognize the location you're logging in from," they begin. So, in order to test the authenticity of my identity, they ask permission to run me … Continue reading How Well Do You Know Your Facebook Friends? Precautions for Travelers →