Note: This article was originally published in its entirety on my Postmedia News social media column. When Time Magazine names Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Person of the Year and Hollywood releases a movie entitled The Social Network, it’s fair to say 2010 is the year social media came of age. And while Zuck made headlines [...]
Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Passwords, for example, or information about someone’s every move, or social networks. Numerous info-graphics have appeared on flickr and other image-sharing sites showing the plethora of social media brands that exist. With names like Plurk and Orkut, they sound more like bathroom noises than brands [...]
The social web swept away 2009 and ushered in 2010 with much talk of hangovers and hair of the dog. In the words of @Sleeperkid: “To my friends already cleaning house, doing pilates, and getting work done: STOP IT. You’re making me feel like the hung over bum I am.” For the intellectually curious drunk, [...]