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Posts tagged social networking
“Your Not Board Are You?” – Dear Facebook, Can I Have My Language Back Please?
Sep 15th
Is Facebook partly responsible for a generation of SMS speak and poor use of the language?
You use Facebook right? So do I; so does pretty much everyone I know.
It’s great, a little bit addictive at times, but great nonetheless. It means we can keep up to date with people we’ve not seen for years, with family members living at the other side of the planet (hello Uncle Andrew, remember I want a free holiday) and also share many of our recommendations and media preferences through Facebook’s pages and fan groups.
Everyone knows how popular the social networking scene has become but More >
Social Networking: Google Buzz – A Worthy Addition Or Just Another Social Network To Update?
Feb 10th
The recently announced Google Buzz is something that I just can’t make my mind up about.
First of all, here’s what Google say about it:
Go beyond status messages Share updates, photos, videos, and more. Start conversations about the things you find interesting.
And if you check out the video on the Google Buzz website, it does what it says on the tin. You’ll see from the video that there are a few things that you already recognise:
- The facility to share your thoughts with people you follow (more on following later)
- The ability to “Like” or “Un-Like” what people share (Facebook anyone?)
- The facility to use More >
